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As homeowner insurance premiums skyrocket, Florida drivers are getting an extra nasty surprise this year: Sharply increased auto insurance renewal rates. Ana Curbelo says her monthly premium increased from $170 to $280 to insure her 2004 Toyota Camry. “It’s crazy for this minimal coverage,” she said. “And I’m over 50.” Jon Klapper says he just received a renewal notice from Progressive that ...

As homeowner insurance premiums skyrocket, Florida drivers are getting an extra nasty surprise this year: Sharply increased auto insurance renewal rates. Ana Curbelo says her monthly premium increased from $170 to $280 to insure her 2004 Toyota Camry. “It’s crazy for this minimal coverage,” she said. “And I’m over 50.” Jon Klapper says he just received a renewal notice from Progressive that ...

PIP coverage may be required in your state, that’s especially true for drivers in no-fault states. Learn what it is and if you need it.

Property Insurance experts are calling it a step in the right direction, in helping consumers in the state of Florida who have been rocked by the home insurance crisis.

Bankrate dug deep into the Florida insurance industry to identify systemic issues and help you understand your options.

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Every week or so, Edward Raggie walks through his front door and enters a painful, infuriating time warp. Everything looks exactly the way it did that day in December, when he and his wife, Joanne Ragge, hastily packed up their Hurricane Ian battered home after learning that dangerous mold had spread behind their white ceilings and bright blue walls. Their roof still leaks, its protective tarp peeling from the hot sun. Inside, brown insulation from the gaping hole in their cei

Insurance companies are raising rates or dropping coverage altogether for the cars that are at a high risk of being stolen.

Just what does the average Florida homeowner pay for property insurance? Good luck figuring that out based on wildly varying estimates quoted across the media. About the only thing everyone agrees on is that the state’s insurance rates have been rising sharply. Insurers say they need higher premiums to offset mounting losses from hurricane claims, severe weather events, high rates of ...

Florida homeowners are bracing for increasing rate hikes as they are already paying higher premiums than anywhere else.

If your home was built in the 1980s or '90s your insurance company may consider it to be so old they won't write a home insurance policy for you.