South Florida property owners haven't been hit with large insurance rate increases after enduring a rough 2017 hurricane season. Some insurance analysts had expected rates to jump between 10 percent and 20 percent in 2018, but rates in the Miami area have only spiked...
Month: May 2018
Roof repairs still needed eight months after Irma
Some Florida residents who experienced roof damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma are still waiting for help rebuilding eight months later. One woman claimed that the damage to her home was about $25,000, and she said that there was no point in cleaning the rest...
Get ready for hurricane season by insuring home
On June 1, Florida's hurricane season officially starts. However, some homeowners may be unaware that they need to purchase flood insurance earlier than that date to ensure their property is covered. According to insurance experts, it takes 30 days for a National...
Florida hurricane damage claims increased in 2018
Many Florida residents were impacted by Hurricane Irma, prompting homeowners to file claims against their insurance companies. The top 20 insurers in Florida were served with nearly 11,000 lawsuits in during the first quarter of 2018. This represents a 61.5 percent...
Preparing to file a fire insurance claim
After a property fire, it is common to feel pressure to resolve a fire insurance claim as quickly as possible, especially if the property that suffered fire damage is your home. Depending on the severity the fire damage, you may have quite an ordeal ahead of you, one...
Flood insurance concerns for hurricane season
After Hurricane Irma, some Florida residents learned about what their flood insurance would and would not cover in a hard way. While flood insurance policies will repair the structure of homes, the policies will not pay to replace the damaged contents of the home...