Asphalt shingle roofs only provide full protection against hurricane winds until they are 10 years old, state officials told a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday. After they hit 10 years, degradation ...

The state’s most popular roofing material — asphalt shingles — are taking a beating with potential consequences for millions of homeowners. Ten-year-old asphalt shingle roofs can’t ...

Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky discusses the use of shingle roofs during a summit in Orlando in December. "It's probably time to look past asphalt shingles," Yaworsky said.

Asphalt shingles are the most common roofing material for homeowners and the most affordable. "If it's time to reroof and ...

“We want to make sure that consumers, if they have, for example, a metal roof over an asphalt shingle one, they’re getting credit on their insurance bill for that decision, and it’s going to ...

Michael Yaworsky, commissioner of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, at a gathering of state and insurance industry leaders, alluded to a future in which a new asphalt shingle roof is ...

The Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association told Channel 9 that about 65 percent of Florida roofs are made of asphalt shingles. Asphalt shingles have been a longtime favorite for ...

Asphalt shingle roofs only provide full protection against hurricane winds until they are 10 years old, state officials told a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday. After they hit 10 years, degradation ...