Pasco County might crack down on flood zone violations in coastal homes to protect a 15 percent discount on flood insurance policies here. ...more

November 27, 2007

The worst catastrophe since a series of hurricanes hit Florida in 2004 is sharply higher homeowner insurance rates, some county, state and federal leaders argue. Backers of a National Catastrophic Insurance Fund believe the time has come for the self-insurance concept for states to supplement the private market. ...more

November 21, 2007

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is no longer the state's insurer of last resort. With 1.4 million policies, it's the largest insurer in Florida. ...more

November 2, 2007

After the storms of 2004 ravaged homes in the Tiki Village mobile home park west of U.S. 19, elderly residents decided to do something to protect their properties. ...more

October 30, 2007

A Senate committee Wednesday declined to add wind damage coverage to a bill to overhaul and renew the national flood insurance program. ...more

October 18, 2007

Insurance companies can be required to pay only for actual damage and just that resulting from covered perils such as windstorms or fires - not other causes - the state Supreme Court said Thursday in two rulings affecting homeowner policies. ...more

September 21, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - Insurance companies can be required to pay only for actual damage and just that resulting from covered perils such as windstorms or fires - not other causes - the state Supreme Court said Thursday in two rulings affecting homeowner policies. ...more

September 20, 2007