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Flood insurance costs are rising. Florida keeps paying, other states drop it
3+ mon, 2+ day 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
2+ week, 3+ day ago (762+ words) Florida lawmakers consider raising payouts for injuries caused by cities or counties'Tampa Bay Times...
What’s the Florida Legislature doing about property insurance? | Column
2+ week, 4+ day ago (311+ words) What's the Florida Legislature doing about property insurance? | Column'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…...
Here’s how Florida property insurers keep secrets from us — with the state’s help
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1178+ words) Here's how Florida property insurers keep secrets from us " with the state's help'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,…...
With storms getting stronger, only 6% of Central Floridians have flood insurance
6+ mon, 3+ week 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
6+ mon, 3+ week 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
8+ mon, 2+ day 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…...
Florida city takes control of a landmark house that’s near collapse. Who’s to blame?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1248+ words) An overhead view of a landmark 1925 home in Coral Gables' historic French City Village that is in danger of collapsing after years of neglect by its owners, top, shows missing roofs and a gutted interior....
Florida pulls back $2.1 billion in reinsurance money expected to go unused by companies
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) TALLAHASSEE " As Florida lawmakers in 2022 tried to bolster the troubled property insurance system, they drew attention for setting aside $3 billion in state money to help insurers with critical ......
Tampa Bay local governments prepare for ‘active’ hurricane season
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1135+ words) The 2025 hurricane season, forecast by experts to be "above-normal," began with the start of the month. And, after President Donald Trump's cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency's staffing and financial aid, hurricane recovery may be more of a localized effort…...