{"id":63617,"date":"2026-03-11T21:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=63617"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:30:26","slug":"lakeland-saw-the-sharpest-spike-of-homeowners-dropping-their-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/03\/11\/lakeland-saw-the-sharpest-spike-of-homeowners-dropping-their-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland saw the sharpest spike of homeowners dropping their insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Floridians continue to make tough financial choices. A new study by LendingTree shows nearly 20% of the state&#8217;s homes are uninsured, making it among the highest in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts ranked Florida 6th in the country for the highest rate of homes without insurance. It&#8217;s an 8% spike from the last data tracking patterns in 2023 to 2024<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"aaacad\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #aaacad;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/download-2-4.webp?resize=275%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63618 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendingtree.com\/insurance\/homes-uninsured-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LendingTree study<\/a>\u00a0shows that Lakeland saw the largest increase in the number of homeowners forgoing insurance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other areas that ranked high include Miami, Tampa, and Cape Coral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data shows nearly 1 in 7 homes are abandoning homeowners&#8217; insurance. Experts say affordability is a large reason why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floridians continue to make tough financial choices. A new study by LendingTree shows nearly 20% of the state&#8217;s homes are uninsured, making it among the highest in the country. 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