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Consumer group, Democrats call on Florida lawmakers to address property insurance crisis

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — There’s growing concern about the Florida property insurance crisis clashing with this year’s hurricane season. West Tampa Resident Christopher Rivera knows insurance is pricey nowadays. “Everything has gone up,” he said. “Not just property insurance but the cost of living.” Over...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Hurst Home Insurance Company, Inc.

OLDWICK, N.J., June 06, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a-" (Excellent) of Hurst Home Insurance Company, Inc. (HHIC) (Lexington, KY).The Credit...

4 important tasks to do before the next Houston storm

Our KPRC 2 Investigates team hears people’s most common problems after a big storm, from fraud to insurance complaints. There are some things you can check now to make sure you are ready before storms hit, that will hopefully save you from a...

‘I was blindsided’ says man who had insurance yanked on his home of 40 years – a drone caught issue on his roof

A RESIDENT owned his home for 40 years before his insurance randomly informed him of property issues after adopting new tech.The Malden, Massachusetts homeowner said his longtime insurer had never notified him of any issues before insurance companies began using drones for aerial photos...

Citizens, Florida’s state-backed property insurance of ‘last resort,’ adds more than 5,000 policies before hurricane season | Tampa

click to enlarge The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. added nearly 5,000 policies last week, before the annual hurricane season started Saturday. Citizens had 1,193,484 policies on Friday, up from 1,188,557 policies a week earlier...