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My teen got a driver’s permit, and all I got was a $4,000 car-insurance estimate

By Beth Pinsker Trying to find low-cost insurance options for new drivers was a wake-up call I spent an afternoon recently researching how parents can deal with the sticker shock of adding a new teen driver to...

Candidates discuss their plans to address insurance crisis

Among the topics in the first statewide televised debate with five of the seven major gubernatorial candidates, was the state’s property insurance crisis. Four of the candidates say they would call for a special session immediately after taking oath. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt said...

Florida insurance becomes ‘extremely burdensome’ to residents

Segment 1: Greg McBride, the chief financial analyst of Bankrate.com, offers his thoughts on the home insurance market in Florida following Hurricane Idalia. McBride also discusses the rising interest rates, their impact on the economy and if they'll come down anytime soon. ...

Florida property insurance companies must take some blame for current crisis

More insurance woesSoaring home insurance costs are pushing these families out of Florida | Aug. 14Please explain this business model: provide a service at top dollar that you have very little intention of providing. Then when you don’t provide that service or delay...

Billionaire Floridians pay up to $622K per year in home insurance

Homeowners occupying mega mansions that could only be afforded by the upper echelons of society are paying home insurance premiums to match. On Star Island — Miami’s most exclusive zip code that’s home to Jennifer Lopez, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffin...

Raising Tampa’s property taxes will do more harm than good – The Oracle

Mayor Jane Castor proposed the Tampa Thrives plan on Aug. 3 to raise property taxes across the city in order to fund improvements to Tampa’s roads, transportation systems and public safety. This proposal is insensitive and impractical and it should not be approved by...