What Stakeholders are Saying
- 4/2/2021
Deductibles 'give you the most bang for your buck' on your premium
- 11/17/2020
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) held hearings for many carriers in 2020 looking to raise rates that homeowners pay for premiums, so it’s important for your budget that you find ways to reduce those costs.
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Florida Peninsula and Edison Insurance Companies Stand Ready to Help Hurricane Michael Victims
- 10/25/2018
Edison Insurance Company is working diligently to address insurance claims resulting from Hurricane Michael. Edison customers should call 888-683-7971.
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Hurricane Michael: Bay County
- 10/16/2018
Edison Insurance Company, in conjunction with The Division of Consumer Services, will be attending the Panama City Insurance Village this week.
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Prepare Now Before a Storm Strikes: Hurricane Preparedness Tips from a Pro
- 5/31/2018
While hurricane season is still a few weeks away, now is the time to prepare for what could be another difficult storm season. Follow these tips and you’ll be less worried when high winds and rain start to whip up outside your doors:
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Report Shows Florida AOB Abuse Worsening as Lawmakers Consider Reforms
- 1/17/2018
The 2018 Florida Legislative Session is underway, and lawmakers have wasted no time taking up legislation to address the assignment of benefits crisis plaguing the state.
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25 Years Later…What If an Andrew-Type Storm Hit Florida Today?
- 8/28/2017
Though Florida hasn’t suffered a category 5 storm since Hurricane Andrew hit the north Miami area on Aug. 24 1992, the risk of such a storm has not gone away or even declined. In fact, the state’s risk of destruction may be even greater today.
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25 Years Later: How Florida’s Insurance Industry Has Changed Since Hurricane Andrew
- 8/24/2017
25 Years Later: How Florida’s Insurance Industry Has Changed Since Hurricane Andrew
- 8/24/2017
Wells: AOB a growing problem for Florida families
- 4/6/2017
Florida homeowners need to start taking action regarding an escalating problem that will lead to increases in their insurance premiums in the near future.
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New hurricane hunter base nears completion in Lakeland
- 3/15/2017
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Officials say they're on schedule to open the new bade for the U.S. government's "hurricane hunter" aircraft before the Atlantic hurricane season begins.
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THE HARTFORD JUNIOR FIRE MARSHAL® PROGRAM: HOME FIRE RISK
- 3/15/2017
According to a survey conducted by The Hartford, 1 in 8 Americans have experienced a home fire.
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Concerns about hurricane preparedness as three systems loom in the tropics
- 8/23/2016
LAKE WORTH, Fl. (CBS12) — As three systems are brewing in the tropics, state officials are concerned more than one million Florida newcomers are unprepared for storm season.
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Is a Category 6 Hurricane Possible?
- 7/29/2016
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale currently runs from Category 1 through Category 5, and Category 5 is classified as 157-plus mph. But how far above 157 mph could the winds go while still being considered Category 5 wind speeds?
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New technology in storm forecasting comes in time for 2016 Atlantic hurricane season
- 6/3/2016
On the evening of Aug. 12, 2004, Hurricane Charley was barreling northward into the Gulf of Mexico straight at Tampa Bay. More than 800,000 residents here packed up their cars and clogged evacuation routes to avoid a storm that was forecast to hit at Category 3 intensity.
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FPL prepares for 2016 hurricane season
- 5/13/2016
Hurricane season is right around the corner and Florida Power and Light is preparing its employees for the worst-case scenario.
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Average hurricane season, with total of 13 named storms, predicted for Florida, U.S.
- 4/18/2016
The year's hurricane season will be near-average, with the formation of 13 named storms, including six hurricanes that could threaten the U.S. coastline or the Caribbean, according to a prediction released Thursday.
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Soaring property insurance rates
- 4/15/2016
With the 2016 legislative session completed, the Florida Legislature has failed to pass a meaningful solution to the assignment of benefits crisis that is now rapidly spinning out of control.
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Weather Wise: More active hurricane season?
- 4/8/2016
Will this year’s Atlantic basin hurricane season be more active than last year’s?
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January permits for new homes highest for the month in a decade
- 2/5/2016
Led by St. Johns County, last month was the busiest January for new single-family building permits since 2006.
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Tornado punctuates days of severe weather
- 1/29/2016
A rollicking two days of weather punctuated by a tornado that slashed through Palm Beach County on Thursday should taper today as partly cloudy skies turn to sun.
