A restoration contractor company owner has been arrested over an alleged assignment of benefits (AOB) fraud scheme that impacted 19 homeowners in eight Florida counties and one Texas county, according to a statement from...
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Flood insurance program could lapse in midst of hurricane season. What home buyers need to know
With hurricane season under way, home buyers who plan to get flood insurance through the federal government might want to speed up their purchasing process. Unless Congress takes action, the National Flood Insurance Program...
Deductibles, spoiled food, evacuation costs: New hurricane coverage pays what traditional policies won’t
Damaged roof tiles didn’t exceed your $6,000 deductible? Whip out the credit card. Evacuating and need gas and lodging? Hit the ATM on the way out of town. Now, homeowners can buy coverage that fills in those gaps. A new...
5 Questions With Stacey Giulianti, Co-Founder Of Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, On Hurricane Season
Last year was a rough hurricane season, from Harvey stalling on Houston, Irma traveling up Florida and Maria divesting Puerto Rico. What are the lessons we learned from the 2017 hurricane season? We learned a great deal of...
About the List: Health insurance providers report premium volume up, despite fewer people covered
The Top 25 Florida health insurance providers earned a combined $18.84 billion in direct premium in 2016. Read more at South Florida Business Journal
A business group has issued an alert, tied to the start of hurricane season Friday, warning insurance policyholders against jumping into assignment of benefits agreements with any contractors they might call to make storm...
Karen Clark & Co. indicates that subtropical storm Alberto will be responsible for insured losses totaling about $50 million. The estimates include insured losses to residential, commercial, and industrial properties and...
Your Home Is Your Castle. Local Disaster Experts Explain How To Protect It From Storms
Just two days before the official start of hurricane season, Florida International University hosted the world premiere Wednesday of “BUILT TO LAST?,” a documentary that warns of risks to homes and other buildings in...
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will travel to Puerto Rico today — his sixth visit since Hurricane Maria ripped through the island in September and killed an estimated 4,645 people. The governor’s office said late Wednesday that...
Alberto’s Early Formation Has No Bearing on How Active the 2018 Hurricane Season Will Be
The formation of Alberto last week marked an early start to hurricane season, but that doesn’t foretell anything about how active the Atlantic Basin will be this season. June 1 is the official start to hurricane...