Santa Rosa County family worries for future as homeowner insurance rise
by Lauren Krakau Sunday, December 5th 2021 PENSACOLA, Fla. — Homeowner insurance rates are on the rise and many Floridians are feeling the pinch. If rates
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Down Then Up: Florida Litigated Claims Climbed a Bit in October
After two months of significant declines, litigated claims for Florida’s largest property and casualty insurers rose 5% in October, a litigation tracking service reported. CaseGlide,
‘Con man’ tricked friends out of $391,000 with fake roofing contracts in Texas, feds say
BY KAITLYN ALANIS NOVEMBER 18, 2021 2:06 PM A Texas “con man” is off to prison after authorities say he tricked his friends out of
Repair contractors’ newest billing strategy leaves homeowners on the hook if insurers don’t pay
By RON HURTIBISE SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL | NOV 18, 2021 AT 1:58 PM Imagine receiving an unexpected $7,500 invoice telling you that your payment is more than 30
Hedge Funds Turn Lawsuit Bets Into a $39 Billion Industry
By Ellen Milligan and Katharine Gemmell | November 16, 2021 Hedge funds, private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling billions into the outcome of high stakes court
A Tax Break for Trial Lawyers
By The Editorial Board Nov. 7, 2021 5:00 pm ET The House Democrats’ 2,100-page budget bill is chock full of goodies for liberal special interests, and
Ed Montanari fears flood insurance rates will ‘price people out of their homes’
Daniel Figueroa IV | November 11, 2021 Insurers call new the NFIP rating system an ‘attack’ on homes in flood zones. Homeowners are reeling at
Citizens Insurance tops 725,000 policies
News Service of Florida | 11/10/2021 The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has continued to add thousands of customers a week, reaching nearly 726,000 policies in
‘It’s almost certainly a trap’: Roofing contractors use new tactics to control insurance claims
November 04, 2021 at 10:59 am EDTBy Todd Ulrich, WFTV.com and WFTV.com News Staff ORLANDO, Fla. — Action 9 uncovers new tactics some roofing contractors use to
What You Can Do About the Rising Cost of Home Insurance
By Leslie Scism and J.J. McCorvey Oct. 22, 2021 5:30 am ET With lumber prices and other costs soaring, and natural disasters wreaking havoc across the U.S., insurers