This Hurricanes and insurance in Florida
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People who own something valuable, like a house, want to protect themselves against financial loss. Natural disasters like fire, storms or flooding can damage or destroy valuable possessions.
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Florida insurance companies can cover the losses of Hurricanes Charley and Frances, even if a few small insurers fail, the state&#39;s chief financial officer said Tuesday.
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Today, as Florida homeowners continue with the cleanup from their second big hurricane in less than a month, they are finding that they are bearing a greater share of the cost themselves than they would have in the past.
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Though high winds and flooding  generated billions of dollars in damage in Florida, Hurricane  Frances is expected to be less costly for insurers than feared,  analysts and industry officials said on Monday.
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Not since the first tremors of the population explosion in the 1950s has Florida gone through a hurricane season like this one. Other hurricanes made headlines.
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Florida homeowners are facing higher deductibles put in place to induce insurers to keep offering coverage there in the wake of  Hurricane Andrew more than a decade ago.
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Sarah Mason's home, which she bought with tips from cleaning other houses, started leaking during Hurricane Frances. Then came Hurricane Jeanne. Mason lost about everything, and she had no insurance. The four hurricanes that slammed Florida this year forced 252,000 residents to ask for federal help because their homes were damaged or destroyed.
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The 2004 hurricane season is expected to be costly for insurers, with early estimates of $8bn (Â£4.5bn) of losses from just one of the storms that have hit the United States this year.
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Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the Northridge earthquake in 1994 were two watershed natural disasters that prompted significant changes in homeowners&#39; insurance.
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The four hurricanes that hit Florida this season combined to beat the record set by Hurricane Andrew for insured losses in what may be the nation&#39;s costliest hurricane season ever, officials said Tuesday.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - It took years for many insurance claims to be paid following Hurricane Andrew in 1992...
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Hurricane Jeanne, which roared across Florida on Sunday, may have caused &#36;4 billion to &#36;8 billion in insured damage, a risk management group said.
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Hurricane Frances is expected to be  less costly for insurers than feared, though high winds and  flooding generated billions of dollars in damage in Florida and  brought the state to a virtual standstill during a three-day  holiday weekend.
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Hurricane Jeanne, which roared across  Florida on Sunday, may have caused $4 billion to $8 billion in  insured damage, a risk management group said.
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Some retailers are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes.
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Hurricane Jeanne, the fourth hurricane to hit the US in just six weeks, is set to cost the insurance industry up to $7bn (Â£3.9bn) of losses, making this year&#39;s storm season the costliest on record.
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As hurricane season officially begins, take a look at the most costly storms, fires and floods in U.S. history