In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, a house rests on the beach after collapsing off a cliff from Hurricane Irma in Vilano Beach, Fla. The hurricanes that battered Texas and Florida likely spawned the worst disaster-created housing crunch since Hurricane Katrina left hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents without homes more than a decade ago. (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)
Of all the hurricanes that impact the U.S., an overwhelming 40% hit Florida. So, it's no surprise that Floridians were identified as the unhappiest homeowners insurance policyholders in the country according to new research from Clearsurance.
Because of the routinely extreme weather combined with other market conditions, many national insurance carriers have shutdown business in the Sunshine State, leaving only smaller Florida-based insurance companies to address the complex needs of residents.
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Danielle Ling
Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].
