New Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Date Published: May 14, 2022 Author: Ron Hurtibise Florida’s property insurance crisis is about to hit home for tens of thousands of policyholders. More than 68,000 policies of troubled Sunrise-based FedNat Insurance Company and its sister companies Maison and Monarch National will be canceled by the end of June, according to terms…
News Source: News 6 – WKMG / Click Orlando Date Published: May 12, 2022 Author: Louis Bolden News 6 broke the news several weeks ago that some insurers are dropping customers if their shingle roof is older than ten years. Now, a Marion County woman says her hot water heater kept her from being insured. Pamela Kelley says…
Publisher: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Author: Ron Hurtibise Date Published: May 4, 2022 A national insurance industry research analysis firm is calling for the global reinsurance industry to shock Florida lawmakers into enacting meaningful property insurance reform. But the strategy the firm proposes would not only shock lawmakers, it would interrupt coverage for untold numbers of Florida homeowners and…
Source: Insurance Journal Author: William Rabb Date Published: April 26, 2022 Premiums paid to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund are expected to increase by more than 12% later this year, giving new urgency to calls to cut the fund’s retention level in half, a move that some estimates show could save Florida insurers and policyholders as much as…
Author: Tasha Carter, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Date: April 11, 2022 Insurance rates are skyrocketing and majority of homeowners are feeling the impact. Higher insurance rates can be life altering, requiring homeowners to make decisions between vital medications, food, gas and other essentials. Fraud, specifically schemes perpetuated by contractors and other third parties, is…