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Special Report: Insurance Crisis
By KEVIN BEGOS
of The Tampa Tribune
Another round of property insurance increases may be on the way for some Florida homeowners.
An arbitration tribunal has ruled against an attempt by the Office of Insurance Regulation to limit a rate increase sought by Nationwide Insurance of Florida.
Now, Nationwide customers may see an average 54 percent hike in hurricane and non-hurricane coverage, though the amount will vary by location.
Nationwide sought a 71 percent rate hike last summer, but regulators rejected the request.
Nationwide filed for arbitration and won the case during hearings earlier this month. The ruling was released today.
The ruling is complicated by the fact that another rate filing by Nationwide is currently under review.
Earlier this month, Nationwide responded to special legislation passed in January and filed for a 4.5 percent rate decrease. Regulators are reviewing that, and had suggested the savings were too low.
Nationwide spokesman Eric Hardgrove said the company will be implementing the increase “as soon as possible,” and would work with regulators to determine how to apply the separate rate decrease.
But in the end, most if not all customers seem likely to pay more, not less.
Ours went fron $1400 a year to $5000 dollars a year in just two years. Who is in charge?
This is utterly ridiculus; a 4% decrease following a 50%+ increase? What is the point? What happened to property insurance reform? Is there a loophole for every consumer friendly legislation? Where are the decreased promised? That’s not a decrease, it’s an insult.
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Posted by Carlene Sawyer, Lutz on 04/01 at 09:43 AM
Not everyone that resides in Florida is made of money. Geez, and Florida officials wonder why the tourists and 2nd home owners are leaving.
Hooray, more foreclosures and bankrupcies! Keep up the good work Florida, it will be just for the rich and famous…