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Homeowners insurance bill in Florida signed by Governor Scott

G. Turner
Florida homeowners insurance, Citizens Property

This will help to reform Citizens so that it will be able to further reduce its massive size. Governor Rick Scott has just signed a Florida bill into law which will allow a huge number of changes to be made to Citizens, the largest homeowners insurance company in the state. One of the goals of the bill is to move more of the policyholders from the state backed insurer into the private market. According to Senator David Simmons (R – Altamonte Springs), who sponsored SB 1770, “It’s a hell of…

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Homeowners insurance at Citizens shedding some weight

Julie Campbell
Florida homeowners insurance, Citizens Property

Lawmakers have given the state backed insurer the ability to take action to reduce its policyholders. The state backed homeowners insurance company, Citizens, in Florida, will now be reducing its number of policyholders following the approvals that it has recently received from lawmakers. Hundreds of thousands of policies will no longer belong to Citizens but will be shifted to the private market. Certain areas are being affected more heavily than others. Many lawmakers are using this as a kind of pilot program to be able to decide how reforms for…

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Homeowners insurance depopulation continues for Citizens

Marc
Florida Homeowners Insurance

Florida-run insurer continues to let go of homeowners insurance policies Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance continues to face significant challenges. The state-run organization has been one of the best, if not the only, places to find affordable homeowners insurance coverage for many Florida residents, especially those living near the coast. Over the past few years, the insurer has been grappling with dubious financial issues that have threatened to make it insolvent. Ordered to address this issue aggressively, the insurer has been actively depopulating itself of policies. 31,000 policies to be taken…

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Homeowners insurance changes proposed by Florida commissioner

H. Cutner
Homeowners Insurance

Alterations have been put forward to the property coverage in the state, particularly for Citizens. Kevin McCarty, the commissioner in Florida, has proposed some considerable changes to the homeowners insurance system in the state, particularly when it comes to the coverage offered by Citizens. This was announced by the commissioner to the state Senate Banking and Insurance Committee this week. The goal for McCarty’s proposals is the decrease the risk faced by the Citizens, the state backed homeowners insurance company of last resort. At the moment, that insurer is responsible…

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Homeowners insurance of last resort shuts down internal watchdog

Julie Campbell
homeowners Insurance news

Citizens in Florida is now under fire against significant opposition to the move. Citizens Property has already been facing fierce opposition from critics over the recent changes that it has been making to its homeowners insurance coverage in order to decrease its number of policyholders, and this disapproval was heightened this week when it announced that it has axed its own internal watchdog group. This occurred at the same time that the insurer is already under investigation for high corporate spending. On Monday, Dan Krassner, the executive director of Integrity…

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