By now, you’ve most likely seen the stories about the large sinkhole that opened in Dunedin, Florida this week. The Dupre family was awakened early Wednesday morning to what sounded like someone noisily attempting to break into their house. Upon inspection, the homeowners were shocked to see that their entire back porch was sliding into
By now, you may have seen the video of the sinkhole swallowing portions of a forest in Louisiana, but – like all classic films – it is worth seeing again.
This video should serve as a shocking reminder of the sudden and brutal nature of not
Here in Florida, we tend to think that we have the exclusive right to complain about Flood Insurance and the rising premiums that go with it. Unfortunately, flood insurance and ever increasing premiums are a problem not only in other states, but in other countries as well.
For example, a recent article in the Tampa
Despite no major storms or hurricanes hitting Florida since 2005, Florida property insurance rates have continue to skyrocket over the past few years – with no end in sight. Shockingly, a recent AP report showed that Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation has approved more than 100 rate hikes per year since 2009. Where is the
Over the past year or so, we have been getting an increasing number of calls from property owners who continue to experience sinkhole damage to their property – even after their property has been repaired by the insurance company! The factual circumstances are almost always the same – the insurance company mandates that the insured
For the past three years, my clients have had to battle with their insurance carrier, Tower Hill Select Insurance Company, to obtain coverage for the repair of damage caused to their home by sinkhole activity. Time and time again, Tower Hill Select refused to provide any assistance to our clients and instead, threatened to pursue
Property damage caused by mold can be a real problem – especially here in Florida. The combination of Florida’s humid climate and often rainy weather create the perfect petri dish for the creation and growth of toxic and damaging mold. Fortunately, most homeowner’s insurance policies provide coverage for the damage caused to your property by
Back in 2007, the insurance industry lobbied for the passage of an alternative dispute resolution mechanism for disputed sinkhole claims – a process which they cleverly entitled “Neutral Evaluation”. The concept was that if there was a disagreement between a property owner and an insurance company as to any issue related to a sinkhole claim,