Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp. News

Citizens’ Cerio Pushes Back Against Senator’s Questions About Insurer’s ‘Solvency’

The CEO of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has denied that corporation representatives have been unresponsive to Congressional requests for financial information, in the wake of unsettling comments from Gov. Ron DeSantis that Citizens is “not solvent.” “We believe we fully …

Florida OIR Approves Another 54,000 Citizens Takeouts. More Coming if Bills Pass

Florida’s Insurance Commissioner last week approved another round of takeouts from the state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp., with an assumption dates in May. That brings the total takeouts with 2024 assumptions to more than 354,134, the Office of Insurance Regulation …

‘Citizens 2.0’ is 86’d but Other Florida Insurance, Liability Bills Still Alive

A move to revamp the state-backed property insurer of last resort into Florida’s main wind carrier, a plan dubbed “Citizens 2.0,” appears to have died in the Legislature this year. But other insurance-related bills are still alive, and the governor’s …

Castle Key’s 54% Condo Rate Hike Gets Hearing, Showing New Pressures in Florida

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation next week will hold hearings on two property insurers’ requests for 54% average rate increases, one of which has already affected more than 105,000 condominium unit owners. Castle Key Indemnity Co., one of Allstate …

Florida Bills Would Let Surplus Lines Do Takeouts and Require More Data Reporting

A key Florida Senate committee this week advanced a bill that would allow surplus lines carriers to take over coverage of second homes from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Reaction by agents and brokers was mixed. The issue of having the …

Florida Condos Say They Can’t Get Coverage. House Bill Would Let Citizens Step In

When a Florida Senate committee last week approved a bill that would raise the policy limit on homes that can be written by the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp., state Sen. Doug Broxson said the change was needed because of …

Fla. Senate Panel Votes to Raise Citizens’ Policy Cap to $1M, End Glidepath for Some

The Florida Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would make the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. more like an insurer of last resort, unrestricted by premium caps – at least for some expensive homes in …

US Senate Committee Wants Investigation Into Florida Citizens’ Loss Reserves

The chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Budget Committee has begun an investigation into Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and how the state-created insurer plans to address potential underwriting losses from extreme weather events in coming years. The Budget Committee is …

Markets/Coverages: Florida Citizens Taps Verisk Aerial Imagery for Underwriting

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, announced that Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the residual, not-for-profit insurer in Florida, will adopt Verisk’s aerial imagery analytics solution. The move is designed to help provide Citizens a more comprehensive view of …

Less Red Ink in Florida, 2 New Insurers, and Citizens Wants Commercial Take-outs

Florida-based insurers still aren’t profitable, overall, but their net losses and underwriting losses are getting smaller. Two more property insurance companies are preparing to enter the Florida market. And the number of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s commercial policies is growing …