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We’re holding town hall meetings throughout Baldwin County to discuss changes in state regulations for wind insurance and ways homeowners can reduce their premium rates.  The first one is Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Bay Minette during the North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce quarterly breakfast, from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Bay Minette Civic Center. Coastal Alabama

David Miller, FEMA’s associate administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, will brief a group of local mayors, city council representatives, county commissioners and other invited guests today on changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) brought on by the Biggert-Waters Act. The meeting at Five Rivers Delta this afternoon gives local officials

At our recent Wind Insurance Symposium, Fred Malik from the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), outlined six simple steps that home and business owners can follow to strengthen structures and mitigate damages from high winds. As a result, you also benefit from reduced insurance premium rates. “Typically we’re stuck in response mode,” Malik

We’ve taken the next step to create a first-time regional strategic plan for Coastal Alabama by hiring Ben Brown of PlaceMakers LLC to help us write a formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a consulting firm that will actually develop the plan. An urban planner, Brown has previous experience working with the Coastal Recovery Commission.