Article: State Farm to Restore Hurricane Coverage to Parts of Florida.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 5--State Farm is planning to restore hurricane coverage that it had whittled down over the last year for homeowners across Florida -- except for those in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.

That means State Farm policyholders in South Florida will have to pay more to insure external structures, such as fences, swimming pools and awnings, and their personal possessions than policyholders outside the five counties.

The state's largest insurer filed the changes with the state on Wednesday, less than a week after earning unusual praise from Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson for ...

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