Florida property insurance crisis News

A New Approach: Florida Agents Association Makes Big Investment in Startup Insurer

The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, has taken the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and bring more capacity to …

Palm Beach Elite Are Raising Money to Lure Vanderbilt to Florida

Wealthy Florida residents and developers are looking to raise at least $300 million for Vanderbilt University to build a sprawling campus in West Palm Beach. Billionaire developer Steve Ross hosted a reception at his Palm Beach mansion on Monday for …

Corner Turned? Top Florida Insurers See First Profit in Seven Years, S&P Global Says

Florida’s beleaguered property insurance market is starting to look normal again, with the top insurers in the state showing a collective profit for the first time in seven years, S&P Global Market Intelligence reported this week. The turnaround for 2023 …

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 Lawmakers Approve Surplus Takeouts but Stop Short on Nonrenewal Limits

A number of property insurance-related bills were introduced in the Florida Legislature this year – from a fundamental change to the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. coverage model to further limiting policy cancellations after a storm. But only a handful of …

Florida Condo Mitigation Bill Passes but Other Insurance Bills Uncertain After Changes

A Florida pilot program to fortify coastal-area condominiums is on its way to the governor but other property insurance bills may have hit a snag after last-minute changes – with just two days left in the legislative session. The state …

Insurer CEO Warns Limits on Cancellations Will Deter Carriers From Florida Market

The head of two property insurance companies set to enter the Florida market this year is warning state lawmakers that bills that would limit some policy cancellations and nonrenewals after storm damage could do more harm than good. “It absolutely …

Castle Key Defends 53.5% Condo Rate Hike, Blames Reinsurance, Ian, Rapid Growth

When Allstate’s Florida unit, Castle Key Indemnity Co., entered the surging condominium insurance market in 2020, it looked like it had made a smart bet: Within two years, the carrier had added no fewer than 123,000 policies. Then came reinsurance …

In SW Florida, High Home Insurance Rates Are Driving Away Would-Be Buyers

(Bloomberg) — Florida’s southwestern coast — long one of America’s fastest-growing regions — is losing some of its boomtown swagger as a home-insurance crisis and other soaring costs make homes unaffordable. Homeowners from Sarasota south to Naples, known for its …

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 …