homeowners insurance

What to do with high Florida property taxes and property insurance? Republican Representative Anne Gerwig and Democratic Senator Lori Berman spoke with constituents at a bipartisan forum in Palm Beach County.

Florida condominium owners saw their average home insurance rates jump by more than 50% in four years to almost $2,000. That far outpaced overall consumer inflation in South Florida — at a time the region had the highest inflation rate in the country.

The program will not give grants to anyone who exceeds the moderate income, and low-income applicants now need to show proof of homeowners insurance.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson introduced a bill in Congress this week to help stabilize the troubled property insurance market and help homeowners nationwide, especially in Florida, with a growing and costly pocketbook issue.

Nationwide, property insurance premiums rose 34% between 2017 and 2023, and they continued to rise in 2024 across much of the country. Why is this happening? One common thread: Climate change is fueling more severe weather, and insurers are responding to rising damage claims.

The insurance turmoil caused by climate change — which had been concentrated in Florida, California and Louisiana — is quickly spreading to the Midwest.

Insolvency means that a company cannot pay its bills today. That’s not so for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-backed insurer.

A look at the economic impact of the Florida PACE funding program, which gives commercial and residential property owners financial options for energy efficient and hurricane resistant home improvements.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky provides tips to Floridians who face challenges with homeowners insurance.

Florida leaders have long sought to shift policies from Citizens into the private market, in part because of financial risks if the state gets hit by a major hurricane or multiple hurricanes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed multiple bills that could lead to lower premiums in the future. For now, Florida homeowners face the highest insurance bills.

AAA says it won’t renew a small percentage of homeowner and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the state.