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In fact, major insurers like Farmers and Progressive have either left states like Florida or limited their exposure to these ...

FEMA is still paying Florida claims on 2024 storms amid debate about whether the federal agency should continue to exist.

The recent flash floods in central Texas impacted thousands of homes and laid bare the challenges facing local homeowners, ...

Uncertainty is hanging over this year’s hurricane season as meteorologists predict “above-normal” activity and the Trump administration sends shifting signals over the future of the federal ...

The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions ...

"Private insurance for natural disasters is a really broken system, and it's in serious need of repair,” said Richard Giller, partner and chair of the insurance recovery and counseling group at ...

Three Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation to classify extreme heat as a disaster, which would allow federal ...

Several states have registries to prioritize help for vulnerable residents in natural disasters. But many disability ...

In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are ...

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Florida dated July 8, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornado.