Plus, homeowners going bare
A court upholds the way Citizens Property Insurance settles its claims disputes, there’s a growing number of Floridians who have been going without homeowners insurance, plus the success story of Florida’s recent insurance consumer and litigation …
CFO targeting insurance carriers, businesses on immigrants
Citizens Property Insurance approaches its lowest policy count ever, the CFO plans to target insurance companies over illegal aliens driving in Florida, workers’ comp insurance rates fall for the ninth straight year, a …
Plus, a new study on small hail damage
A new report shows Florida’s insurance consumer and litigation reforms positively affected the price of reinsurance this hurricane season, Citizens Insurance accuses certain plaintiff lawyers of using “misinformation” in their quest to …
New challenges to its alternative dispute resolution program
When the Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors meets this Wednesday (September 24, 2025), it will receive some welcome news: litigation has dropped by more than one-third so far this year over …
Session, surprises nearing
Lawmakers are back in Tallahassee today (February 10) to begin the second of three consecutive weeks of committee meetings leading to the start of the regular 60-day session on March 4. There are new bills to report, …
As insurance company costs exceed premiums
The clamor for more state property insurance relief takes on a new voice in Congress, State Farm suffers another big underwriting loss, Citizens Property Insurance reports encouraging news on lawsuits, and yet another drop …
Looking good!
The December 2022 property insurance market reforms passed by the Florida Legislature are making a big difference already, with fewer and less severe non-hurricane claims and fewer daily lawsuits, according to Stacey Giulianti of Florida Peninsula Insurance Company. …
End of Special Session on Property Insurance, Hurricane Ian Relief
The Florida Legislature ended its special session this afternoon (December 14, 2022) passing a package of reforms addressing the dire escalating issues in our property insurance market and providing economic …
Special Session on Property Insurance, Hurricane Ian Relief
The Florida Legislature this morning begins its scheduled week-long special session focused on addressing the dire escalating issues in our property insurance market and providing economic relief for Hurricane Ian victims. The …
OIR leadership is hope for consumers
There are generally three ways to create or change public policy: legislate, regulate, or adjudicate. What Florida lawmakers failed to legislate this past session in property insurance, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) …