The Fanchers’ predicament is just one of many linked to the insurance crisis in hurricane-prone Florida. Rates are sky-high and expected to continue rising as catastrophe claims surge and Floridians face few insurance options and increased scrutiny during underwriting.

Aerial view of structures including gigantic tents built at the recently opened migrant detention center, “Alligator Alcatraz,” located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on Friday July 04, 2025. Pedro Portal [email protected]

The 20 U.S. cities most in danger of getting smacked by a major hurricane in the next decades are all in Florida. Florida will account for about $7 out of every $10 in hurricane damage, according ...

Florida must address the insurance cost challenge. Mitigation is the state’s most proven, cost-effective and underutilized insurance strategy.

It is also true of hurricane season, with unique fingerprints to tropical risks between various parts of the state. With no tropical activity in the Atlantic and none on the horizon for the next ...

Odds of a major hurricane striking within 50 miles of Florida in 2022 are up amid a busier-than-normal Atlantic season, Colorado State University says. ... Florida's major hurricane risk elevated.

Hurricane risk is expected in Florida, but communities in Virginia, the Carolinas and along the Gulf Coast are also prone as well — but the difference is that those areas are often less prepared ...

As of Friday morning, the National Hurricane Center is predicting Florida’s west coast could see up to three inches of storm surge. There is no storm surge risk for Florida’s east coast, as of ...

Up and down Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents are deciding whether to stay or go following two recent hurricanes. And people who might move to Florida are contemplating whether it's worth the risk ...