Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published September 22, 2016 South Florida customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp will pay up to 10 percent more in premiums starting Feb. 1, following approval by state insurance regulators of nearly all …
Article Courtesy of The Herald-Tribune By John Hielscher Published July 27, 2016 More than 340,000 homes in Southwest Florida are at risk of hurricane storm surge, with a potential rebuilding cost topping $65 billion. The Sarasota-Bradenton area ranked eighth among major …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Jeff Harrington Published June 22, 2016 Citizens Property Insurance has grown leaner and fiscally much stronger thanks to a decade of hurricane-free seasons and cheap reinsurance. But that does not mean its customers can …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Paul Owers Published May 20, 2016 An explosion of short-term rentals by South Florida homeowners has left neighbors complaining and cities scrambling to regulate the practice. Websites such as Airbnb.com and VRBO.com have …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published January 19, 2016 South Florida property owners can expect property insurance rates to increase because the Florida Legislature failed to enact laws to curb abuses by contractors and trial attorneys, …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Susan Taylor Martin Published February 26, 2016 Struggling Florida homeowners got some good news Friday: The state is eligible to get up to $327 million in additional federal Hardest Hit Funds to …
Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published January 28, 2016 Trying again to reduce costs of non-weather-related water damages for insurance companies, state legislators voted to advance bills that would bring insurers more quickly into the claims …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By John Romano Published December 26, 2015 The National Flood Insurance Program was in debt. Lots-of-zeroes kind of debt. So someone came up with the bright idea to raise flood insurance rates to …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Paul Owers Published January 3, 2016 The mood is mostly upbeat these days at Royal Poinciana Townhomes in Boca Raton. After years of uncertainty, residents there finally have stability. “Now they’re in control …
Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published December 17, 2015 Citizens Property Insurance Corp. officials celebrated something they considered good news Wednesday at the beginning of the company’s Board of Governors meeting: Results of the company’s mandate …