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Before you buy the Florida hype

Florida's insurance market, which has been unstable since the 90s, has grown even more volatile in recent years. According to industry estimates, the average price of homeowners' insurance premiums has more than doubled since DeSantis took office in 2019, and more than a dozen insurers have become insolvent in the state during that time. Earlier this month, Farmers Insurance announced that it would end its home and auto coverage in Florida entirely.

A recent study put Florida at the top of the list for the most expensive home insurance in the country.

All of this, according to Ron himself, will “normalize after hurricane season.” This from a guy who’s received millions of dollars from insurance stakeholders as he has overseen massive giveaways to the insurance industry.

All of which creates a state of uninsured drivers, hit-and-runs and dilapidated homes and storefronts there was no insurance to repair from that fire or flood or robbery. All of which encourages a thriving industry of bus bench lawyers and dreams of instant payouts. We’re the original state of “I’ll pay you when I get my tax refund.” Low rent.
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thisguy20 · 41-45, M
Recently saw / read an article about this (I don't have a link to it: sorry), apparently the average home owner's insurance premium in Florida is not +/- $6000 per year!!!
Living in a competently run blue state, I'm paying $1100...
@thisguy20 Respectfully, and I don't know what state you live in, but rising insurance costs are not a red as opposed to a blue problem and Florida suffers far more from its geography than its government on that issue.

I'm not a fan of DeSantis, mind you. Now, if you really want to see a state literally get washed away with active government assistance, stay tuned when Landry becomes governor in Louisiana.
Graylight · 51-55, F
@MistyCee Tue, red and blue states are about split where insurances are concerned. Florida is now among the worst, whereas it used to be the cheapest.

But it's not geography. Storms are one thing but in central florida we have a hurricane event once in a 100 years. Everything else is just tropical storm weather. All our insurance, from flood to homeowners to auto to renters to life to health insurances are all saoring right now in Florida. That's no wind - that's politics and money.