Two of them − Hurricane Michael in October of 2018 and Hurricane Andrew in August of 1992 − registered as a Category 5. Both hurricanes combined left nearly 140 people dead The reason those ...

All property insurers in Florida are required to purchase backup reinsurance from the “Cat Fund,” which was first set up in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, the deadly storm that ripped ...

Miamian Tom Gallagher was Florida’s treasurer/insurance commissioner in 1992, when Hurricane Andrew caused widespread devastation in southern Dade County and a major disruption in the state’s ...

Rick Scott said Irma was more powerful than Hurricane Andrew, which left 65 people dead in its wake and caused billions in damage. Irma has caused widespread destruction in the Caribbean ...

Ricardo Rolon USA TODAY NETWOR Fort Myers Beach sees flooding for a second time as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene pass by on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Andrew West ...