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2023 Hurricane Idalia – Clean Up Begins & What Now for Florida Homeowners

08 Sep
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Hurricane Idalia recently made landfall in Big Bend as a Category 3 storm, killing at least three people in Florida before moving onto Georgia and other East Coast states before it weakened into a tropical storm. The storm left over 330,000 people without power. In recent years, Florida communities have been hit by a string […]

Top 5 Most Common Home Insurance Coverage Gaps & Unexpected Expenses

07 Sep
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Homeowners insurance can be a financial lifesaver if your home is damaged or destroyed by a covered peril. However, there can be coverage gaps that can leave a homeowners covering repair bills out of their own pocket if the damage exceeds their coverage levels or the policy has an unexpected deductible.  We thought it might […]

Experts See Optimism About Florida’s Homeowners Insurance Market

31 Aug
Florida home insurance companies and rates

While it may sound too good to be true, according to industry experts, there is finally a bit of optimism about Florida’s homeowners insurance market. While they don’t foresee rates dropping anytime soon, they are hopeful that the insurance market is stabilizing which could lead to minor rate drops next year or at least a […]

How To Avoid Claims and Higher Home Insurance Rates

28 Aug
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Maintaining your home and performing preventive maintenance is a necessary expense for homeowners and delaying it can end up being more expensive in the long run.  A recent survey by Nationwide Agency Forward survey of U.S. homeowners found that many homeowners are delaying or simply not performing preventive maintenance on their home before it becomes […]

2023 Average Home Insurance Premium is Expected to Climb to $1,784/yr.

23 Aug
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As the cost of homeowners insurance continues to head up, it is more important than ever to look for ways to keep your premium affordable. According to Money Magazine, the average home insurance premium is expected to climb to $1,784 in 2023 which is a shocking 9% increase from 2022. We thought it might be […]

Florida Insurers to Take Policies from Citizens Property

22 Aug
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Starting in October, private insurance companies may start pulling customers from the state backed, insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. According to a recent report, Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky has approved private insurers to take up to 184,000 policies from Citizens Property. Yaworsky signed orders that will approve proposals by a variety of […]

Florida Car Insurance Premiums Increase 25% Since Ron DeSantis

14 Aug
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According to a recent analysis by Newsweek, car insurance premiums have climbed a shocking 25 percent since Ron DeSantis won the election for governor in 2018.  While car insurance premiums have been going up across the country according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index (CPI), in fact they have climbed 17.1 […]

2023 Average Florida Property Insurance Rates

04 Aug
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If you ever wondered, how much does the average Florida homeowner pay for property insurance, you are not alone. Unfortunately, the answer is not easy to find as estimates vary wildly. While estimates vary, in most cases, homeowners can agree that insurance rates are skyrocketing, and coverage is getting harder to find.  While legislation was […]