Not Made Of Money

According to Mike Thomas (columnist for The Orlando Sentinel), homeowner insurance is about to become an entitlement under the homeowner insurance plan proposed by Governor Crist.
Instead of increasing rates, Citizens probably will be ordered to cut them. Whereas once the plan was to shrink Citizens Property, now the plan is to greatly [...]

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In the ever changing debacle of homeowner insurance in Florida, comes yet another proposition being floated.  Pay Now Or After The Big One? outlines the gamble that some legislators would like to take as a solution to the insurance crisis.  Lawmakers are considering letting the Florida tax payers shoulder more of the burden if a catastrophic [...]

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I’ve written in the past about the Florida homeowners insurance problems, and now another financial issue facing homeowners is going to be addressed.  Florida legislators have announced that they will conduct a series of Town Hall meetings to hear ideas on the current property tax problems. 
Some ideas currently making the rounds include the increase of [...]

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We paid the homeowner insurance bill.  I’ve written a lot about the increase in homeowner insurance rates for those who live in Florida.  A special legislative session is scheduled in January in an attempt to find some solutions.  This insurance crisis is pitting Floridians against each other; those in South Florida and coastal areas are wanting [...]

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I’ve written extensively about the homeowner’s insurance problem here in Florida.  Our insurance is due for renewal soon, and we’ve been getting price quotes from a variety of companies. 
After reviewing the quotes, we’ve decided to stay with our current provider, even though our rate has jumped nearly 40%.  We do not live on either of [...]

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I have been writing about the current situation in Florida with rising homeowner insurance costs.  Governor elect Charlie Crist and the legislature will be having a special session in January to address some of the issues with the insurance rates and come up with some solutions to help with the problem.  One of the problems [...]

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As I mentioned during last week’s regular paying the bills, our property tax bill was coming due. We pay our property taxes and homeowner insurance ourselves, rather than allowing the mortage company to collect it in escrow throughout the year. We did this for several reasons. First, the mortage company seemed to have difficulty paying [...]

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