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Sting targeting unlicensed contractors in Clay County results in 9 arrests
- 1/25/2016
A four-day sting targeting unlicensed contractors in Clay County yielded nine arrests after individuals provided estimates for construction or electrical services when they didn’t have the proper licenses, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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Did record warm, wet December cause housing slip?
- 1/22/2016
Are rain and warm temperatures to blame for a new construction dip in the housing market?
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El Niño threatens to turn weather turbulent for Florida
- 1/18/2016
Turbulent weather is headed this way, with forecasters predicting waves of rain and severe storms over the next three months that could make this winter the most destructive in more than a half century.
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Improvements made since '04 hurricanes
- 12/23/2015
Stricter standards, better tech should reduce chances of outages.
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Florida’s good fortune continues
- 12/4/2015
The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season concluded Monday, and for the 10th consecutive year the Sunshine State avoided being hit by a major storm.
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Florida sets record: 10 years without a hurricane
- 11/30/2015
For the 10th year running, Florida dodged a hurricane, setting a new record, while the rest of the eastern seaboard escaped a hit by a major hurricane.
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Winter is coming, and so is an El Nino pattern in Florida
- 11/17/2015
Floridians should brace themselves for a wet and wild winter, all thanks to El Nino.
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Winter is coming — and El Niño likely to bring severe weather with it
- 10/26/2015
The same El Niño blamed for helping create the monster hurricane that hit Mexico on Friday is credited with the lull in hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean this year. For Florida, it’s time to pay the price.
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Manatee-Sarasota home prices rise as sellers gear up for winter
- 10/23/2015
Prices were up even as closed sales dropped in September in the existing single family home market in Manatee and Sarasota counties.
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October no time to stop watching for storms
- 10/15/2015
South Florida breezed through the statistical peak of this year’s hurricane season with nary a scratch and only one mad dash for bottled water when Tropical Storm Erika seemed intent on an August visit.
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Action 9 investigates how emergency contractors can hijack insurance claims
- 10/5/2015
An Orlando woman claims the restoration company she hired to put her life back together after a flood wrecked her home instead, and she's been living without a kitchen for a year and a half.
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Hurricane Joaquin batters Bahamas as U.S. braces for 'historic' floods
- 10/2/2015
Regardless of what Joaquin does, an equal concern in the U.S. is a "historic, potentially life-threatening rainfall event expected this weekend" in the Southeast.
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Flooding concerns across South Florida as supermoon arrives
- 9/28/2015
A rare double celestial occurrence has led to a flood of trouble in several South Florida neighborhoods.
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Tampa Bay home sales still booming, but cooling from earlier this year
- 9/21/2015
"Home sales in Florida are beginning to moderate, even as inventory gets tighter"
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Troublemaker trough still menacing Florida, depression stutters
- 9/18/2015
The disturbance that is heading out of Florida has a 40 percent chance of development as it moves into the friendlier waters of the Atlantic, according to National Hurricane Center forecasters
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Tropical Development Possible Across the Atlantic This Week
- 9/14/2015
Having just passed the peak of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, three tropical waves will be monitored for development this week across the basin.
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Distressed sales of homes around Tampa Bay drop to lowest level in years
- 9/11/2015
Sales of distressed homes in the Tampa Bay area still exceed the national rate but have plunged to their lowest level in years.
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When will Grace deflate? Maybe sooner than thought
- 9/8/2015
Tropical Storm Grace is still packing maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and speeding west at 20 mph, but that quick movement may also lead to a quicker demise.
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Atlantic May Yield More Systems as Peak of Hurricane Season Nears Despite El Nino
- 9/4/2015
While lulls in tropical activity in the Atlantic will continue, a rapid end to the hurricane season in September does not always occur during an El Niño.
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Foreclosure rate falls in South Florida
- 9/1/2015
In Miami-Dade, the percentage of homes in foreclosure dropped to 3.6 percent in June, down from 3.71 percent in May and 6.29 percent in June 2014, according to a report from property analytics firm CoreLogic.
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Tropical Storm Erika heads for Caribbean, Florida
- 8/26/2015
"There is growing concern that Erika will threaten Florida Sunday night into Monday"
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Sinkhole opens in Groveland neighborhood; boil water advisory in effect
- 8/24/2015
A boil water advisory is in effect for some Groveland residents including a school after a large sinkhole opened up late Sunday afternoon
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Danny becomes hurricane with 80-mph winds
- 8/21/2015
It took awhile, but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year has arrived.
