Thursday, August 14, 2008

Wind Insurance Discounts Available To Florida Homeowners


Not many people are aware that the My Safe Florida Home Program for Florida homeowners with a single family detached home helps homeowners save money on their wind insurance premiums. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer is lobbying to get the Florida Legislature to continue the funding for this successful program. Currently over 35,000 grants have been awarded to qualified homeowners and over 400,000 free wind inspections have been provided. Although the program is no longer offering free wind inspections or grants, homeowners may not be aware that they can pay for their own wind inspection. Your wind inspection report will give you an estimate of the discounts you may receive on the wind-portion of your homeowner’s insurance premium. Savings will vary depending on the structure and the improvements you make. I personally received a substantial savings on my wind insurance premiums. Call your insurance agent or company and get a referral for an “insurer-approved” wind inspector and for information on discounts that are available to you. For more information on this program please visit My Safe Florida Home.

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