Florida property insurance market News

Under New Owners, Florida’s TRUE Gets Slight Downgrade, Withdraws From AM Best

Six weeks after Trusted Resource Underwriters Exchange, a Florida-based reciprocal property insurer, announced it had received a $1.25 billion capital investment and new majority ownership, the AM Best rating firm has slightly downgraded the exchange’s financial strength and credit ratings. …

Update: How Loggerhead Moved to Snap Up 110,000+ Progressive Policies in Florida

In early 2021, former executives with the Auto Club Insurance Co. of Florida, affiliated with AAA, decided to form a new property insurance company in Florida — even before state lawmakers made monumental changes that curbed claims litigation and costs. …

After Raising Premiums, Shedding Policies, Heritage Reports a Smaller Net Loss for Q3

Heritage Insurance Holdings, parent company of Florida’s 10th-largest property insurance company, reported a net loss of $7.4 million for the third quarter of 2023, a significant improvement over last year after the carrier shook almost 74,000 policies from its rolls …

Home Insurance as a Work Benefit? Recoop Says It’s Bringing it to Florida and All States

Health insurance. Dental insurance. Accidental death and dismemberment. Why not homeowners insurance as an employee benefit? That’s exactly what Darren Wood is thinking. Wood is the founder and chief product officer at Recoop Disaster Insurance, which is now in 42 …

TypTap Insurance President Talks About Insurtech’s First Profit, Future

When HCI Group’s TypTap Insurance launched in 2016, it created a buzz in the industry and some skepticism, due to the company’s plan to rely heavily on mapping technology and property data. This month, Tampa-based HCI announced that, after a …

Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Seeking to Stabilize Insurance Market

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping property insurance bill on Friday. How much and when it will work to stabilize the stormy market are among the questions being asked. One of the key goals of the legislation is to …

Nicole’s Insured Losses Less Than $1B, but Some Florida Homes Washed Into the Sea

Insured losses from Hurricane Nicole, a category 1 storm that came ashore on Florida’s east coast last week, will be no more than $750 million, a fraction of the level of losses caused by Hurricane Ian six weeks earlier, CoreLogic …

AM Best: Florida’s Property Insurance Market Hit 5-Year Financial Low in 2020

AM Best’s composite of Florida property insurance companies hit five-year performance and surplus lows in 2020, and given persisting and significant market hurdles, companies will find sustaining current surplus levels a challenge, according to a new commentary from the ratings …

Florida Legislature Passes Major Changes to Auto, Property Insurance Markets

Florida lawmakers passed two bills on the last day of their 2021 legislative session that make major changes to the state’s auto and property insurance markets. The actions follow weeks of back-and-forth debate on the proposals between the House and …

Court Orders Liquidation of American Capital; Policies to Cancel May 14

Florida-based American Capital Assurance Corp. is officially in receivership and is in the process of being liquidated after being deemed insolvent by Florida’s insurance regulator earlier this month. The Florida Department of Financial Services, which serves as the receiver for …