We moved to the quiet Florida city of Sarasota in 2021, where our son was born. We were just about to head back to the UK to show him off to friends and family after a year of sun, boats and renovating a dilapidated house bought on a whim during lockdown.
Insurance
Earlier in the week, we had seen the story of a hurricane off the coast of Cuba but gave it little thought.
I also didn't want to think about our decision not to buy insurance. Brokers have been exiting Florida in droves and so few remain that the average cost is more than four times that in any other US state, up to $10,000 (£8,993) a year in some areas.
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