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What does flooding insurance cover?

Flooding insurance is usually applied to automobiles, but can also be applied for homes as well. ODESSA, Texas — It's been a bit strange...

Moss Bluff’s Ward 1 Fire Department receives Class 3 rating

MOSS BLUFF, La. (KPLC) - The Ward 1 Fire Department for the Moss Bluff area has announced that the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana (PIAL) has recently improved its rating.The department was previously rated at Class 4 and has now improved to Class...

How One Florida Engineer Charged Others With Fraudulent Insurance Reports, Testimony

He’s been called “eccentric,” a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has. A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George Miles has filed formal complaints...

To bring insurance companies back to Louisiana, some suggest tackling it as a federal issue 

Three years after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southern Louisiana, many homeowners are still struggling to afford the cost to insure their homes.  Since Ida, rates for customers of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-run insurer of last resort, have increased by 164%...

Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzling Premiums After He Was Hit with Lawsuits, Complaint

Florida authorities in August arrested a well-known southwest Florida insurance agent, charging him with larceny and embezzlement of premiums. Reid McDaniel, 33, who was named the honorary mayor of North Fort Myers last year but who...

Should You Retire in Florida?

Ah, Florida. For many, it's the perfect place to retire -- with beaches and retirement communities and lots of airports, making it easy to get in and out of there. Florida isn't perfect, though. It offers both upsides and downsides to whoever retires...