Friday, October 27, 2006

Florida: One State - Many Insurance Rates

Hope you didn't miss today's paper..Friday October 27th. A couple of good articles about how Floridians are having major problems getting homeowners insurance. So here todays articles taken from the Pensacola News Journal.

Comparing quotes difficult with more than 1,500 territories
Cordova Park residents Herman and Christine Allday are considering selling their home of more than 30 years after receiving their homeowners insurance bill for $5,400, an increase of more than $4,000 since last year.

'There is no safe place in Florida'
Milton and Pace now are considered coastal territories - and are paying for it

Homeowners not directly on the Florida coastline are also contending with massive insurance rate hikes. East Milton, miles from Pensacola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, was ravaged by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 and again by Dennis in July 2005.

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