Insurance carriers tightened underwriting requirements throughout 2025. Florida’s lightning claim payouts topped $2.6 billion between 2021 and 2024. And the Joint Commission didn’t accept “we lost power in a storm” as an explanation for a lapse in patient care continuity. For hospitals, medical office campuses, and large commercial facilities across Florida, the lightning protection industry trends that shaped 2025 weren’t abstract market data – they were budget line items and compliance obligations that landed on facility managers’ desks throughout the year. This post breaks down what drove the market, where the technology headed, and what best practices separated proactive facilities from reactive ones.
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