Hurricane Notice

September 30, 2024: EO 400385-24 issued by Office of Insurance Regulation to protect policyholders impacted by Hurricane Helene. The order applies to all insurers in the state and policyholders in Alachua, Charlotte, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Franklin, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla counties. Floridians seeking assistance with insurance related questions should contact the Department of Financial Services Consumer Services either by visiting their website, or by contacting the DFS Consumer Services Assistance Line 1-877-693-5236. The line is open Monday-Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.

Update: North Carolina is amended as follows: FEMA subsequently updated its disaster declaration to add the following counties: Cabarrus, Cherokee, Forsyth, Graham, Iredell, Lee, Mecklenburg, Nash, Rowan, Stanley, Surry, Swain, Union and Yadkin.

October 1, 2024: “October 1, 2024, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved the North Carolina State Bar’s temporary rule amendment allowing lawyers not licensed in North Carolina to immediately begin providing pro bono legal services to indigent victims of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene.” Click here to learn more: https://www.ncbar.gov/news-publications/news-notices/2024/10/supreme-court-allowing-non-nc-lawyers-to-provide-pro-bono-legal-services-to-helene-victims/?spredfast-trk-id=sf203135460

September 30, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Insurance is issued Bulletin Number 24-B-13, which announces in response to Tropical Storm Helene the activation of disaster-related automatic stay of proof of loss requirements, and premium and debt deferrals for policyholders residing in: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey counties and to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina.

Update: The Presidential Disaster Declaration implemented to help residents impacted by the storm in Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Lexington, Oconee, Newberry, Pickens, Saluda, and Spartanburg counties. The request also includes assistance for state and local government agencies, in addition to eligible non-profit organizations in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Colleton, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Lancaster, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York counties.

September 25, 2024: The Governor declared a state of emergency due to Tropical Storm Helene on September 25, 2024. Tropical Storm Helene has caused damage across many counties in South Carolina and substantially impacted some South Carolina insureds. The State of South Carolina is in the process of assisting South Carolinians directly impacted by Tropical Storm Helene with the recovery from this disaster and other emergency conditions.

Update: Executive Order is in effect until 11:59 PM Central Time on December 25, 2024.

September 27, 2024: Executive Order No. 105 – An order to provide relief to victims of severe weather and flooding in Tennessee. The order requests that insurance companies make reasonable efforts to assist policyholders who have experienced losses due to the severe weather in Tennessee.