TAMPA, Fla. — We are continuing to cover the price of paradise and the state of insurance with the top insurance headlines for the week.
1. DESANTIS ON CONDO REFORM
- Pressure is mounting on Florida lawmakers to address the rising costs for condo owners.
- A special session of the legislature could potentially provide a solution.
The Florida House, Senate, and governor cannot agree on the necessary actions.
Lawmakers search for answers for Condo issues
2. LOWER INSURANCE RATES ON NEW BUILDS
- A Florida-based insurance company is offering a new program of lower premiums to buyers of newly constructed homes.
"This program is for new home construction, and it's an embedded program that is sold through the builder," Melissa Burt DeVriese, the president of Security First Insurance, said.
Why new homes could be affordable solution to insurance costs
2. TAMPA BAY AREA AGENT SEEING RATES DROP
- One Tampa Bay insurance agent is seeing issurance rates coming down.
- He said he is seeing the drop in the last 60 days.
See my full report on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay agent seeing rates drop
Pasco County woman trying to rebuild mobile home after hurricanes
"I cried, of course, because I've worked very hard getting it nice, which has been difficult for me since I lost my husband and being alone,” Kelly Welty said.
Welty's mobile home lost its roof during Hurricane Milton. She said it was the only one in the Buena Vista community to get totaled by a tornado.
