Post-Helene, Florida takes steps to protect property owners from losing insurance
Following the devastating Hurricane Helene that unleashed winds and water, the state issued an emergency order to protect property owners from losing their insurance.
The emergency order from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation comes as Florida’s insurance industry was already in crisis before the Category 4 Hurricane Helene arrived.
Under the emergency order, insurance companies are not allowed to cancel or not renew policies for properties in the counties affected by Hurricane Helene from Sept. 26 to Nov. 26. The only exception is if property owners themselves request the policies be canceled during the period.
In Florida, the 41 affected counties declared under a state of emergency...
