You got conned. Home insurance costs still rising in Florida | Column
The Republican lawmakers who control the state had spent years ignoring warnings from industry experts who had begged them to spend serious time on this complicated issue, opting instead to wage culture wars with everyone from Disney to drag queens. Yet now that the insurance crisis was evident and voters were getting mad, lawmakers announced they would hold a special session on this incredibly complex issue that lasted all of five days. Drunk spring breakers spend more time in Cancun.
Making things even more suspect, their “reform” plans consisted of primarily helping the insurance industry — not homeowners.
The main thing I noted at the time was that GOP legislators were doing all sorts of financial favors for insurance companies, but providing absolutely no guarantees that any of the industry savings would trickle down to consumers.
Well, unsurprisingly, they have not. As the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported this past weekend, the average insurance premium in Florida has increased for nine consecutive quarters since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this “reform” measure into law.
