Florida hurricane claims News

Old Damage, New Claim: Davies Risk Head Notes Rise in ‘Soft Fraud’ in Southeast

With multiple hurricanes rocking Florida and other parts of the Southeast this year, claims professionals have said they are seeing a trend toward “soft fraud,” with more policyholders attempting to include older or unrelated damage in recent storm claims, and …

Almost a Year After Idalia, Florida Village Ponders its Future on the Gulf

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lisa Bregenzer’s waterfront home was her “little slice of heaven.” She watched sunsets and migrating birds from the porch, the Gulf of Mexico in the distance. There, she felt close to God and her late …