Sarasota and Ocala Named Florida Housing Hot Spots — Ocala Due to Lower Insurance October 10, 2023 Two areas in Florida have become hot spots for home buying and building, one of them due to higher insurance...
Florida OIR Approves Another 153,000 Citizens Takeouts; Assumption Rate is Low October 5, 2023 By William Rabb Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the take out of another 153,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the...
Could Appeal Decision in Florida Roof Case Lead to More Expert Witness Challenges? September 27, 2023 By William Rabb Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. will have to go back to court to show how an insured’s roof expert...
Next Florida House Speaker Wants More Property Insurance Legislation, Deliberations September 21, 2023 The next speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, set to take charge in 2025, said he hopes to see...
Florida OIR Wants Enhanced Hurricane Ian Data by Sept. 27. Claims Have Topped 740,000 September 21, 2023 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding carriers that additional information about Hurricane Ian claims is due no later...
New Florida Immigration Law Could Worsen Property Insurance Costs September 14, 2023 By William Rabb If Florida insureds and insurers haven’t been pummeled enough by rising costs in recent years, they could soon see another...
New Juice in Florida Market: Orange Insurance Exchange Approved by OIR September 6, 2023 By William Rabb Just days after another hurricane smashed through part of Florida, another property and casualty insurer has been approved for the...
Orion180, Headquartered in Florida, Now Approved to Do Business in the State August 23, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Another insurance firm is expanding into Florida, the state in which it has had its headquarters for several years. Orion180,...
A Year After Uproar over Demotech Ratings, Little Has Changed, But Questions Remain August 21, 2023 By William Rabb A little more than a year ago, the Demotech financial rating firm ignited a storm of controversy in Florida when...
Police Respond to ‘Chaos’ as Florida Condo Owners Outraged Over Insurance Fees August 21, 2023 Shouts, shoves and chaos broke out and police had to be called when condominium owners in Pembroke Pines, Florida, objected...