The Surfside Effect: Adjusting to new regulations in the aftermath of the Surfside collapse

Carriers were quick to yank up insurance premiums when the first major hurricane in over a decade slammed Florida in 2017. Still, state and federal actions to mitigate the impact of climate change on housing infrastructure have been unrushed in the six years since.  Then, on June 24, 2021, when a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside disintegrated, killing 98 people, the sense of urgency kicked into high gear. This is despite the fact that the collapse was attributed to the building’s poor structural design and deferred maintenance and not a direct result of any particular weather event    Read the article…………………………….

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