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Does Your Home Have Poly Pipes? Getting Insurance May Be Difficult A South Florida homeowner says she can’t get property insurance due to the plumbing in her house — and she’s not alone.

Living Nightmare: Homeowners It’s not just renters feeling the pinch when it comes to affordable housing in Florida. Tonight, 7’s Patrick Fraser continues our living nightmare stories with...

Sixth Florida property-insurance company goes under When property insurers become insolvent, the non-profit Florida Insurance Guaranty Association typically steps in to pay claims.

Installing rooftop solar panels can get your home insurance canceled Rooftop solar customers say insurance companies are refusing to cover them or canceling them if they install solar panels. If you are considering getting solar, here's what you need to know to make sure you stay insured.

Florida insurers face ratings change that could raise costs A ratings agency has plans to downgrade more than two dozen Florida-based property insurance companies in a move that could cost more money for homeowners with loans.

FL homeowners face still-rising property insurance premiums; regulators review hefty rate hikes - Florida Phoenix More increases in property-insurance premiums are in the pipeline for Florida homeowners, whose property-insurance costs already are far above the national average. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is evaluating requests from three private property insurance companies to raise their rates:...

68,200 home insurance policies to be canceled as hurricane season begins More than 68,000 policyholders of three insurance companies owned by Sunrise-based FedNat Holding Group are in for a rude surprise just as hurricane season is getting underway: They'll be getting 45-day notices of cancellation and will have to find a new company or go to state-owned Citizens Propert...

Auto insurance costs Floridians more than nearly everywhere else in the U.S., study finds Florida drivers pay the second-highest share of their incomes on auto insurance in the nation, behind only Louisiana. Why? Basically because we're lousy drivers who get in lots of crashes, we stage crashes with injuries to drive up medical bills, we let windshield installers give us gift cards so th...

“It's Unfair”: South Florida Homeowners Worry About Impact of Rising Property Insurance Premiums For nearly 16 years, Linda Marshall has enjoyed living in her Deerfield Beach home. It’s a place full of memories with her late husband. “At my age, we live on memories,” she said. It’s why Marshall wants to live there for the rest of her life. “I want them to carry me out of here,” she ...

Grim new developments reveal more trouble in Florida home insurance market The news keeps getting grimmer for Florida insurance customers: Displaced policyholders with open claims are having trouble getting new coverage; a financial stability ratings firm is asking for a special legislative session to tackle a looming funding crisis; and a leading insurer of homes worth $1...