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Expert advice to protect your home from natural disasters

(InvestigateTV) — The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information recorded 28 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2023.The high cost has caused some insurance carriers to leave certain states all together because of a rise in natural disaster claims.Shannon Martin with Bankrate said that means...

Wildfire Risk Upends California’s Cannabis Heartland as Insurance Vanishes

Hannah Whyte is one of thousands of Californians who have struggled to insure their property in the event of wildfire. Her 77-acre farm nestled deep in a wildfire-vulnerable forest lost its coverage from State Farm after...

Consumer advocate has this advice for Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The financial struggle that has come with Florida's insurance market problems was brought into focus during WPTV's live Coverage Collapse town hall in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday night.It was a lively hour with plenty of good questions...

WPTV live town hall on Florida’s insurance crisis

For many months we've heard your stories about Florida's insurance crisis — the crushing costs of premium increases, canceled policies and the struggle to stay in your homes.WPTV hosts town hall in Port St. Lucie on Florida's insurance crisisYou turned to WPTV, and...

Homeowners Dropped by Insurers And Facing Massive Rate Hikes Speak Out; Consumer Watchdog Says Lara Lied About Expanding Wildfire Coverage In Exchange For Higher...

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners who were dropped by their insurance company and confronted with massive rate hikes spoke out at an Assembly Insurance Committee oversight hearing of Insurance Commissioner Lara's response to the homeowner insurance crisis.  "My homeowners association premiums...

California senators who voted against bills to lower wildfire insurance costs received more than $4M from insurance industries

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Two bills that aimed to reduce insurance costs for consumers who demonstrated home hardening on their property failed in the state legislature this summer. 7 On Your Side Investigates followed the money trail behind the votes."We don't want our...