Companies refuse to insure Palm Beach County
homeowner with solar panels
Cara Clark says at least 5
insurance companies said no to insuring her home |
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Article Courtesy of Channel 5 WPTV West Palm Beach
By Matt Sczesny
Published June 14, 2024
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PALM BEACH COUNTY — As more
Floridians turn to solar panels to try and save money on energy costs,
some homeowners are finding it hard to find homeowners insurance.
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"Go green and now we don't have options,"
homeowner Cara Clark said.
She said her Tesla solar system has left her scrambling for
a policy in Palm Beach County.
"It put a lot of panic," she said. "We started calling
anyone we could. We reached out to many agents and the no's
started coming back."
Cara says the no's came from at least five insurance
companies.
"Solar panels have become an issue," Robert Norberg of Arden
Insurance in Lantana said.
"One is they are subject to fly off the roof, two is the
repair costs can be very extensive," Norberg said.
Norberg said some companies will offer homeowner policies
but it takes some effort to find them.
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WPTV reporter Matt Sczesny speaks with homeowner Cara
Clark about her difficulty obtaining insurance.
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"Some carriers say, 'We won't take solar at all,'"
Norberg said. "Others say, 'We will take them if they're installed by a
solar contractor, or if they are certain types, or certain number of
panels.'"
In the end, Cara Clark said she did receive a policy from Kin, an online
insurance company.
"It's OK, [we] didn't have much choice," Clark said. "We were going to
have to take what we get."
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