The “My Safe Florida Home” program applications open Monday, offering millions of dollars to help homeowners make improvements that can lower their insurance premiums.

Homeowners in need of assistance to strengthen their homes against storms and lower their insurance premiums may be able to get help from the popular My Safe Florida Home (MSFH) program soon.

In recent years, flooding has occurred in areas in Central Florida that have never flooded in the past. The alarming trend has prompted more people to get flood insurance, but there can be major differences between private insurance and government insurance.

Florida lawmakers have already introduced more than 30 bills related to insurance.

Preparing for a hurricane involves removing patio furniture, preparing windows and building a hurricane kit. You should also prepare to file an insurance claim too, just in case.

As rates soared, this state-backed carrier amassed a staggering 1.25 million active policies. Now, however, that number is about to be halved as the state rolls out a depopulation initiative.

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said recommended “home hardening” recommendations provided by the My Safe Florida Home program saved him a bundle in his annual home insurance premium.

Florida is the most expensive state for homeowners insurance premiums in the country, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

If you have coverage through Citizens Property Insurance, you need to keep an eye on your mailbox.

Lisa Miller, former assistant insurance commissioner for the state of Florida under Gov. Jeb Bush, sat down with News 6 to offer safety and insurance advice in the wake of Idalia’s imminent landfall.

You may have a path to lower your home insurance premiums with the help of a safe home grant courtesy of the state of Florida.

Farmers Insurance Group is no longer writing new homeowners policies in Florida, the company confirmed to News 6 Friday.

A Virginia woman who fled the United States for more than a decade to avoid sharing custody of her daughter with her former partner says her lawyer suggested she flee.

The beach community where officials say a DUI driver killed a bride on her wedding night is rallying around the victim's family.

The property insurance market was a dire field for homeowners in 2022, and 2023 may not look much better.

Florida residents who file property damage claims caused by Hurricane Nicole may have a lower deductible if they already met their insurance deductible for Hurricane Ian.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced an executive order to extend deadlines for property taxes to people whose homes or businesses have been rendered unusable by damage caused by Hurricane Ian.

Former deputy insurance commissioner Lisa Miller wants anyone dealing with storm damage from Hurricane Ian to call their insurance agent rather than “answer the door” for an unknown repair crew targeting your insurance money.

Miller allegedly fled the United States for Nicaragua in 2009 rather than share custody of her child with her former same-sex partner. (AP Photo/Lisa Billings, file)A woman who allegedly fled the United States for Nicaragua in 2009 rather than share custody of her child with her former same-sex partner has been arrested in Miami. Federal court records say that Lisa Miller was taken into federal custody Jan. 27. AdIn 2012, Kenneth Miller, of Stuart's Draft, Virginia, was convicted in federal court in Vermont of helping Lisa Miller flee. The daughter, Isabella Miller, is now an adult.