Hurricanes

Senate passes hurricane insurance measure

Customers of the statebacked Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are going to see their premiums rise, but by how much has not been finalized.
The Senate on Tuesday passed an amended version of a House proposal (HB 1495) by a 34-2 vote and sent it back with a 5 percent cap on the increase — albeit that could be too little in lawmakers’ efforts to get the insurer of last resort up to healthy actuarial levels.

Prepare Now for Hurricane Season

Prepare, prepare, prepare, the experts say,Get ready. It?s going to be another busy hurricane season.