Property Insurance

An analysis shows non-renewals are initiated by the insurers, spiking 280% in five years from 2018 to 2023, the highest in the U.S.

On "The Florida Roundup," Pinellas County's Jeff Brandes said he believes growth and competition in the property insurance market will help drive down costs.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the new immigrant detention center in the Everglades with Rep. Anna Eskamani and spoke about the contractors who have been hired to operate the facility with Bob Norman of the Florida Trident. Then, we were joined by former state senator Jeff Brandes about property insurance reform.

The Legislature in 2022 set up two programs to help property insurers set up critical backup programs. A measure signed into law last week essentially put money back in the state’s coffers.

Wilton Simpson said the majority of farmworkers in the state have legal visas. He also called for nationalization of property insurance because of threats from an increasing number of disasters.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson introduced a bill in Congress this week to help stabilize the troubled property insurance market and help homeowners nationwide, especially in Florida, with a growing and costly pocketbook issue.

Company charged $36,879 for the roof, but insurance only authorized $15,149. Now they’re suing her for the difference.

PolitiFact fact-checked DeSantis’ statements about Florida’s insurance rates, workforce, education policy and gun laws. For the Democrats’ response to DeSantis, we fact-checked state Sen. Jason Pizzo’s statement about law enforcement salaries, human trafficking and homeowners insurance.

Tampa Bay Times reporter Lawrence Mower recently got a hold of the state analysis, which shows "Florida insurance companies steered money to investors while claiming losses."

Florida lawmakers say they want to investigate insurance companies. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for action on property taxes and condos.

A report published by the Tampa Bay Times revealed that insurance companies steered billions to parent companies while claiming they were going broke two years ago while lobbying for industry reforms.

Your Florida asked people statewide what issues they want lawmakers to tackle this legislative session. Here's what some folks had to say.