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...
Year: 2018
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...
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...
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...
Florida insurer agrees to reopen Hurricane Irma claims.
Individuals in the Miami, Florida, area should be aware that a major property insurer is reopening claims left over from Hurricane Irma. More than a third of the claims have been revived. According to the insurance company, a shortage of contractors has led to a delay...
Insurance claim data for Hurricane Irma
According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, losses attributed to Hurricane Irma are estimated to be $7.38 billion. That is about $600 million lower than an estimate made in February. Most of the damage occurred in the southern part of Florida, and a...
Residents upset at slow pace of recovery after Irma
Florida residents who were impacted by Hurricane Irma are wondering why the pace of recovery is so slow. Some are worried that they will go into the upcoming hurricane season still in need of federal aid to recover from last September's storms. Residents say that they...
Florida insurer reviewing Hurricane Irma claims
The estimates and payments provided to some customers of Citizens Property Insurance after Hurricane Irma might change. The insurance company that operates with backing from the state announced that it has reopened over one-third of 66,761 claims for damage after the...
A storm can leave your roof damaged
As a homeowner in the state of Florida, you understand that your property could be subjected to heavy storms every now and again. While there is nothing you can do to stop the bad weather from coming, there are steps you can take to protect your home. For example, you...
How to prepare for a hurricane
In 2016 and 2017, three named storms made an impact in Florida. Therefore, FEMA is telling people in the state to get ready for the 2018 hurricane season as soon as possible. Florida's governor has signed legislation that allows residents to buy emergency supplies for...