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Florida Alert: 5 days into hurricane season, 3 named storms already
Today is Day 5 of the 2016 hurricane season, and Florida is on alert for a tropical system. It’s the third named storm of the year, and did I mention we are only 5 days into hurricane season? Pay...
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Check hurricane deductible, have a plan to fund it
Let’s start with the most important tip about deductibles: You should NEVER select a higher deductible than you can afford. Big deductibles reduce the amount you pay for insurance. But the higher the...
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Annual checkup time for trees
Florida summers means thunderstorms nearly every day. Most trees benefit from the daily drenching, except for the dead ones. They get deader, if that’s really a thing. Dead trees and diseased or...
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Flood Myth: Not in my neighborhood
There are many myths about flood insurance, and the biggest myth is thinking you don’t need it. With a tropical weather system stalled over parts of Florida this week, the ensuing deluge should get...
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How named storms matter to property insurance
Late summer is the peak time for hurricane season. And as if on cue, there’s a few storms brewing out in the Atlantic. It’s too early to tell if they will impact Florida, but it is not too early to...
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How mean Hermine?
We live in Florida; we know the drill. Yet, this might not be a drill but the real thing. At the time of this post (early afternoon on Thursday), the National Hurricane Center forecast had Tropical...
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Massive Matthew: This is not a drill
Florida Governor Rick Scott issued an executive order yesterday putting the entire state on notice that ill winds are coming. The National Hurricane Center continues to update its advisories, and...
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Time to start your hurricane-defying preparedness
It’s mid-May – and another hurricane season is about to be breathing down our necks. Maybe you’ve grown immune or indifferent after seasons of weather threats proved wrong. A word of advice: Never let...
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A cure for complacency
The biggest threat to recovery after a natural disaster is the mass of people who are unprepared for it. After every single tornado, hurricane or flood, the media easily find people who have been...
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Will 25th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew pique interest in peak hurricane...
Twenty-five years ago this week, Hurricane Andrew sent a blaring wake-up call throughout Florida that reverberated in all coastal states. The call said, loud and clear, that when you ignore the risks...
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