Tag: Florida home insurance

Part-time residents could see Citizens Florida home insurance rates doubling

G. Turner
Home insurance - Florida Rates Rising

This particular group of Florida residents are expected to see a very large increase in their premiums. The spotlight is on Florida’s part-time residents at the moment, as their home insurance in particular is expected to skyrocket even more than that of people who are permanent residents of the state. Regardless of whether part-time residents live in condos or houses, the rates are heading to the moon. Citizens Insurance – the state home insurance of last resort – has asked regulators for permission to increase the rates of seasonal residents…

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Farmers Insurance Group stops selling new Florida homeowners’ policies

H. Cutner
Farmers Insurance - No more home insurance

The insurer announced that it is no longer writing new policies just as the hurricane season started. The Atlantic Hurricane Season has only just started this month, but along with it has come the announcement that Farmers Insurance Group has decided to stop selling property policies in the state. The insurer’s existing customers will still be able to keep their coverage, but new policies won’t be sold. At this time of year, many homeowners are taking the time for a last moment scramble to make sure they have the coverage…

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Florida’s state-run property insurance company to dump thousands of policies

H. Cutner
Insurance company Dumps home insurance policyholders

Citizens is expected to drop tens of thousands of policyholders into the state’s private market. The largest insurance company in Florida is its state-run Citizens insurance, and that insurer has become massively bloated with policies over the last couple of years due to the ongoing crisis in the state. The insurer is supposed to be the last resort for homeowners seeking coverage in Florida. That said, after picking up over a million policies since the start of 2022, it is expected to take action to unload at least tens of…

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Rising home insurance rates are causing real estate buyers to think twice

G. Turner
Home insurance - Rising rates - Arrow wooden homes

A recent report pointed to skyrocketing premiums as a deterrent to purchasing homes in Florida. Rising home insurance rates are nothing new to property owners in Florida, but recent hikes have been particularly high, and with an additional 1% emergency assessment fee to be applied to policies, real estate agents are seeing increased hesitation from customers. The state has been attempting to come up with a strategy to overcome a coverage crisis. The emergency assessment fee was announced earlier this month and is intended to help deal with the issues…

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Hurricane Ian sends Florida homeowners insurance company into insolvency

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Insurance company - Hurricane Ian destruction

United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. experienced larger losses than expected from the storm. United Property & Casualty Insurance Company was hit harder than predicted by Hurricane Ian and regulators have now taken steps to place the insurer into receivership after the storm sent it into insolvency. The process has now been triggered to obtain court approval to send the insurer into receivership. Interim Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky issued a letter to Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, to launch the process to obtain approval from the courts to place…

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