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Hurricane Idalia path live tracker: Georgia and South Carolina are bracing for heavy rain and wind after the storm made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla.

As it churns toward Florida, Hurricane Idalia could be a litmus test for the state’s increasingly volatile and expensive insurance landscape.

Florida residents are already spending an average of $6,000 dollars on home insurance policies, four times more than the average in other states.

More than a million Florida homeowners rely on the state's public insurer. That could create financial problems for the entire state post-Idalia.

New York (CNN) — As it churns toward the disaster-prone Sunshine State, Hurricane Idalia could be a litmus test for Florida’s increasingly volatile and expensive insurance landscape.

Farmers Insurance is laying off 2,400 people. The insurer recently pulled out of doing business in Florida.

As it churns toward the disaster-prone Sunshine State, Hurricane Idalia could be a litmus test for Florida’s increasingly volatile and expensive insurance landscape.

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN

New York (CNN) — As it churns toward the disaster-prone Sunshine State, Hurricane Idalia could be a litmus test for Florida’s increasingly volatile and expensive insurance<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/floridas-already-volatile-insurance-industry-is-bracing-for-hurricane-idalia/">Read More</a>

As it churns toward Florida, Hurricane Idalia could be a litmus test for the state’s increasingly volatile and expensive insurance landscape.