Florida's home insurance crisis: The search for solutions
As Florida homeowners pay comparatively higher premiums and many complain about how their damage claims are handled, policymakers and consumer watchdogs are proposing several reforms.
Florida's home insurance crisis: Investigating the risk, cost of underinsured homes
In the aftermath of the 2024 hurricanes, Florida homeowners whose homes are underinsured are encountering steep costs in their efforts to rebuild.
Florida's Insurance Crisis
FOX 13's Craig Patrick investigates high bills, claims disputes, and reforms.
Insider's advice on resolving home insurance disputes
Families across Tampa Bay are still struggling to rebuild from the hurricanes, and some are still fighting with their insurance companies as they hit one dead end after another.
Insurance payments and the call for reform
Florida made it harder to sue insurance companies and offered them more state subsidies, because they said the industry was in financial distress.
Florida House speaker launching investigation into insurance profits
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez says he wants hearings in Tallahassee after a report found that property insurance providers may have misled lawmakers into thinking they were struggling financially.
Citizens drops below 850,000 policies
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. last week shed about 100,000 policies, with its number of customers dropping to the lowest total in nearly three years.
Bill that would require Citizens Insurance to expand windstorm coverage to all Floridians stirs debate
Florida lawmakers will soon consider a bipartisan bill that would expand windstorm coverage through Citizens Property Insurance to all property owners statewide, but the proposal is not without its critics.
Florida regulators approve new rates for Citizens with changes taking effect June 1
Florida regulators have approved new rates for the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp., with premiums for the most-common type of homeowners policy increasing by a statewide average of 6.6 percent.
Citizens starts year with 935K policies
Amid efforts to shift customers into the private market, the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. started 2025 with more than 935,000 policies.
Lawmakers preview coming session
From the cost of insurance to the cost of living, lawmakers are expecting to focus on economic issues during the March legislative session.
Thousands of Pinellas homeowners seeing flood insurance savings
Some Pinellas County residents are getting a discount on their flood insurance premiums. The discount is due to the county’s recognition from FEMA for local leaders’ efforts to address flood risk.
Citizen’s Property Insurance would cover all Floridians under proposed plan: 'Florida saves Florida'
Lawmakers in Tallahassee say they have the solution to Florida’s insurance crisis.
Insurance Crisis
FOX 13 Investigates why our home insurance premiums are soaring and explains new proposals to bring down our rates. Craig Patrick examines complaints of excessive delays, and underpayments for hurricane damage. Insurance experts explain how consumers can lower premiums and resolve disputes.