The Challenge of Solvency for Citizens Insurance Florida’s Citizens Insurance is at a critical juncture. Initially created as the state-backed insurer of last resort, Citizens has evolved into Florida’s largest insurer, currently holding over 1.2 million policies. This is far from its intended goal of 400,000 to 500,000 policies, and the company now faces significant challenges in maintaining financial solvency, particularly with the looming threat of hurricanes. Citizens’ Policy Shortfall: Aiming for 400,000, Holding Over 1.2 Million Citizens Insurance was designed to provide coverage when private insurers could not, yet…
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Are State Farm Rate Hikes Justified? What California Faces Without Them
Is the State at the Mercy of Its Largest Property Casualty Company? The insurance industry in California has recently been shaken by the news that State Farm, one of the nation’s largest insurers, may pull out of the state and non-renew existing policies if they don’t get what they want. This potential move has sparked widespread concern among consumers and industry experts alike. What would be the consequences if State Farm were to follow through with this decision? And is the company justified in requesting significant rate increases given California’s…
Read MoreCould home insurance companies justify canceling policies with drone footage?
Insurers in Florida are being accused of using aerial photos as evidence to cut people’s coverage Home insurance is already hard for many homeowners to find in Florida, as the state is currently suffering from a coverage crisis in that sector. Now media reports are popping up stating that insurers are using aerial footage collected by drones to justify cancelling a property’s coverage or declining to renew it. Reports are appearing that policyholders are receiving warnings from insurers A recent WFTV report showed that some home insurance customers have obtained…
Read MoreCalifornia lawmakers are attempting to improve natural disaster preparedness and response
The state has been plagued by different types of catastrophe over the last few months. The catastrophes in California over the last few months have been fatal to dozens of people, spurring natural disaster preparedness efforts among state lawmakers. Emergencies have been widespread and frequent, revealing a need to improve readiness and response strategies. Governor Jerry Brown and state lawmakers are seeking to change state regulations to improve disaster response. The various factors to be included in the state national disaster preparedness changes will include the emergency alert systems, insurance…
Read MoreState Farm Insurance and other insurers slapped with Washington fines
The state’s insurance commissioner has issued the penalties to brokers and agents as well. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has slapped State Farm Insurance, other insurers, agents and brokers with a number of fines throughout January. These fines totaled $15,000 and were issued for having violated the state’s insurance industry regulations. The largest fines the commissioner doled out were to State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. from Bloomington, Indiana. State Farm Insurance saw two thirds of the total fines from the Washington insurance commissioner. They were ordered to pay $10,000…
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