Two More Private Insurers OK’d to Insure Fla. Homes

August 24, 2023 By Kerry Smith   Two companies under the Orion180 name were approved this week in another hopeful sign that legislative changes may be having a positive Fla. market impact. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) approved two more private insurance companies as property and casualty insurers in Florida:

Your Fixed-Rate Mortgage Payment Skyrocketed? How can you Prepare?

Your Fixed-Rate Mortgage Payment Skyrocketed? January 18, 2023 By Amber Bonefont Some Fla. homeowners do double takes after their monthly mortgage payment goes up hundreds of dollars, but blame goes to the escrow and insurance portions. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Many homeowners across South Florida are having sticker shock when receiving notices of a shortage