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Spartan86 05-06-2024 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2328777)
This is an important and good thread that I have bookmarked and will be referencing later this year. Keep the information coming. We have already been notified by Farmers that our policy won’t be renewed this fall and I’m not looking forward to having to find a new provider at a reasonable rate. Our home is over 20 years old, but has a two month old roof and is in excellent overall condition. I dumped The Villages Insurance several years ago because of their very poor and slow communication and inability to find us competitive rates relative to an outside agency. My wife and I have owned six homes during our lives and have collectively filed a grand total of ZERO homeowners claims, but that doesn’t seem to work in our favor. I would be willing to consider signing a waiver prohibiting us from litigation for a new roof in exchange for a more reasonable rate if that’s what necessary. I would be very interested in feedback from others who have explored that option?

Your new roof should bode well for you IMO. But, if you don’t already, I would try to get written confirmation of the materials and processes used on the new roof - my assumption is it is up to the 2020 standard, but you may possibly be asked to prove it through documentation, inspector report etc.

sowilts 05-06-2024 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by True Blue (Post 2328707)
What does USAA write you a check for on your insurance at year end? We have USAA and have never received a check at year end.

It is the dividend. I have received one for a long time

Salty Dog 05-06-2024 03:36 PM

I've been getting a check (actually deposit to my checking account) from USAA for nearly 50 years. As long as I've had insurance of some sort with them. They call it a Subscriber's Savings Account. When I didn't have car or home insurance with them for a few years. They sent me a check for over 3k. It was the balance of the account that had built up for about 30 years. Most was auto insurance while on active duty.

MSGirl 05-06-2024 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeN (Post 2328719)
How ridiculous is it that the Villages won’t continue with your insurance policy. Just another failure for TV

You must be confused. You seem to refer to “The Villages” as if they do all the insuring. The Villages Insurance is a brokerage and like all brokerage firms, they shop major insurance companies for the best rates.

Just jimmy 05-07-2024 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by arbajeda (Post 2328670)
We were not renewed by Progressive and went to State Farm, transferring home, auto, golf cart, and umbrella. The new premium total came out to less than what we had been paying. Your results may be different because of things like credit score and whatever else the insurance company uses in calculating the premium.

We called State Farm. If our roof was put on after 2020 they wouldn’t talk to us. Our home is 2017.

retiredguy123 05-07-2024 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Just jimmy (Post 2329232)
We called State Farm. If our roof was put on after 2020 they wouldn’t talk to us. Our home is 2017.

Do you mean before 2020?

mrf0151 05-08-2024 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Desiderata (Post 2328710)
I had the same experience with The Village’s Insurance. Very slow response time, and that was when I wanted to purchase a policy. Makes me wonder what the response time would be if I needed to make a claim.

We had excellent service with The Villages insurance brokers, but something happened about 4 years ago. All of the sudden their communication with returning emails and phone calls became very poor. We would leave a message and it took several days for a response.
Went with Lassiter-Ware and are working with Gina Rush, excellent.

JGibson 05-08-2024 09:13 AM

TV insurance doesn't work with all insurance companies like Geico for example.

I wouldn't rely on them only.

Gatorfan1 05-08-2024 06:20 PM

Call Abshier Insurance
 
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Originally Posted by JGibson (Post 2329418)
TV insurance doesn't work with all insurance companies like Geico for example.

I wouldn't rely on them only.

They will shop over 10 Homeowner companies for best premium. They also can write Fire, wind and hail policies. No obligation. Local, longtime hometown agency. 352-245-2423

nn0wheremann 05-09-2024 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim1mack (Post 2328332)
I like probably many others have been informed that your current policy will not be renewed.
The Villages Insurance is whom we went to to get our current policy on the home we bought new ten years ago. They have come up with one or two suggestions with whom we could use for a new policy. One is over $1k above our current policy, which they recommend, and the other has about the same premium.

Question: if you have had your policy discontinued, with what insurance company did you end up going with?

Allstate agent in Hollywood Florida represents Tower Hill Insurance Exchange, a Gainesville company with a very good rating from Better Business Bureau. Premium increase was about 60% higher than Farmers.

retiredguy123 05-09-2024 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by sowilts (Post 2328837)
It is the dividend. I have received one for a long time

Then, why is it that some posters say that they don't receive a check?

Shipping up to Boston 05-09-2024 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mrf0151 (Post 2329350)
We had excellent service with The Villages insurance brokers, but something happened about 4 years ago. All of the sudden their communication with returning emails and phone calls became very poor. We would leave a message and it took several days for a response.
Went with Lassiter-Ware and are working with Gina Rush, excellent.

Hmmm
Four years ago....so around 5/2020. A lot of things we knew, expected and were used to...changed, forever it seems in that timeline. Cant put my finger on the cause tho! ;)

charlieo1126@gmail.com 05-09-2024 10:02 AM

In the last few months every time I would read one of these insurance threads I was preparing for a large raise or worse being cancelled the people on here claiming they can’t get insurance on a 3 year old home or they hav been raised thousands of dollars , doesn’t seem to compare what I and many of my friends are paying mine went up in April about $130 this is a 10 year old home ,(state farm) I wonder if some people have some kind of agenda or just not telling the truth , or if I and my friends have just been lucky

Brendanyc 05-09-2024 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Just jimmy (Post 2329232)
We called State Farm. If our roof was put on after 2020 they wouldn’t talk to us. Our home is 2017.

I have a 2012 home original roof that I purchased in August. I tried the Villages Insurance and they quoted me 1000 higher than State Farm. I bundled my car and the home together and saved $1000. I am not sure why State Farm is giving you a hard time.

Spartan86 05-09-2024 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Brendanyc (Post 2330011)
I have a 2012 home original roof that I purchased in August. I tried the Villages Insurance and they quoted me 1000 higher than State Farm. I bundled my car and the home together and saved $1000. I am not sure why State Farm is giving you a hard time.

I think SF changed their policy just recently, April 1st? You got in before that.


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