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Homeowners insurance choices faced by many Florida policyholders

September 12, 2013September 9, 2013 Julie Campbell

Florida homeowners insurance, Citizens Property

Considerable decisions are ahead in the state as Citizens divests itself of a massive number of policies. Within the next month, there will be almost 400,000 people in Florida who currently have homeowners insurance coverage through Citizens Property Insurance Corp., and who will be receiving notice in the mail from another insurer to advise the policyholders that their coverage will be transferred over to that new company by November 5, 2013. At that point, the policyholders will need to make one of two choices that will be available to them.…

Homeowners insurance policyholders at Citizens may have savings option

May 21, 2013May 25, 2013 H. Cutner

Many property owners are unaware of some of the cheaper coverage opportunities that are available. Citizens homeowners insurance policyholders in Florida may have additional savings options available to them of which they have been completely unaware, but that is starting to gain more media attention. As raises in rates have been making headlines from this insurer of last resort, many have missed potential savings. There are less expensive forms of coverage at Citizens homeowners insurance, which are available amid an environment in which the rates are rising at a staggering…

Homeowners insurance changes from Citizens could greatly impact coastal properties

May 10, 2013May 25, 2013 H. Cutner

Experts in coverage and in real estate are saying that the homes along the coast could see major changes. According to the homeowners insurance and real estate communities, the reforms to Citizens that have occurred in Florida will have a sizeable impact on the homes located along the southern coast of the state. The legislature has now approved changes that have been designed to reduce the insurer’s enrollment. The reason that Citizens is hoping to considerably reduce the number of people it serves is that its current size makes it…

Insurance News Broadcast

March 28, 2013 S.Vagus

Welcome to our Live Insurance News Broadcast! Join us every week as we annouce news Fresh Of The Press! Catch this week in the industry… Check out a summary of today’s headline articles as well as a link directly to the source! Health insurance exchange approved in Minnesota Early this week, Minnesota lawmakers passed a legislation that calls for the creation of a health insurance exchange that is managed by the state. Opponents of the state-run health insurance exchange argue that it will simply be too expensive for…

Homeowners insurance company faces class action lawsuit

March 4, 2013April 30, 2013

Citizens in Florida is facing backlash from the rules change to its wind mitigation. State backed homeowners insurance company, Citizens, could soon be facing a class action lawsuit which has been filed against it, alleging that the insurer deliberately deprived its policyholders of the windstorm mitigation discounts that it had previously agreed to provide. What is being called an arbitrary re-inspection initiative has taken the previously applied discounts away. According to the estimates of the lawyers, the elimination of the windstorm mitigation discounts as a result of the re-inspection program…