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Thousands of South Floridians lose insurance discounts after Citizens' inspections
Citizens Property Insurance recently sent an inspector to verify that Sandy Teich was entitled to the discounts she had obtained for protecting her Coconut Creek home against hurricanes. To her surprise, an inspector from the same company she hired a few...Tags: Palm City, Insurance, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Coconut Creek, Pompano Beach
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Scott requires Citizens insurance to find ways to shrink by Dec.
Sun SentinelGov. Rick Scott asked Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s board to come up with a goal to reduce the state-backed insurer's size and risk and present a plan on how to do that at the Dec. 6 Cabinet meeting. The most direct way to do that is to raise its...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Business Enterprises, Rick Scott, Finance
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State Farm dumps policies into Citizens
State Farm, Florida's largest private home insurer, keeps shrinking as state-backed Citizens Property Insurance keeps growing.
Coincidence? Not entirely: A 2008 state law allows companies like State Farm to continue giving multiple-policy discounts to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Farms, Manufacturing and Engineering, Insurance
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Prepare in case you must file a claim with your insurance company
How to file an insurance claim
Try to call your insurance agent immediately.
Begin making temporary repairs to prevent further damage.
Save all receipts. Do not attempt to make permanent repairs until an insurance adjuster has inspected the home.
Most...Tags: Floods, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Florida, Meteorological Disasters
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Thursday Morning Reads: Tuition, contracts and campaigns
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Good morning and welcome to the morning reads. Here are the top five stories we're reading this morning. * A key schools' group is urging the state to place less emphasis on standardized testing, the Orlando Sentinel reports. *... -
Florida Insurance Advocate: In case you forgot, we’re screwed
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott has released a new-and-improved ”assessment calculator” designed to provide a friendly reminder to those of you who purchase insurance that if a catastrophic hurricane... -
Mostly inland legislators don’t like ’single payer’ Citizens insurance
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Likening it to a “single payer” socialized system, a cadre of two dozen legislators — most of them from Central Florida and other inland locales — has written an open letter to the new head of the state-run... -
Citizens board backs off immediate rate hikes
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Michael Peltier, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will explore charging new customers potentially much higher rates but backed away from final approval Thursday following pushback from consumers,... -
5 tips if your hurricane insurance discounts were revoked
Sun SentinelDo you think your insurance company revoked legitimate discounts for strengthening your home against hurricanes? You have some recourse. Obtain and keep copies of documents, including receipts and permits, describing home upgrades and inspections of your...Tags: Delray Beach, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents, Meteorological Disasters, Insurance
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Why property-insurance rates are skyrocketing, how to fight back
Mike Costner's home in Indian River County has withstood every hurricane to hit Florida since 1952. So he was perplexed to see his homeowners-insurance premiums go up — by more than 50 percent this year alone.
"Sticker shock," Costner said, "has...Tags: Entertainment Events, Winter Springs, Economy, Business and Finance, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Insurance
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Citizens' plan to shrink could lower its risk by $190b
Sun SentinelCitizens Property Insurance could get a green light today to implement changes that would lead to fewer policies, higher premiums and less financial risk for all Floridians. The Florida Cabinet will weigh 31 ways to shrink the state-backed insurer. Many...Tags: Insurance, Condos, Rick Scott
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How much does it really cost to rebuild your home?
Some homeowners have had to beef up the amount of property insurance they buy to cover what they say are inflated cost estimates to rebuild their homes.
It's a double whammy for homeowners because for many, rebuilding costs didn't go down when the...Tags: Renovation, Standards, Plantation, Insurance, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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