HomeHome Insurance

Home Insurance

3rd fire since August damages Stevens House Museum in Minneapolis

For the third time since the end of August, Minneapolis firefighters responded to a fire at a historic house and museum along Minnehaha Avenue.Saturday at about 3:42 a.m., firefighters were called to a fire at the John H. Stevens House, which is currently...

Hurricane Ian claims could topple Florida home insurance market: analysts

After churning its destructive path through Florida, Hurricane Ian could do fatal damage to the state’s home-insurance market — posing a potential political headache to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Long before the storm, Florida’s property insurance system was a mess. Hundreds of thousands of...

Tips on filing Hurricane Ian insurance claims in Florida

The answer to insurance frustrations after Hurricane Ian won’t come “from a knock on the door.”Those are the words of warning from Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, whose office regulates insurance carriers in Florida.As homeowners and businesses scramble to piece together their...

Be wary of Hurricane Ian scams

An expert on insurance fraud is warning Florida residents whose properties were damaged by Hurricane Ian to be careful of scams, especially from construction workers who may ask homeowners to sign over insurance benefits for a quick fix.Gina Clausen Lozier, an insurance attorney...

Florida’s Shaky Insurance Market May Not Be Able to Handle Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian has left much of southwest Florida a disaster zone, and the storm is on track to mess with one of the most volatile insurance markets in the country.Ian made landfall near Florida’s Punta Gorda on Wednesday afternoon as a category 4...

Hurricane Ian will cost Florida’s insurance industry billions

Hurricane Ian could be among the costliest in US history.The massive storm tearing through parts of Florida at 150 mph is poised to cause between $30 billion and $60 billion worth of damages and economic losses, Chuck Watson of Enki Research estimates. The...