Insurance premium woes have been much on my mind, because we just got the bill for our annual renewal and were dismayed to find it had gone up $249! The part of the premium charged for hurricane protection did not increase. The biggest increase was for sinkhole coverage, which went from $179 to $349. We also got a $81. decrease in the credit for PC/Construction factor, whatever that is. Does that mean our 3-yr-old CBS house is becoming obsolete?
Apparently a Republican senator from SW FL convinced the legislature that sinkholes were the "new hurricanes" in Florida. Insurance companies can even deny sinkhole coverage in Pasco and Hernando counties, where many of the claims originate, forcing homeowners into the Citizens state pool.
For many years for us, insurance has started out at a reasonable rate when we've first insured a piece of property, then crept up year by year, even though there've been no claims.
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