Anyone who has a closing on a Florida property next week is probably going to be delayed unless they can close with no insurance. Citizens and most other Florida property insurers will not bind a new policy when a named storm is within "the box" which is approximately the entire area shown above or when we have a tropical storm watch or warning. The box is simply a huge area of the map in which no named storm can exist at the time of binding a new policy. As of this morning, we have a storm, Ian, in the central Caribbean and as of this writing is just south of the box but will be in it momentarily. The map displayed is not exact but a close approximation of the "box". Any Florida closing scheduled for next week that involves a new policy for property insurance is likely not going to happen even if the storm is hitting Louisiana and not directly impacting or threatening us. Make plans accordingly.
"Why take by force what the gullible and guileless will volunteer?" _Sal Bayat
