Florida Citizens reinsurance News

Citizens Board Approves $2.46B Risk Transfer Program for 2016 Hurricane Season

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors has approved a $2.46 billion risk transfer program as the state heads into the 2016 hurricane season, the insurer said in a statement. By unanimous vote, Citizens Board approved a package that …

Citizens Board Approves 2015 Reinsurance Package, Ends 1-100 Assessment Risk

Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s Board of Governors approved a $3.9 billion risk transfer package for the 2015 hurricane season that completely eliminates the potential assessment risk on Florida policyholders in the event of a 1-in-100 year storm. By unanimous vote …

Florida’s Citizens Readies $1.5 Billion Catastrophe Bond Deal

Florida’s largest property insurer is preparing to transfer $3.1 billion in risk through a combination of reinsurance catastrophe bonds, including a $1.5 billion deal that is the largest of its kind on record. The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of …

Florida’s Citizens Reduces Risk of Emergency Assessments

Florida’s state-backed property insurer announced that it has reduced the size of any possible emergency assessments on policyholders due to its depopulation efforts and by transferring part of its risk to private capital markets. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said that …