The hurricane’s record-breaking cost will make it even harder for many to get insurance, experts say — threatening home sales, mortgages, and construction. The scale of the destruction from Hurricane Ian threatens to destabilize Florida’s insurance and real estate markets, [...]
It sounds counterintuitive, but electric vehicles that have been submerged in saltwater can catch fire. That’s proven to be a problem in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which flooded parts of the state last month. Now, Florida officials [...]
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Lehigh Acres Fire Department crew contained a garage fire Saturday noon. A home in Willowbrook Drive lost its garage door days before a potential storm may hit the area. The fire and smoke ruined the garage [...]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — It’s hurricane season in Florida, and the reality is that some homeowners who had existing claims with insurance companies that have gone into receivership are still without coverage while previous claims are still open. One Pinellas County woman [...]
CNN — Homeowners insurance policies typically don't cover flood damage, and most people living in Hurricane Ian's path across Florida did not have a separate flood insurance policy. Inland areas that experienced historic rainfall and catastrophic floodwaters were especially unprepared, according [...]
It's peak hurricane season in South Florida... but where are all the storms? This week we marked the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma's landfall and got an update on the storms currently swirling in the Atlantic. Although Irma was five [...]
Angry at a ratings agency that raised the possibility of downgrading 17 Florida property insurers, state leaders could be poised to look for an alternative. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission is expected to consider a proposal to spend $1.5 million [...]
IRVINE, Calif., September 08, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its annual Wildfire Report for 2022, which examines property-related wildfire risk alongside reconstruction resource availability, temporary housing capacity for displaced individuals, and community [...]
With a hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season now underway, up to 20 named storms this year could have an impact on many coastline communities. Inland flooding from tropical rain is also a risk. Thus, making sure your property is adequately insured can create [...]
Florida is experiencing an exodus, but it’s not from residents relocating; rather, this is an exodus of home insurance companies. While this would be concerning in any state and at any time, it is particularly worrisome in Florida ahead of [...]
