Tag: Florida hurricanes

AAA’s Decision to Drop Auto and Home Insurance Customers in Florida Spells Trouble for Policyholders

G. Turner
Home insurance - home and auto gone

Shortly after Farmers made a similar announcement, this insurer followed suit. AAA has announced that it will not be renewing auto and home insurance policies for some of its existing Florida customers, becoming the next in a growing list of insurers scaling back their business in the struggling state. Florida has been facing disasters in increasing frequency and severity, sending insurers fleeing. With the number of hurricanes and tropical storms leaving catastrophes behind in Florida, auto and home insurance companies in Florida are choosing not to renew policies for some…

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Farmers Insurance Group stops selling new Florida homeowners’ policies

H. Cutner
Farmers Insurance - No more home insurance

The insurer announced that it is no longer writing new policies just as the hurricane season started. The Atlantic Hurricane Season has only just started this month, but along with it has come the announcement that Farmers Insurance Group has decided to stop selling property policies in the state. The insurer’s existing customers will still be able to keep their coverage, but new policies won’t be sold. At this time of year, many homeowners are taking the time for a last moment scramble to make sure they have the coverage…

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Gov Desantis signs Florida insurance bill to stabilize the state’s property market

Nordstrom
Florida Insurance - Signing paper - law

The intention is to bring stability to the crumbling market, but whether it will work has yet to be seen. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has signed a new Florida insurance bill into law with the hopes of bringing considerably greater stability to a market that has been experiencing a downward spiral, particularly this year. How much it will work and, if so, when it will have an impact, will be interesting to watch. Among the primary goals of the bill was to help deter Florida insurance claims from ending up…

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Florida hurricane insurance preparation was effective, say officials

Marc
Florida hurricane insurance rates

The state has said that insurers were responsive to their customers because they were ready. State officials have said that Florida hurricane insurance companies have been responsive to customers. This responsiveness to the damage from two hurricanes this year was the result of preparation. Those hurricanes caused hundreds of millions of damage in that state alone. These were the conclusions shared by the Florida Division of Consumer Services. That division received only 375 calls regarding the way Florida hurricane insurance claims were handled. When taking into consideration that Hurricane Matthew…

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Hurricane insurance rates increase in Florida regardless of the lack of storms

Nordstrom
Florida hurricane insurance rates

Many residents of the state are wondering why they’re paying more when it has been many years since the last catastrophe. Florida hurricane insurance rates have been on the rise and while that may not have drawn much attention at one time, many residents of the state are wondering why they should have to pay more when it has been more than a decade since the damage left behind by Hurricane Wilma. When Hurricane Wilma smashed through South Florida, devastation worth billions was left in its wake. However, despite the…

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