At the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit last week, the state’s emergency management director announced a multi-million-dollar program that many homeowners, lawmakers and insurers have long hoped for: New grants and low-interest loans that will help elevate homes above flood levels – an action that could reduce insurance claims and litigation as storms and flooding increase in the years to come.
Full details on the new Elevate Florida program have yet to be released. But Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, said at the insurance summit that he has worked