Lee County NAACP helps family file civil rights complaint against FMPDPush for new heart and stroke institute at NCH
Florida regulators order Citizens Insurance to reduce proposed rate increases All eyes are on Citizens Property Insurance Corp., now the largest home insurer in Florida with about 1.3 million customers.
TALLAHASSEE Judge appoints receiver for insolvent insurer Weston A Leon County circuit judge has appointed the Florida Department of Financial Services as a receiver for the insolvent Weston Property and Casualty Insurance Co. Judge Angela Dempsey issued an order Monday, after the department last week requested the appointment. Weston notified state regulators on July 27 that it was insolvent and agreed to go […]
TALLAHASSEE (AP) Florida lawmakers hope to aid ailing home insurance market Florida lawmakers are scheduled to meet Monday to consider ways to shore up the state’s struggling home insurance market in the year’s second special session devoted to the topic. Lawmakers are considering legislation to help keep private insurers solvent by creating a $1 billion reinsurance fund, reducing litigation costs and compelling some customers out of […]
FORT MYERS FedNat insurance cancels thousands of homeowners’ policies in Florida Florida’s property insurance crisis is getting worse after tens of thousands more homeowner policies get canceled. It’s happening one week before lawmakers are coming back together to find a solution. FedNat Insurance Group is downgrading to survive. Experts say last year’s ice storm in Texas and Hurricane Ida in Louisiana hit the company hard. On […]
TALLAHASSEE SWFL lawmakers didn’t vote whether to hold special session on property insurance, called by Gov. A poll sent to Florida lawmakers to initiate a special session on property insurance failed, but Governor Ron DeSantis is calling one anyway. Homes in Florida are beautiful, but they do not come cheap to insure. “Yeah, look, I think this has had has hit critical mass, it is absolutely a crisis. I mean, I […]
TALLAHASSEE Citizens Policies Drop Amid ‘Depopulation’ The number of customers of the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. dropped this month after private carriers took nearly 100,000 policies.
WINK NEWS Property insurance, housing costs still plague SWFL residents The Florida Legislative session has ended without major legislation to help Floridians who are still struggling to find real relief from rising insurance rates and a lack of affordable housing. With palm trees, green grass and the glow of the Florida sun, homes in the sunshine state are beautiful, but they cost an unbelievable amount […]
FORT MYERS More bad news for Florida homeowners’ insurance market. Another company to stop renewing Progressive is ‘rebalancing’ Florida by non-renewing 103,000 home policies. WINK Investigations has looked into its operations.
FORT MYERS Hurricane insurance villages back again, dates announced The Division of Consumer Services will be hosting more insurance villages in Southwest Florida to help answer any questions you still have.
FORT MYERS Prompt-pay laws to resolve Southwest Florida homeowner’s insurance claims faster On Wednesday, new property insurance prompt-pay laws go into effect, getting you your money faster and more efficiently.