The state backed insurer has said that it believes that it will be able to shrink to a smaller size than previously believed. Citizens Property Insurance has now received another wave of shedding homeowners insurance policies from regulators, and the company has now revealed that it will be able to reduce its size by more than what it had once thought. This latest round could allow the insurance company to shed an additional 93,500 of its policies. The state backed homeowners insurance company can now rid itself to up to…
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Flood insurance coverage fails Detroit homeowners
Many metro Detroit homeowners will not receive compensation for damage caused by flooding. The aftermath of last week’s flooding in metro Detroit, most of which was the cause of sewer backups, has left a number of homeowners in the area with flooded basements and, much to the dismay of many of these residents, they learned that most flood insurance does not cover damaged objects, such as furniture, fridges, computers, and televisions. Some structures in the basement are covered and some are not. According to FEMA guidelines, ordinary federally supported flood…
Read MoreCitizens Property Insurance continues to release homeowners insurance policies
Citizens falls below 1 million policies for the first time since 2006 Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance has announced that it has successfully reduced the number of policies it is responsible for to less than 1 million for the first time since 2006. The state-run insurer has been working to depopulate itself per the whims of the state Legislature. Lawmakers believe that depopulating the insurer of policies will help address several problematic financial issues. As such, the policies being released by Citizens are being acquired by private homeowners insurance companies throughout…
Read MoreCitizens launches new initiative to shed homeowners insurance policies
New initiative may help Citizens send policies to private companies Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance has launched a new initiative that is designed to further depopulate itself of costly homeowners insurance policies. The state-run insurer had been suffering from serious financial issues in the past, which are associated with the state’s exposure to natural disaster and the disasters that had visited the state in the past. Citizens has overcome many of its past issues, but is still working to shed policies and the organization is encouraging policyholders to find coverage from…
Read MoreHomeowners insurance from Citizens to be lost by many property owners
By January, there will be tens of thousands of consumers who will no longer be covered by the state-backed company. January is coming ever closer, and by that time the homeowners insurance from Citizens that is currently covering a large proportion of the property owners in the Florida will be shrinking by tens of thousands of policies. By that point, policyholders will no longer have the choice as to whether or not they remain with Citizens. This should not come as a complete surprise to many of the people in…
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