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TALLAHASSEE State eyes shift on property insurer ratings Angry at a ratings agency that raised the possibility of downgrading 17 Florida property insurers, state leaders could be poised to look for an alternative. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission next week is expected to consider a proposal to spend $1.5 million to hire a consultant that would look at options for property insurers to […]
LEE COUNTY Citizens Insurance requests to raise rates, homeowners oppose Ian put pressure on Florida’s insurer of last result: Citizens Insurance. Citizens went to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
WINK NEWS Public adjuster answers your hurricane-related property insurance questions One of the biggest issues people are dealing with when it comes to insurance after Hurricane Ian is property damage. How much should your insurance company pay, and can an adjuster stack on costs?
TALLAHASSEE (NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA) ‘Insolvent’ property insurer headed to receivership Saddled with financial losses and lacking reinsurance for this year’s hurricane season, another Florida property-insurance company is headed toward receivership. The Florida Department of Financial Services late Monday filed a petition in Leon County circuit court to be appointed as a receiver for Southern Fidelity Insurance Co. The petition described Southern Fidelity, which has about […]
WINK News Farmers Insurance Group leaving Florida Florida’s property insurance crisis is getting worse, and Farmers Insurance Group is leaving the state.
TALLAHASSEE Florida faces more reinsurance problems As Florida lawmakers try to stabilize the troubled property-insurance system next month, they could face worsening problems with reinsurance, a critical part of the system. Fitch Ratings released an analysis Wednesday that said overall reinsurance prices are expected to increase by more than 10 percent in 2023, pointing to losses from disasters such as Hurricane […]
More insurance villages opening for policyholders to meet face-to-face with their insurance representatives Policyholders will be able to meet with representatives from their property insurer in-person and discuss their claims.
US Senate Budget Committee launches investigation on Citizens Insurance The US Senate Budget Committee is investigating Citizens Property Insurance Corp. after it dropped nearly 100,000 policies.
NAPLES Will DeSantis’ nearly $115 billion budget help you? Governor Ron DeSantis took a break from his campaign trail and came down to southwest Florida to announce his nearly $115-billion budget proposal.
WINK News Florida lawmakers discussing homeowners insurance during special session The damage and destruction from Hurricane Ian will go down as one of the costliest natural disasters in history. Additionally, many homeowners insurance is on life support, but lawmakers promise to address that in a special session next week. Reliable and affordable are understandably two words you may not think of when it comes to […]