Category Archives: Homeowners Insurance
Insurance Lobbyists Hope for Mandatory Flood Disclosure
Insurance lobbyists are currently urging for mandatory disclosure of flooding to be adopted in the state and national levels due to outdated FEMA flood maps causing homeowners to have risk of uninsured damages and more risks of flooding in general. There is the possibility of this becoming a reality with the National Flood Insurance… Read More »
The Difficulties of Getting a Tax Break for Flood Damages
While battling flood damage, it can be extremely difficult to get a tax break for it. Here’s what every homeowner should know. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act limits the extent at which individuals can claim a deduction for property damages This act causes people to only be able to claim losses if the… Read More »
How to Clean Smoke Damage from your Home
Here are some tips on how to deal with cleaning up smoke damage in your home. Evaluate the Damage. When dealing with smoke damage, you should first look and see how severe the damage is. After assessing the damage, you can determine how much you can fix on your own, and how much you… Read More »
Phase Two of Hurricane Season: What’s to Come
As Phase 2 of Hurricane Season approaches, National Hurricane Center forecasters have begun recognizing new systems that may arise. Meteorologists say that August usually brings more active systems within the Atlantic tropics, and that is exactly what is occurring this year as well. During this time of year, east African waves move off the… Read More »
How to Prevent Storm Damage
Windstorms can do a lot of damage to one’s home or business, which is why it is so important to prevent it in any way possible. Here are some prevention tips that can help potentially avoid some, or even all possible windstorm damage from occurring in your home or place of work. Bring any… Read More »
Should Flood Insurance Be A Priority?
When buying a new home, you have a lot to consider- your time, patience, commitment and research are all vital components in becoming a homeowner. Buyers consider an abundance of potential issues that may arise while living in their new home- and oftentimes, floods may be one of them. Buyers and homeowners should make… Read More »
FPL Settlement Approved on Irma Costs
After Hurricane Irma swept across Florida one of the major consequences it left behind was damages regarding electricity. On July 9 of this year, utility regulators signed-off on a $1.3 billion agreement that involves Florida Power & Light’s expenses for the restoration of electricity after the hurricane. The settlement is between FPL, the state… Read More »
Stop giving hurricane victims the insurance run around
The residents of Florida have dealt with the consequences of hurricanes for years. Home damage and flooding are two major factors that affect the life of all residents. In addition to this, over the past years there has been another major consequence that went from being a blessing to a curse: insurance. The Tampa… Read More »
The two Florida Republicans who voted against Hurricane Michael disaster aid explain why.
On Monday June 3, The House of Representatives approved a $19.1 billion disaster supplement that is supposed to bring aid to communities that have been affected by natural disasters, such as hurricanes, wildfires and flooding. Two of the representatives who voted against the measure where Florida representatives Francis Rooney of Naples and Greg Steube… Read More »
No Move to Tighten Building Codes As Hurricane Season Starts In Florida
Panama City and other Panhandle residents have suffered from the consequences that Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Andrew have had on their homes. The strong winds of this storms wiped out the homes of some of this residents leaving them with nothing behind. Leslie Chapman-Henderson head of the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, spoke to… Read More »