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Florida’s top financial officer wants to know why homeowner insurance rates aren’t dropping

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants to know why homeowner insurance rates aren’t dropping.

Atwater sent a letter Wednesday to Florida’s insurance commissioner, Kevin McCarty, noting that one of the main costs for insurers has been going down this year. He asked McCarty why those savings weren’t being passed along to consumers.