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A duo was arrested for a roofing scheme targeting people after Hurricane Irma. They are accused of promising people a new roof without having to pay a deductible if they submit a full roof replacement claim to their insurance company. This kind of fraud, experts say, is driving up insurance rates for everyone in Florida. […]

Is there a candidate who can unseat Governor Ron DeSantis? The two leading Democrats—U.S. Congressman Charlie Crist and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried—running against him say yes. We ask them how they plan to do it. In our special election series, “TalkingPoints,” WINK News Investigative Reporter Céline McArthur interviews both candidates to see how […]

Homeowner’s insurance companies are raising rates, dropping clients, or moving out of Florida. Now, lawmakers are considering a plan to get the rates under control. Fraud and frivolous lawsuits are forcing insurance companies from servicing Florida homeowners, and that is according to the insurance companies. On Tuesday, Lighthouse Property Insurance announced that it would stop […]

Three different homeowners are having the same problem with the same insurance company. They can’t get their homes back to normal after Hurricane Ian because their insurance company hasn’t sent over their checks. It’s a problem many Southwest Floridians are still dealing with almost eight months after the storm.

Governor Ron DeSantis starts off his second term as Florida’s leader with confidence. During his inauguration, he talked about what he’s accomplished for the state over the past four years and the importance of freedom, referring to Florida as the land of liberty and sanity. Governor DeSantis walked down the steps of the Florida capitol, […]

Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under a bill sent Wednesday to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis by lawmakers, their legislation a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. The House unanimously passed the bill during a special session originally called to address skyrocketing property insurance rates. The […]

Day two of the Florida legislative special session on property insurance has come to a close, but don’t expect how much you pay to change any time soon. Experts believe the proposed legislation doesn’t go far enough to protect homeowners. One of the big issues experts say is not being addressed is the amount homeowners […]

During hurricane season in 2021, homeowners have less time to report possible damage from potential storms and could get less money to pay for it. Florida’s insurance commissioner said Friday he is seeing “positive signs” in the market as Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a property insurance package passed by lawmakers in April. The measure (SB […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled throughout the state during the 2024 legislative session to announce and sign dozens of bills.

Pointing to a “sea of red ink,” the head of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. described a private insurance industry Wednesday that is losing gobs of money while homeowners face soaring rates and trouble finding coverage. “The consistency of loss across the entire marketplace is absolutely staggering,” Citizens President and CEO Barry Gilway told […]