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Homeowners insurance rates likely to spike in Alberta

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Alberta floods cause spike in insurance rates Homeowners in Alberta, Canada, are preparing to see higher insurance rates as insurers begin to feel the financial impact caused by recent floods. The Insurance Bureau of Canada notes that insurers have been weighing the impact of floods that struck Alberta in June of this year and many have found the need to raise rates in order to mitigate the financial blow of the disaster. Those that had fallen victim to flooding will likely see their homeowners insurance rates spike in the coming…

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Florida homeowners insurance rates are highest in the US

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Florida Homeowners Insurance

Florida continues to have trouble with insurance rates Homeowners in Florida are no strangers to high insurance rates. Homeowners insurance premiums throughout the state have often drawn criticism for being quite high and on the verge of being uncontrolled. A new report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners aims to shed some light on the issue by comparing Florida homeowners insurance rates with those found in other states. Notably, other states that have experienced more natural disasters than Florida in recent years have lower insurance rates by comparison. Report…

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Florida homeowners insurance rates continue to rise

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Florida Homeowners Insurance

Homeowners coverage continues to grow more expensive The Florida homeowners insurance industry is notoriously risky. Many insurers have chosen not to participate in the state market due to the liability they are exposed to, leaving homeowners to rely on state-run Citizens Property Insurance to find the coverage they need. One of the reasons that private companies are unwilling to participate in the Florida market is the frequency with which natural disasters hit the state. These disasters have caused home insurance rates to explode over the past several years, despite the…

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More homeowners insurance policies being removed from Citizens

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Florida Homeowners Insurance

Florida regulators approve further depopulation efforts Florida insurance regulators have approved yet another initiative from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance organization to shed policies. The state-run insurer has been working to depopulate itself of homeowners insurance policies for the past few years in order to resolve ongoing financial issues. The endeavor has proven quite successful, as the insurer recently announced that it now has some $7 billion in reserve capital. The initiative has caused some concern among consumers, however, whose policies are being taken up by private companies. 151,000 policies…

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Homeowners insurance organization makes progress in Florida

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Florida homeowners insurance, Citizens Property

Citizens Property Insurance finds financial success Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance has been struggling beneath a shroud of controversy for the past year. The state-run insurer has been cutting policies in an effort to depopulate itself and reduce financial strain while also raising rates on insurance policies that it has maintained. This has generate a great deal of criticism that has been issued against the state-run organization as well as lawmakers, but it has also placed Citizens Property Insurance in the “best financial shape” it has ever been in, according to…

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