Rep. Maxwell Frost, a central Florida congressman, held an “emergency roundtable” discussion with his Orange and Osceola County constituents this week and now he wants to bring their stories directly to the governor. Frost is demanding a meeting with Gov. [...]
In 2022, Melissa Marro got a notice from her home insurance company that her rates would soon go up to a degree she found shockingly high. The only option, her insurance agent told her, was to see if she qualified [...]
Pine Island is about the size of Manhattan. Yet this piece of Old Florida features palm tree farms and mango groves, instead of skyscrapers. The population is about 9,000 full-time residents. Ian caused catastrophic damage to the island and many [...]
Hurricane Ian blew through Southwest Florida as a Category 4 hurricane in September 2022, inflicting more than $112 billion in damage. A National Hurricane Center report called it the costliest hurricane in Florida’s history, and the third-costliest ever in the United [...]
Florida homeowners have had a difficult time lately with rising insurance costs, but some are finding a way to save some dollars. Mark Friedlander, at the Insurance Information Institute said there are discounts out there to find and bundling is [...]
Multiple tornadoes touched down on both coasts of Florida Thursday morning, leaving a trail of damage in several communities. Survey teams from the National Weather Service toured areas in Crystal River and Clearwater. Preliminary data shows at least EF-2 tornadoes [...]
Senate Banking and Insurance Chairman Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, a key senator said on Tuesday, that he does not expect lawmakers to make major property-insurance changes during the 2024 legislative session, as they continue to watch the results of an overhaul [...]
Slide Insurance, based in Tampa, has acquired the renewal rights for all Farmers Insurance homeowners’ policies in Florida after the company announced it would no longer do business in the state. This means Slide will now cover 86,000 customers who [...]
Climate change is affecting communities nationwide, but Florida often seems like ground zero. When Hurricane Idalia shut down the Florida Panhandle in September 2023, it was augmented by a blue supermoon that increased tidal flooding in southeast Florida. When the [...]
Hurricane Ian changed the landscape in Florida and the insurance industry. Most of us had never experienced damage like Ian and we now recognize the importance of having a reputable insurance company to be there in our times of need. [...]
