Florida homeowners have spent years paying some of the highest homeowner-insurance premiums in the nation. But the market is slowly stabilizing and there are concrete, immediate steps homeowners can take to shrink premiums — from simple paperwork to Florida’s “My Safe Florida Home” program — while shopping smarter for companies that combine strong service with […]
According to a recent Realtor.com article, homeowners in Florida, at least some of them, may finally seem some relief from higher homeowner insurance costs. Florida Peninsula Insurance which is one of the largest private party property insurers recently announced that it is hoping to significantly lower premiums for roughly 170,000 policyholders. Florida Peninsula has filed […]
Insurance rates are rising at unprecedented rates, causing millions of people to struggle with the new premiums. In the last three years, insurance rates have doubled in some areas. Homeowners fear for their houses while their representatives in Congress struggle to help. Insurers are pulling out of states like Florida as damaging hurricanes and powerful […]
According to Office of Insurance Regulation and leaders in the industry, Florida may finally be emerging from the insurance crisis that it has suffered through for the last decade. Insurance companies operating in the state are starting to stabilize rates and new insurance companies are entering the Florida market. Recently, the Office of Insurance Regulation […]
Recently, Insurify released its third annual American Homeowner Insurance report which offers a detailed forecast of insurance trends in the U.S. for 2025. States that have a high risk of wildfires and severe weather will see the largest increases in homeowners insurance premiums. According to the report, Louisiana will see the largest premium increases with […]
According to a recent Moneywise article, homeowners with insurance coverage in Florida are struggling to get claims paid. Chad Zalva, a single dad in Riverview, Florida, was cited as an example in the article as a homeowner who is carrying homeowners insurance but was recently surprised to learn that the damage to his home from […]
Homeowners insurance is a necessity if you own a home, particularly if you are currently carrying a mortgage. Mortgage lenders require homeowners insurance to protect their investment in your home by always carrying homeowners insurance. If your insurance is cancelled or you are non-renewed it can be a huge problem. As wildfires and major windstorms […]
Recently, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that over 20% of Citizens property insurance policyholders will see a premium decrease of roughly 5.6%. DeSantis also claimed that almost 73% of homeowners who have a policy with Citizens in Miami-Dade County will see a rate reduction of 6.3% on average. The state-run insurer, Citizens Property is finally shedding […]
Family relax on the couch. Happy beautiful young parents are smiling, hugging and playing with them kids at home together Governor DeSantis recently asked the legislature for over $600 million to help lower homeowners insurance in his 2025-26 budget request. The budget proposal asks for $590 million to go towards the My Safe Florida Home […]
According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, the three hurricanes that made landfall this year have caused more than $4.5 billion in estimated insured losses. Hurricane Debby, Helene and Milton all hit the state within two months of each other Helene and Milton struck just two weeks apart. State data show that over 269,000 […]