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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...

State officials scramble as insurance companies abandon at-risk homeowners: ‘It’s the perfect storm’

Facing down a natural disaster is never ideal, but things are about to get even worse for Americans who are losing home insurance primarily as a result of climate-related weather. What's happening? The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported on the trend, writing that states are having...

The Outer Banks Voice – CSI lecture addresses homeowner insurance and coastal resilience

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice on August 30, 2024 Don Hornstein describing homeowner rate increases in North Carolina, and a photo from the lecture of a lone standing house on the Bolivar Peninsula following Hurricane Ike that was built to higher standards...