Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, the target of the investigation, maintains they followed accepted practices and that the allegations of fraudulent claims were never proven.

TALLAHASSEE — One of Florida’s largest homeowners insurance companies is paying the state $6.5 million to settle allegations it filed “fraudulent” Hurricane Irma claims.

A Florida appeals court has ruled that a homeowner cannot sue an insurance company under a lender-placed policy, finding that ...

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company faced allegations of improperly backdating policies to secure higher reimbursements after Hurricane Irma.

A contractor whose company received millions from the state faced a county licensing board after a home failed inspection three times.

A Hillsborough County woman says her home, which was replaced through the Rebuild Florida Hurricane Irma Repair and Replacement Program, flooded three times in one year. Mary Simpson says the ...

Arian Campo-Flores is an economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal, based in Miami. He mainly covers Florida and the Southeast but also does stories in other parts of the U.S. He regularly writes ...

Billed as “Florida’s Greatest Hurricane Preparedness Party,” Okaloosa County’s 2nd Annual Hurricane Expo is set for 10 a.m.

One of Florida’s largest homeowners insurance companies is paying the state $6.5 million to settle allegations it filed “fraudulent” Hurricane Irma claims. Fort Lauderdale-based Universal ...