Florida Blue CEO Pat Geraghty announced Tuesday the health insurer will donate $1 million to support relief and recovery efforts across the state in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
"The devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma - from the Keys and south Florida, up our beautiful west coast, and on north to Tallahassee and Jacksonville - has been heartbreaking,” he said in a statement.
Geraghty said Florida Blue's relief funds will be focused on areas of the state that have been hardest hit by the storm.
It intends to contribute to the general funds of local, regional and statewide organizations serving people in affected areas, that will then decide how best to allocate the funds.
Among the organizations are local United Way affiliates, community foundations, the American Red Cross and Volunteer Florida's Florida Disaster Fund.