Insurance

Legislative priorities for lawmakers in Tallahassee this year include increasing the number of health care providers in Florida and clamping down on children's social media use.

The proposed priority list for grants and inspections would place low-income homeowners who are at least 60 years old at the head of the line, rather than keep the program essentially first-come, first-served.

Randall Croom, Associate Professor of Management at Stetson University, talks about the latest with the property insurance market in Florida.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky provides tips to Floridians who face challenges with homeowners insurance.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss some of the biggest challenges to stabilizing Florida’s insurance market, calls for the head of the state’s Republican Party to step down and the Florida Democrats' decision to cancel its presidential primary. Plus, a collection of environmental stories from across Florida.

In an issue that might ultimately have to be sorted out by the Florida Supreme Court, an appeals court has sided with a Collier County homeowner in a dispute about a 2021 law that placed additional hurdles to filing lawsuits against property insurers.

As lawmakers Tuesday approved covering the costs of thousands of backlogged applications, several House members said more money needs to be approved next year for a program to help residents make home improvements to reduce insurance premiums.

Florida lawmakers Monday began moving forward with a proposal that would offer additional help to Hurricane Idalia victims and provide money to address a backlog of residents seeking to improve their homes to reduce insurance premiums.

State Rep. John Snyder said there's more work to be done to tackle the ongoing insurance crisis.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how the property insurance market has been in crisis for several years in Florida. Some insurance companies like Farmers and Progressive are not writing any new home insurance policies. Others, like United Property and Casualty, have gone bankrupt.

The new legal landscape of abortion is causing more health insurance companies to think about the best way to offer equitable coverage across state lines. Some firms have decided to expand coverage for abortion services.

Talks are ongoing in advance of a special legislative session about how much money would be needed to reduce a backlog of grant applications from Floridians looking to upgrade their homes to help lower insurance premiums.