Despite warnings from two leading insurance rating agencies that Hurricane Milton weakened or threatened Florida’s troubled home insurance market, local experts say the market can manage losses from Milton and…
BRADENTON, Fla. — After living in his Bradenton home for 20 years, Bryan Zoller is about to do a first. “I’ve never made a claim before, so I’m really not…
Rising floodwaters pose a significant threat to communities and economies worldwide, making flood insurance a vital component of risk management. However, accurately assessing flood risk for properties has been a…
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA — As peak hurricane season quickly approaches, and with many experts calling for an above-normal season, FEMA is sharing, what it feels, is an urgent message with southwest…
Hurricane Beryl’s record-smashing appearance as the earliest ever Category 5 Atlantic hurricane — and one of the fastest to transform into a monster storm — portends the obliteration of much…
It’s so Florida. A yearslong effort to stabilize the home insurance industry is finally paying dividends, according to state officials and insurance insiders, just as forecasters are predicting a super-charged,…
TAMPA, Fla — ABC Action News Anchor Nadeen Yanes continues her conversation with Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis. His office oversees the Florida property insurance market, and recently, for…
As flood insurance premiums continue to rise in Florida and around the country, Senator Rick Scott introduced legislation to provide tax relief for Americans who purchase flood insurance either through…
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has leveled a $1 million fine on Heritage Insurance, citing several failures to policyholders in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. In a consent order,…
Two longtime South Florida political leaders are pushing a congressional bill they say would immediately lower the cost of homeowner property insurance by about 25% in Florida and across the…