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Florida home insurance crisis is cutting into real estate market

November 2, 2023November 1, 2023 Marc

Property buyers are stepping back from otherwise affordable homes due to high coverage costs. Home insurance agents aren’t the only professionals feeling for their clients as rates continue to rise to crisis levels in Florida. Real estate agents are also finding that their customers are frustrated with the additional expense of a prospective new house when they see what their premiums would be. Floridians looking to buy their dream houses aren’t just stressed about the price of the property. Property prices are already climbing fast, but even among those who…

Home insurance rates are consuming more of Americans’ incomes

October 16, 2023October 13, 2023 Marc

Auto premiums are also eating into a larger portion of the typical US budget as well. Millions of Americans have been shopping around for better auto and home insurance rates as these monthly expenses continue to consume a larger portion of their budgets in an increasingly expensive world. The challenge is to find the coverage they need without having to sacrifice protection from their policies. Though inflation appears to be slowing down in a number of important categories, providing welcome ease to the rising strain on families doing everything they…

Florida’s top earners pay hundreds of thousands in homeowners insurance premiums

October 13, 2023October 12, 2023 Julie Campbell

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Some billionaires in the state are paying as much as $622,000 per year for property coverage. Florida’s mega rich may own massive properties and huge mansions, but this doesn’t mean that they are able to escape the skyrocketing homeowners insurance premiums the state has been facing. In fact, billionaires in the state are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for their coverage. According to a recent Bloomberg report, owners of some of the largest mansions and properties in the state are paying massive homeowners insurance premiums every year. The report…

Progressive to cease renewal of some Florida home insurance policies

October 10, 2023October 5, 2023 H. Cutner

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The insurer has confirmed that it wasn’t leaving the state but that it wouldn’t always renew coverage. Progressive has confirmed that it has decided not to renew some home insurance policies in Florida once they reach their expiration date. Regulatory filings from the company have already started and notices will start being issued soon. A spokesperson from Progressive has confirmed the home insurance company’s intention to stop renewing certain policies in Florida. It has started the necessary regulatory filings for this move and will be issuing the first wave of…

Mercy Health and Anthem strike health insurance deal

October 6, 2023October 5, 2023 Logan B.

The companies have come to an agreement that will keep the care provider in the insurer’s network. Mercy Health has announced that it will remain in Anthem’s health insurance network now that the companies have arrived at a deal. This means that the insurer’s members will be able to seek care through that healthcare system. The Catholic healthcare system in Ohio and Kentucky will be available to Anthem health insurance members on the Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and employer-based coverage plans. According to the new agreement, this will extend through to…

$52 million in life insurance benefits recovered in Colorado

October 5, 2023October 4, 2023 Nordstrom

The state’s Consumer Services Team from the Division of Insurance recovered the money. The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies’ (DORA) Division of Insurance (DOI) has recovered a substantial amount of life insurance benefits money over the last few months. The DOI received three complaints since November 2022, leading to $4.5 million in found benefits. Beyond the money recovered from the investigation that occurred following the complaints, another $48 million in benefits have been found in Colorado from the Life Insurance Lost Policy Locator. The benefits recovered in November 2022 following…

Mercury Insurance says California’s bodily injury costs are rising

October 4, 2023October 3, 2023 G. Turner

The insurer’s new umbrella coverage provides Californians with enhanced protection against these claims. Mercury Insurance has announced that it has relaunched its umbrella coverage after a redesign in order to provide Californians with an added protection layer above what a standard home or auto policy has to offer. The coverage is meant as an added safety net in a state that is becoming increasingly litigious. A news release from Mercury Insurance said that liability claim amounts are now 66 percent higher than they were before the pandemic, having climbed with…