Sunshine Sentinel

Merold seeks presidential clemency while battling cancer

By Bob Pepalis | May 11, 2020

Frank Merold is undergoing chemotherapy while awaiting news of a possible clemency from President Trump.

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Homeowners can lower premiums, earn discounts during pandemic

By Bob Pepalis | 4 years ago

Many people worry about how COVID-19 will continue to affect their ability to handle necessities and household bills like homeowner’s insurance.

Rochell still seeks clemency after entering home confinement

By Bob Pepalis | May 5, 2020

Rufus Rochell finally left prison after a two-week quarantine to enter home confinement at his sister’s home in Gainesville, Florida.

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Homeowners can find insurance coverage for manufactured homes

By Bob Pepalis | 4 years ago

Homeowners thinking of mobile homes may remember days in the past, but today the manufactured or prefabricated homes that technically are mobile, but seldom move once they arrive at a home site.

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Capitol Preferred says 36.5% rate hike due to lawsuits, AOB claims.

By Bob Pepalis | 4 years ago

Capitol Preferred Insurance Company asked the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to approve its 36.5% rate hike request based on the skyrocketing number of lawsuits and assignment of benefits claims.

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Local decrees claiming COVID-19 causes property damage won't force payouts

By Bob Pepalis | 4 years ago

Emergency orders by local governments that said COVID-19 causes property damage don’t mean insurance carriers will have to pay damage claims, a Tampa attorney said.

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National Specialty's rate increase means $47 per month premium hike for Velocity Risk policyholders

By Bob Pepalis | 4 years ago

National Specialty Insurance Co., which operates Velocity Risk Underwriters, received approval last month from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) for a 28.1% rate hike for its Homeowners Multi-Peril program.

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Today's 'once-in-a-lifetime' coastal flooding likely to become daily events by 2050

By Bob Pepalis | 4 years ago

Today’s measure of 50-year record high tides will become daily events by 2050 for many coastal dwellers in the United States.