Category: Florida News
Apr 9, 2018
Currently, homeowners in the 100-year floodplain are required to have flood insurance and build new homes 1 foot above the floodplain. The proposal will increase that to 2 feet and expand it to homes in the 500-year floodplain. The Texas …
Apr 9, 2018
After the Massachusetts Nor-easter, Gatehouse Media’s Peter Cohan writes that his insurance agent said that filing a claim would cause him to be placed in the state insurance pool – Mass Property — thus raising our premium by $800 a …
Apr 6, 2018
Two homes in The Villages sit condemned, as six weeks ago, a sinkhole opened up underneath them. And any repairs done to the homes are just undone by more sinking. FOX Orlando reports. http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/study-hurricane-irma-could-be-the-cause-of-several-sinkholes
Apr 6, 2018
One bill increases the maximum limit of advertising, promotional gifts and charitable contributions permitted by insurance companies or agents from $25 to $100 in any calendar year. https://www.flgov.com/2018/04/06/governor-rick-scott-signs-17-bills-into-law-vetoes-one/
Apr 6, 2018
Tributes to the man known as “Florida’s superhero consumer advocate and champion” will be shared by Walter Dartland’s family and friends. http://schorsch.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/i/49D2EF9E601A70642540EF23F30FEDED/38DBE8AA224C3E9C948D468F162BC46E
Apr 6, 2018
While many of Florida’s prettiest beaches are part of the state park system, and thus guaranteed to be open to the public, the state estimates about 60 percent of Florida’s beach property is privately owned. The Tampa Bay Times’ Craig …
Apr 6, 2018
UPCIC is a writer of homeowners insurance in Florida and is now fully licensed and has commenced its operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Hawaii, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan, Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey, New York and …
Apr 6, 2018
WKMG-TV called and left a message with a Central Florida timeshare to find out why owners are paying fees while the resort is under construction, and have yet to hear back. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/timeshare-owner-says-shes-paying-for-property-thats-been-closed-since-hurricane-irma
Apr 6, 2018
In a three-hour meeting, the commission’s Style and Drafting Committee approved its plan to group 24 constitutional proposals into a dozen amendments and send them to the full 37-member commission, which has the power to put measures directly before voters …
Apr 6, 2018
The district, known as LID 19, was designed to protect the Riverstone community from inundation from the Brazos River, but roughly a third of the 1,760 homes in the district flooded during Harvey’s assault on the region last August. Rebecca …