Almost two decades after it was established by the Mississippi Legislature, a storm and flood-mitigation grant program now has some funding – $5 million to be transferred from the Mississippi Surplus Lines Association. “The Legislature didn’t appropriate the money. I …
Property insurers in Georgia would be required to provide premium discounts for not only residential, but also for commercial structures that are built or retrofitted to resist wind damage, if a bill approved by a Senate committee becomes law. The …
The application process for another round of Alabama home-fortification grants opened Wednesday, Jan. 3, offering up to $10,000 for homeowners who retrofit their homes to make them more wind resistant. The grants, evaluated on a quarterly basis, will pay 100% …
Tax collectors in more than 30 Florida counties have joined a lawsuit against a home-hardening and energy efficiency program, arguing that it misleads homeowners and saddles them with huge property tax bills. The Florida PACE Funding Agency has pushed back, …
Florida lawmakers have agreed to convene in another special session – the sixth in three years – this time to sanction the country of Iran but with a little indirect Florida property insurance relief also on the agenda. The call …
