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A fast-moving tropical wave continued to pick up steam overnight and could become a depression or Tropical Storm Matthew as soon as Tuesday, hurricane forecasters

PRIVATE flood insurance options are increasingly available in some states, but consumers should make sure they understand the fine print before choosing one over a federal policy.

Most South Florida customers of Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. will pay 15 percent average rate increases to renew their policies beginning Dec. 1,

In a twist on the “The Perfect Storm” account of a Massachusetts fishing boat getting caught out on the Atlantic Ocean as two fierce storm

Efforts to shrink state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continue, even though the state-run “insurer of last resort” is about one-third as large as it was in 2012.

With climate changing, sea levels rising and the constant threat for tropical cyclones, densely populated South Florida is becoming increasingly vulnerable to storm surge flooding.

As hurricane season enters prime time and rate increases begin showing up on property insurance bills, South Florida homeowners may rightly wonder whether their insurance

Rising sea levels. Coastal flooding. Hurricane storm surge. It’s one thing to hear about the possibility of catastrophe. It’s another when you learn exactly how

An influential insurance industry watchdog has announced a new mission: promoting and keeping tabs on the growing market for certain energy-efficiency improvements. Principals of the

If David Altmaier’s first two months are any indication, Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet were right to make Altmaier the state’s top insurance regulator. Altmaier,