Insurance

  The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1, and state officials want residents to be prepared. Forecasters predict a busy season. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State officials are urging Floridians to prepare for hurricane season, which starts June 1, and use the next weeks to restock disaster supply kits, update disaster plans and stay informed […]

Photo: Douglas R Clifford/AP | Hurricane Ian was a nightmare for thousands of homeowners in 2022 and forecasts are calling for another active hurricane season in 2024. (Douglas R. Clifford/AP) Nobody likes paying for homeowner insurance. That’s been especially true in Florida, where over the past few years, as more frequent storms and high litigation […]

In a change to be phased in over the next few years, homeowners with state-run Citizens Ins. must also have NFIP flood insurance if they’re covered for hurricane winds. MIAMI – A line in the Florida Legislature’s latest attempt to fix the state’s fractured home insurance market promises to have big impacts on more than […]

Andrill Yalanskyl, Getty Images “It’s too expensive,” isn’t a good excuse. Lenders can “force-place” insurance that owners must pay – and that coverage protects the lender more than the owner. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Question: Our mortgage was set up so that we directly pay the property taxes and insurance. Our insurance renewal bill went way […]