The inconvenient truth
Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky is disputing a recent academic report that claims Florida’s property insurance market is full of “low quality insurers,” especially those Florida-based companies that write the bulk of the 7.5 million homeowners and …
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Joe Petrelli, co-founder of Demotech, the financial analysis firm that rates many of Florida’s domestic property insurance companies is out with a new warning for the marketplace. He says national law firms are each spending millions of …
Mortgages now at risk?
We expect to get more information later today about those 17 or so letters that Demotech sent to Florida property insurance writers warning they may lose their “A” rating as soon as tomorrow. The letters reflect …
You’ve likely read that insurance company ratings agency Demotech last Thursday sent letters to several Florida-based homeowners insurance companies to inform of a potential downgrade of their “A” (Exceptional) Financial Stability Rating. The recent Demotech actions, while surprising with the …
“Could be an unmitigated disaster”
The Florida Legislature’s May 23-25 special session didn’t come soon enough for yet another insurance company which is now trying to wind-down at least some of its operations among growing concern by ratings agencies of …
The road to reform
The compromise reached between House and Senate leaders just prior to this week’s special session seemed doubtful at times and was certainly a product of pressure put on by industry leaders and other stakeholders, an increasingly …
Why a special session must happen
Someone else beating the incessant drum for a special legislative session is Joe Petrelli, President of Demotech, the ratings firm that provides financial analysis for many of Florida’s 52 domestic insurance carriers. He’s a …
Ratings chief makes the case
Another person who really knows about Florida’s property insurance market is Joe Petrelli. He’s President and Co-Founder of Demotech, a financial analysis and actuarial services firm that rates 42 insurance carriers that focus on Florida’s …
While fraud alleged on recent government officials
Property insurance companies that do most of their business in Florida are taking care of business when it comes to handling Hurricane Michael claims efficiently. A new study by Demotech shows our domestic …