As Lee residents face 25% flood insurance increase, county tries to shift blame

Lee County officials, despite FEMA letters, say they were blindsided by rating downgrade.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:45 p.m. April 1, 2024
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Florida has higher insurance rates than most states partially because of wind-related storms, like Hurricane Ian that hit the Fort Myers area in September 2022.
Florida has higher insurance rates than most states partially because of wind-related storms, like Hurricane Ian that hit the Fort Myers area in September 2022.
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Lee County residents will see their flood insurance rates rise about 25% after the Federal Emergency Management Agency says the county and several of its cities failed to meet some requirements needed to qualify for a rate discount following Hurricane Ian.

 

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