Bribery and insurance shouldn’t mix
It’s been clear for years that brand-name property insurance companies will not cover more Florida homeowners no matter how high their premiums are set. But rather than create a different model for property insurance, the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has a new brainstorm to tempt the private market: bribes. The idea is as offensive as that description, and it ought to be abandoned before private insurers start naming their price.