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Florida car insurance among most expensive in US
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Property insurance coverage isn’t the one kind of protection that Florida has price issues from. The common car insurance coverage protection in Florida is nearly $1,000 greater than the nationwide common, based on a examine from Bankrate.
“Florida has one of many highest common annual full protection automotive insurance coverage charges within the nation, clocking in at $991 larger than the nationwide common,” the examine stated. In comparison with different states, Florida additionally has one of many highest ranges of lethal automotive crashes in the USA. Information analyzed by WorldPopulationReview ranked Florida because the state with the third highest charge of deadly accidents within the nation.
The nationwide common for full protection is $1,771, based on Bankrate. “New York, Louisiana and Florida are the three costliest states for automotive insurance coverage on common,” the corporate stated. Bankrate reported Florida’s insurance coverage charges for car protection are 56% above the nationwide common.
Bankrate stated, as of Dec. 31, 2021, the common price for the insurance coverage in Florida was $2,364 per yr for full protection. In 2022, it’s risen to $2,762 per yr. For Tampa drivers, it’s even larger.
At an annual price of $3,459 for full protection, month-to-month premiums are a median of $288. Bankrate stated a part of the difficulty of price is the variety of uninsured drivers within the state.
Information from 2019 confirmed that 20.4% of Florida drivers have been uninsured. By comparability, the nationwide common was 12.6%, based on the Insurance coverage Info Institute, in 2019. Their knowledge, collected by the Insurance coverage Analysis Council, additionally confirmed that one in eight drivers have been uninsured in 2018.
In Lakeland, the common insurance coverage price for full protection is reportedly $2,520.
The most costly metropolis in Florida for automotive insurance coverage is Hialeah, the place yearly protection is $3,777.
Florida can be a no-fault accident state. Meaning, based on Bankrate, that nobody is “thought-about at fault” when an accident happens. When an accident does occur, each drivers are required to file with their very own automotive insurance coverage to cowl any potential medical prices, irrespective of who might have prompted the crash. That doesn’t imply the accident’s penalties are completed.
“No-fault states can nonetheless decide legal responsibility after an accident and the accountable celebration could possibly be answerable for property injury and medical bills that exceed a sure threshold, relying on the state,” based on Bankrate.
Florida additionally requires private damage safety for drivers. Bankrate says which means Florida drivers are required to have protection that “pays for you and your passengers’ medical bills and misplaced wages.” When you break one thing throughout an accident, or are answerable for property injury, your insurance coverage will possible additionally should pay for restore. That is separate from PIP protection.
The excessive crash numbers in Florida aren’t a brand new downside. From 2015 to 2021, there have been greater than 700,000 hit-and-run crashes. Simply over 1,600 of these led to a visitors fatality, based on knowledge from the Florida Freeway Security and Motor Autos Division. In 2021, there have been 310 fatalities. Florida Freeway Patrol remains to be investigating 131 of them.
“Hit-and-run crashes and fatalities are tragically on the rise in our state – inflicting devastation to Florida’s households and communities,” Terry L. Rhodes, FLHSMV Government Director stated beforehand. “Drivers who select to flee after being concerned in a crash that ends in property injury, damage, or demise are usually not simply breaking the regulation – they’re displaying a blatant disregard for the life and property of others. Please, keep on the scene and name for assist – it might save a life.”
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Prediction: 3 Florida Gators Recruiting Prospects Announce Decisions Monday
As the Florida Gators look to add to its 2025 class, two prospects will announce their commitments on Monday. Additionally, a 2024 basketball player turned offensive lineman will announce his decision on Monday as well.
With an announcement time at 3 p.m. EST, four-star safety Jaylan Morgan will choose between Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. As it stands, Morgan seems to be a heavy Georgia lean with multiple predictions from 247 Sports in favor of the Bulldogs.
Potentially losing Morgan right after losing four-star Hylton Stubbs to Miami will be a tough pill to swallow on the recruiting trail for the Gators. However, Florida is in a strong position for multiple defensive backs in the 2025 class.
Four-star safeties Lagonza Hayward, who will commit July 27, and Bryce Fitzgerald are still on the board as is four-star legacy corner Ben Hanks Jr.
Additionally, four-star tight end Andrew Olesh will announce his decision at 6 p.m. ET. He announced a top-four of Florida, Alabama, Penn State and Michigan on Sunday.
Once again, this doesn’t seem like an announcement that will go in the Gators’ favor with Michigan as the presumptive frontrunners. However, losing a battle for Olesh on the trail won’t be a massive loss for Florida, which currently has two tight end commits in the 2025 class.
The Gators currently hold pledges from three-star Micah Jones and four-star Tae’shaun Gelsey.
Finally, the third recruit to announce on Monday will be a 2024 enrollee. Offensive line project Jahzare Jackson, a former three-star basketball recruit who stands at a whopping 6 feet 9 inches, will announce Monday with Florida and Georgia as the leaders, he told Inside The Gators.
