Under a law that went into effect in January, all people in Hernando County will automatically lose their coverage for sinkhole problems and have it replaced with catastrophic coverage. Suffice to say, the catastrophic coverage provide coverage only if your home literally, and I mean literally, falls into a hole. The reason this is unfair is that the vast majority of sinkhole claims do not involve damage of this nature. Instead, the home experiences subsidence, of varying degrees, but never “falls†into the hole.
6
2010
12
2010
Sinkhole Attorney Morgan Barfield Appears on Channel 10 News To Discuss New Legislation Designed to Limit Sinkhole Coverage
Sinkhole Attorney Morgan Barfield appears on Channel 10 News to discuss new legislation designed to limit sinkhole coverage.
8
2010
Renewal Alert for Homeowners in Pinellas and Hernando County
Homeowners in Pinellas and Hernando counties will automatically lose your sinkhole coverage, unless you request that it be included into your policy.
28
2010
Florida Sinkhole Laws in Flux
The sinkhole laws in Florida seem to morph every other year or so, and they will probably continue to do so.
11
2009
Bill 742 Removes Sinkhole Coverage from Homeowners
Florida Bill 742 takes Florida insurance coverage away from homeowners surreptitiously.
7
2009
Grout Cracks and Sinkhole Damage
In looking for signs of sinkhole damage, grout cracks should be evaluated.
3
2009
Devastation Caused by Sinkhole Collapse in Hudson, Florida
Breaking News: Hudson Sinkhole Collapse Shows Mother Nature”™s Power Hudson, Florida is not unfamiliar to the impact of sinkhole activity. This particular area records frequent and severe sinkhole activity throughout its residential and commercial areas. Today, however, one of the largest sinkholes in recent past presented itself in the in the form of a 10″™ [...]



