Hurricane Damage Claims

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...