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Florida insurance company sees opportunity in disaster-prone California
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (373+ words) Just three years after the Florida property insurance market was collapsing " and companies going insolvent " from the force of multiple hurricanes, one of the Sunshine State's largest property insurers is considering an expansion into another risky state: California. Florida Peninsula…...
Good insurance news: Citizens dropping rates even more for Floridians
3+ week, 1+ day ago (703+ words) The state's insurer of last resort will be saving its policyholders even more than the first rate decrease proposed in 10 years that was announced last month. Gov. Ron DeSantis, appearing at a news conference in Davie on Monday, Jan. 12, called…...
Sold as a hurricane recovery bill, SB 180 is latest blow to home rule | Opinion
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (881+ words) It might be time to change the state of Florida anthem. OK, that's just spitballing a clunky Florida update to Joni Mitchell's classic, but clearly the Sunshine State refrain should be: "And they said it was for hurricane victims." That…...
Hurricane season and insurance: Citizens insurance 2025 rate changes, who pays more, less
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (728+ words) If you're a Florida homeowner, there are likely two main things top-of-mind for you during the fall months: home insurance prices and hurricanes. Florida's home insurance market is slowly stabilizing after a years-long homeowners insurance crisis, but it remains one…...
Tropical Storm Erin expected to strengthen: What to document for insurance before a storm
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (990+ words) Tropical Storm Erin'is moving westward across the Atlantic quickly and is expected to become the'first hurricane'of the Atlantic season on Thursday, Aug. 14, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. It's still too early to determine if Erin…...
Hurricane season started. Here's how to prep your house for a hurricane in Florida
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (940+ words) After a quiet start, the 2025 hurricane season is beginning to stir. The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring Tropical Storm Erin , which formed on August 11, as well as another system in the Atlantic, labeled Invest 96L, that has a lower chance…...
How much does homeowner’s insurance cost in Florida and can I get it in hurricane season?
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (814+ words) If you're a Florida homeowner, there are likely two main things top-of-mind for you during the summer and fall months: home insurance prices and hurricanes. Florida's home insurance market is slowly stabilizing after a years-long homeowners insurance crisis, but it…...
Injured Floridians would get higher payouts in government lawsuits under new bill
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (951+ words) Legislation to raise the caps on automatic payouts in lawsuits against government entities cleared a House committee Tuesday. Legislation to raise the caps on automatic payouts in lawsuits against government bodies cleared a House committee Tuesday and is headed to…...
PIP proposal politics: Florida House pushes auto insurance repeal as DeSantis digs in
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1079+ words) Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP-led Legislature are bitterly divided, with an auto insurance overhaul the latest in a growing list of flashpoints. With Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature already bitterly divided over state spending and taxes, a…...
Citizens Property Insurance approves move from downtown to Jacksonville's Southside
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) The Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors on Wednesday approved moving its Jacksonville office with roughly 1,000 employees out of downtown to an office building in the Southside suburbs. The board followed the staff recommendation posted last Friday after Citizens invited…...