Prior to his visit with Florida, Jackson said the Gators were in the lead. He reiterated that on June 16 after leaving his visit.
“It’s a legit lead,” he said. “The people here, I was able to really connect with them, ask them some deep questions. What was it like last year to what it looks like this year. Definitely a lot of things I liked.”
Since then, the Bulldogs have shortened the gap and may have even overtaken the lead from the Gators, according to On3.
After what looked like what could be a strong July for the Gators, they have yet to earn a commitment during the early portion of the month with multiple targets either eliminating them or committing elsewhere. A commitment on Monday could go a long way to dictating how the rest of the summer goes.
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Evaluating Florida football in reimagined Southeastern Conference
July 1 marked the date that the Southeastern Conference officially expanded to 16 teams, adding the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns — two storied institutions in multiple sports — to an already packed roster of member schools.
The expansion of the SEC represents another step toward a new world order of sorts for college football, and the Florida Gators are definitely experiencing those winds of change. One of five conference programs to have won a national title in the last 20 years, during which time the SEC took home 13 of the 20 championship trophies, things are off to a tough start for the Orange and Blue.
“Is this the toughest schedule in the modern era of college football? A case could be made,” The Athletic’s Kennington Smith III begins. “Am I betting on Florida to surpass its 4.5 over/under win total (BetMGM)? Yes, I am.”
Silver linings for Florida
“It has been a tough start with the Gators for Billy Napier, but talent acquisition hasn’t been the issue: Florida’s 63% blue-chip rate according to Bud Elliott is 11th nationally and higher than every team on the Gators’ schedule except for Georgia, Texas and LSU,” Smith offers.
Gators are in good hands with Graham Mertz
“There are good pieces: Quarterback Graham Mertz completed 72.3 percent of his passes with just three turnovers a season ago, running back Montrell Johnson is the second-leading returning rusher in the SEC, and the Gators signed the No. 5 transfer portal class.”
It all starts with Game 1
“Early swing games could determine Florida’s season. Miami (Week 1) is a talented but underachieving program. The Gators open SEC play with Texas A&M (Week 3) and Mississippi State (Week 4) under first-year coaches. Central Florida (Week 5) should be improved, but that’s certainly a winnable game.
“Tennessee is Week 6, but that’s a series Florida has dominated recently. Napier’s seat is pretty warm for July, but some early wins could cool it off.”
Florida’s 2024 season opener
The Florida and Miami open their schedule on Aug. 31 in Gainesville, Florida. Kickoff time is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ABC Sports.
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On This Day, July 7: Florida jury rules against Big Tobacco – UPI.com
July 7 (UPI) — On this date in history:
In 1846, U.S. Navy Commodore J.D. Sloat proclaimed the annexation of California by the United States.
In 1865, four people convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln were hanged in Washington.
In 1898, U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the annexation of Hawaii by the United States.
In 1930, construction began on the Giant Boulder Dam, which in 1947 was renamed the Hoover Dam.
In 1946, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917) became the first American to be canonized a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1976, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York enrolled female cadets for the first time in the institution’s then-174-year-old history.
In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was chosen by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to become the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. She was unanimously approved by the Senate.
File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI
In 1999, a Miami-Dade County jury held the leading tobacco companies liable for various illnesses of Florida smokers. The class-action lawsuit, filed in 1994, was the first of its kind to reach trial.
In 2005, terrorists struck the London transit system, setting off explosions in three subway cars and a double-decker bus in coordinated rush-hour attacks. Fifty-two people were killed and more than 700 injured.
In 2010, a Paris court sentenced former Panama ruler Manuel Noriega to seven years in prison for money laundering. He was convicted of funneling about $3 million of Colombian drug money into French bank accounts.
In 2012, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts married his longtime partner, Jim Ready, in a ceremony officiated by Gov. Deval Patrick. He was the first member of Congress to publicly come out as gay and first to marry a same-sex partner while in office.
File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
In 2013, Andy Murray became the first British player in 77 years to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Serb Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the championship match.
In 2016, a gunman opened fire at an otherwise peaceful Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas, killing four police officers and one transit officer, and injuring seven others. Police killed the gunmen, who was holed up in a parking garage, using a robot strapped with an explosive.
In 2017, Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors produced its first mass-market vehicle, the Model 3.
In 2020, the Trump administration sent formal notice to Congress and the United Nations that the United States was withdrawing from the World Health Organization over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and China’s role in it. Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden reversed the withdrawal in one of his first acts as leader in January 2021.
In 2022, after months of scandal and calls for his resignation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to step down.
In 2023, the U.S. Defense Department announced it destroyed the last of the country’s arsenal of chemical weapons, completing a decades-long process as part of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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