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.

In the United States, Florida is probably the state most synonymous with hurricanes. Though it’s not quite the hurricane ...

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

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding across Texas in August, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting parts of ...

In 2024, 14 insurance companies paid nothing at all in more than half the claims filed in Florida, according to a report by ...

Significant river and coastal flooding occurred with Hurricanes Matthew, Irma, Florence, Michael, and Helene, as well as the ...

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 ...

The most recent similar storm season was in 2017, when Category 4 storms like Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma struck Texas and Florida, respectively. By Alex DeLuca ...

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will not have to pay $30 million in Hurricane Irma claims after an investigation by the Florida Attorney General. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance ...

followed by Hurricane Irma hitting parts of the Caribbean and Florida in September. The same month, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and parts of the Caribbean before taking aim at the ...

In the United States, Florida is probably the state most synonymous with hurricanes. Though it’s not quite the hurricane capital of the world, that would go to a Caribbean island called Abaco ...