Re: Insurance

Hi, Chris.
I guess I've concluded that State Farm wants to severely cut back it's homeowner business, starting with the riskier properties, or get out of the business altogether. When we moved down here, we were told that "normally" State Farm was not writing any new homeowner's policies in Florida--that they only wrote ours because we had had our insurance with them in Maryland.
Then they tried to renege on any obligation to aid homeowners in Mississippi after Katrina until Trent Lott, one of their policy holders, threatened some sort of congressional action. The Mississippi settlement must have been hefty. Almost before it was final they began raising rates all over the country to pay for it. 

On Dec 30, 2007, at 3:05 PM, Chris wrote:


Jim,
State Farm dropped the policy on our "office-house" this fall and our home this month! We have had policies with them for 30 years! We had to go with other carriers at double the cost. Our house went from $1,400 to $2,800. I 
am fearful that this is going to be a yearly thing- scrambling for
insurance!  We live on the water, but haven't put in any claims due to
flooding, but I quess they just don't want the risk. I just think it's odd 
that they can dump you after so many years.
Thank God we can afford to pay the premiums. It would kill me to move after 
building our home, not to mention all the work I've done in the garden!

Chris Petersen
Northport, Long Island, New York
Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)

chris@widom-assoc.com
My garden: http://www.chrispnpt.shutterfly.com

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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