New Florida law aims to address homeowners insurance concerns

Florida Homeowners Insurance

Florida’s homeowners insurance market continues to pose significant risks Citizens Property Insurance has been Florida’s last resort for homeowners insurance for several years. Property owners throughout the state rely heavily on the state-run insurance organization in order to receive the coverage they need. The homeowners insurance market in the state has been somewhat turbulent for years due to the disaster prone nature of Florida. Because Citizens Property Insurance accounts for the majority of homeowners insurance policies in the state, it is also liable for the majority of the financial burden…

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Florida homeowners insurance bill passes this week

Florida homeowners insurance, Citizens Property

Lawmakers pass bill concerning Citizens and homeowners insurance Florida lawmakers having been toiling over legislation concerning Citizens Property Insurance and the state’s homeowners insurance market. Senate Bill 1770, as it is called, has been a controversial issue for the state’s Legislature. The original iteration of the bill would have introduced significant changes to Citizens Property Insurance, which accounts for the majority of homeowners insurance policies in the state. The bill would have forced the state-run insurer to raise rates on coverage, a provision that proved unpopular among the general population.…

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Homeowners insurance bill swoops through Florida Senate

Florida Homeowners Insurance

Bill addressing homeowners insurance races through Florida Legislature Last week, a controversial legislation concerning homeowners insurance flew through the Florida Senate. The legislation received strong backing from the state’s lawmakers, whom have become exceedingly involved in the problems surrounding the state’s Citizens Property Insurance organization. The state-run insurer, which accounts for the majority of the homeowners insurance policies in Florida, has been, thus far, unable to address its own problems, leading lawmakers to get more involved in these issues and create legislation designed to put some of these problems to…

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Lawmakers looking to get involved in homeowners insurance in Florida

Florida Homeowners Insurance

Homeowners insurance may soon become a political battlefield The drama surrounding Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance continues to unfold as state lawmakers begin to play a larger role in the state-run insurers struggle to free itself from the financial burdens of its past. The state-run insurer was recently rattled by an onslaught of corporate scandals that aroused the ire of the Florida Legislature. The insurer claims that it has successfully reduces its risk exposure over the past year, but lawmakers are seemingly unconvinced by the organization’s claims. It is becoming increasingly…

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