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July home sales top already robust year
- 8/17/2015
The Orlando housing market has gotten even hotter.
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El Nino strengthens, may gain “super” status
- 8/14/2015
This year could produce the strongest El Niño weather pattern on record, rivaling the notable 1997 season and possibly reaching the pinnacle title of “super El Niño.”
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Statewide sinkhole map nears completion, officials say
- 8/10/2015
For two years, a team of sinkhole hunters with the Florida Geological Survey has been scouring the state to create a map of where sinkholes are most likely to form.
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Record rain a 'dress rehearsal' for the big one, say Hillsborough commissioners
- 8/7/2015
Hillsborough County commissioners asked an important question after the region was drenched by three weeks of record rainfall: Is the county ready for the big one?
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Evacuations Ordered Near Elfers, Florida, as More Heavy Rain, Flooding Swamps Tampa Bay Area
- 8/3/2015
Yet another round of torrential rain soaked waterlogged western Florida on Monday morning, including parts of the Tampa/St. Petersburg metro area, which flooded roads and prompted evacuations of at least one subdivision.
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Homeowners getting richer as equity fattens
- 7/31/2015
We’re slowly but surely seeing the market in Southwest Florida change from one that’s investor-driven to one that is more dependent on traditional buyers
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Manatee, Tampa Bay under flood watch through Monday evening
- 7/27/2015
"Residents living in flood prone areas should take action to protect property," the Weather Service said.
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New home sales, permitting on the rise in Manatee County
- 7/24/2015
MANATEE -- As home sales in Manatee County hover near an all-time high, new home construction is catching up.
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Apartment construction drives U.S, home building surge in June
- 7/20/2015
U.S. builders broke ground on apartment complexes last month at the fastest pace in nearly 28 years, as developers anticipate that recent job gains will launch a wave of renters.
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Orlando foreclosures persist despite recovery signs
- 7/17/2015
Home prices are up 51 percent in five years. And yet the region had one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates so far this year, a new report shows.
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Weather Wise: NWS set for new tropical forecast graphics, info
- 7/13/2015
The National Weather Service is in the process of improving the way the public gets information about tropical cyclones.
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Lightning season, always fierce in Florida, is proving deadly this year
- 7/10/2015
A streak of lightning can be as thin as a ruler, carry the heat of the sun and kill in a flash. While fatal strikes remain rare, they are happening at a surprisingly higher rate this lightning season.
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In the Market for a Deal: Polk Among Most Affordable Places to Buy a Home in Florida
- 7/6/2015
According to data compiled by Florida Realtors, the Lakeland-Winter Haven metropolitan area — which comprises all of Polk County — is among the most affordable places in the state to buy a house, even as median sale prices for single-family homes continue to see year-over-year gains.
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South Florida home prices rise 8.5 percent in April
- 7/2/2015
South Florida ranked among the nation's best markets for home price increases in April, a new report shows.
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Will Tropical Storm Bill arrive this month?
- 6/5/2015
Will we see a tropical storm this June?
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Are Brevard residents feeling “hurricane amnesia?”
- 6/1/2015
With near-historically low levels of tropical cyclone activity predicted for the Atlantic basin, it’s fair to ask: Have people let down their guard again when it comes to hurricane preparedness?
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South Florida housing market still has room to improve
- 5/29/2015
Although home prices are inching higher on strong demand, South Florida's housing market isn't quite to the level of what mortgage company Freddie Mac considers ideal
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Orlando home prices lag behind Florida cities
- 5/26/2015
For the first time in years, Orlando's median home prices dropped below the midpoint price for houses in metro areas throughout Florida, a new report shows.
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Will This Season Bring an End to Florida's Decade-Long Hurricane Drought?
- 5/22/2015
It has been nearly a decade since a hurricane has impacted Florida, a state which has been hit by seven of the 10 most costly and damaging hurricanes in U.S. history. But despite the recent lull, another devastating storm could impact the Sunshine State in the near future.
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Sarasota-Manatee home sales rise by 10.7% in quarter
- 5/18/2015
Single-family home sales posted double-digit annual gains in Southwest Florida and statewide during the first quarter.
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Buying a home still beats renting
- 5/15/2015
Should you buy or rent a home? In South Florida, that decision is a no-brainer — for those who plan to stay and have the means, a new report shows.
