Ethics loophole creates new drama for Citizens Property Insurance A loophole existing in Florida’s ethics laws has generated new controversy for the state’s Citizens Property Insurance group. The loophole allows the organization’s executives to work for companies that offer then multi-million dollar contracts only a few short months after having received a job offer. The matter has caught the attention of Integrity Florida, a non-partisan research institute and accountability organization. The organization has sent an official letter to Citizens Inspector General Bruce Meeks petitioning for a review of the matter.…
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Citizens Property Insurance runs afoul of consumer advocates
Citizens Property Insurance closes internal affairs office Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance has been popping up regularly in insurance news over the past several months, but not for anything necessarily good. The state-run insurance group has been feeling the burden of its own financial crisis and pressure from state lawmakers to solve its own problems as quickly as possible. Recently, the insurer’s solution to its financial problems have involve depopulation; moving policies to private insurance companies that are willing to serve high risk areas of the state. Citizens Property Insurance has…
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