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Florida condos scrambling to afford required repairs can turn to bank loans | Column
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (618+ words) Tampa Bay Times...
Florida's property insurance reforms are making steady progress | Column
2+ week, 4+ day ago (376+ words) Florida's property insurance market was hit hard by hurricanes, including Hurricane Ian in 2022. Last year, Florida avoided a direct hit, which contributed to signs that the market is stabilizing. [JOE CAVARETTA | South Florida Sun-Sentinel] In response to the column by…...
Florida homeowners get stiffed " and gaslit " on property insurance | Column
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (647+ words) Tampa Bay Times...
Flood insurance costs are rising. Florida keeps paying, other states drop it
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (933+ words) A for sale sign posted in a flooded area of Holiday Acres Mobile Home Park in Hialeah after an intense rainstorm in June 2024. The program that funds flood insurance is in peril because people in states outside Florida are dropping…...
Florida lawmakers consider raising payouts for injuries caused by cities or counties
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (762+ words) Tampa Bay Times...
What's the Florida Legislature doing about property insurance? | Column
2+ mon, 4+ hour ago (311+ words) Tampa Bay Times Florida homeowners now pay an average of $5, 838 a year to insure their homes, the third highest in the nation In parts of the Keys, premiums top $18, 000 In Clearwater and St Petersburg, the low $5, 000s And more than 1. 2 million…...
Here's how Florida property insurers keep secrets from us " with the state's help
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1178+ words) Tampa Bay Times Florida property insurers are keeping secrets. Empowered by industry-friendly state statutes and court rulings, they're blocking access to information about how their firms set premiums, handle claims, and shift profits out of the reach of regulators They…...
With storms getting stronger, only 6% of Central Floridians have flood insurance
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (743+ words) Angel Garavito, 15, walks down a flooded street in the Orlo Vista neighborhood of Orlando in this 2017 photo. An alarming low number of homes in central Florida have flood insurance, experts say....
State fines property insurers over handling of hurricane claims
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (234+ words) St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue responds to a call of a fire in a house on a flooded street in Shore Acres in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in 2023. The state has fined multiple insurers over violations of claims-handling laws…...
Florida hurricane guide for Tampa Bay
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) The hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends November 30. Read the Tampa Bay Times" coverage on the latest on active tropical storms as well as how to prepare your home to keep your family safe. - Could Tropical Storm Erin head…...