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Surprise! Early Tropical Storm Ana slogs toward Carolinas
- 5/11/2015
Beachgoers were warned away, emergency officials kept a watchful eye and at least one graduation ceremony was forced indoors as Tropical Storm Ana plodded toward the Carolinas on Saturday in an early heaping of rough weather weeks ahead of the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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Home prices jump 9.1 percent in March
- 5/8/2015
Home prices jumped 9.1 percent in March over the year in the Sarasota-Manatee region, again outstripping state and national gains.
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Hurricane center monitors first disturbance of season
- 5/4/2015
Although the official start of hurricane season is still almost a month away, the first storm might form later this week.
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South Florida sees third-highest annual home price growth in nation
- 5/1/2015
A strong economy and an influx of new residents meant higher home prices in South Florida over the past year.
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Florida hit by storms in 20 of 27 slow seasons
- 4/27/2015
The initial hurricane outlook calls for a calm season with only seven named storms this year — but don't exhale yet.
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Home sales, prices rise in Volusia, Flagler
- 4/24/2015
Sales of existing homes rose sharply in March in both Volusia and Flagler counties, while median prices in both counties also shot up, area Realtors associations reported Wednesday.
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FPL crews prep for hurricane season
- 4/20/2015
With storm season around the corner, FPL said they are ready for whatever Mother Nature throws at them.
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Fannie Mae economist: Higher wages could boost Florida housing
- 4/17/2015
Rising wages may lead to more robust housing markets next year in Florida and across the nation.
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Insurance rates in Florida expected to dip slightly this summer
- 4/13/2015
The price you pay for insurance should go down a little bit this summer. State regulators say rates in Florida should dip 1.5 percent in July.
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Mortgage rates decline
- 4/10/2015
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, approaching historically low levels with the spring home-buying season underway.
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Millions of Americans have little to no money saved
- 4/6/2015
Two new studies released this week reveals millions of Americans have no savings set aside, leaving them in serious jeopardy if financial calamity strikes.
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Census report: The Villages is fastest-growing metro area
- 4/3/2015
For the second consecutive year The Villages is the nation’s fastest growing metropolitan area, the Census Bureau is announcing today.
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Citizens Property Insurance shrinks to record low
- 3/30/2015
State-run Citizens Property Insurance has shrunk to the fewest number of policies since its creation 10 years ago.
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It's a good time to buy a house, unless you're an investor, study says
- 3/27/2015
Study says the housing market has faded for investors
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Is South Florida headed toward drought?
- 3/11/2015
Portions of South Florida may fall under drought conditions in coming months, parched from a rainfall deficit of up to 6 inches since the beginning of the dry season.
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Wilma one of several hurricane anniversaries this year
- 3/10/2015
This is a big year for hurricane anniversaries, with Wilma in 2005 atop the list. Although 10 years ago, it’s still fresh in the memories of millions of Floridians.
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Home repair insurance claim fraud hammering Florida
- 3/2/2015
Imagine this: You wake up to find your kitchen flooded from a broken pipe. You frantically call a water extractor who arrives and says, “Don’t worry. Just sign these forms and we’ll handle everything.”
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Weather Wise: Classic conditions brought flurries to Florida
- 2/4/2015
The conditions were classic. Essentially, wind blowing off the warmer water interacted with a cooler land mass, causing what's essentially "ocean effect" snow. In actuality, the actual process isn't much different than the lake-effect snow often seen in Buffalo, New York, but on a much smaller and more localized scale.
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Citizens dropping more insurance policies
- 1/16/2015
As regulators approved another round of policy “takeouts” from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. today, the state-backed insurer says it can get smaller than previously thought.
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Ocean-effect snow creates buzz from Jacksonville through coastal Georgia
- 1/13/2015
Snow-way! Call it a miracle! Snow danced over the streets of Jacksonville Thursday for the first time in five years and tied the record for the day of a trace set 57 years ago.
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Bradenton Herald - Tax relief in 2015: Florida's hurricane tax ends
- 1/5/2015
Florida hurricane insurance charge ends New Year's Day.
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Underwater mortgages falling as home prices rise
- 12/24/2014
Widespread home price increases have helped more South Floridians break free of burdensome mortgages, a new report shows.
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New year offers chance to adjust insurance
- 12/15/2014
Your insurance policies should be on your end-of-the year review checklist.
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Property Casualty 360
- 1/13/2012
Fla. & Va. Outpace 16 Other States in Building Code Report
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