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Premium Deficiency Reserve Presents Interesting Possibility

Premium Deficiency Reserve Presents Interesting Possibility

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation hosted a depopulation summit last week in Tampa.  The event has been widely discussed in the media and other forums.  These summaries typically provide a broad overview of the discussion, often concentrating on the public policy considerations that go along with decisions about the extent to which property insurance prices should […]

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Citizens Depopulation Summit Takes Place Today

Citizens Depopulation Summit Takes Place Today

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is hosting a depopulation summit today in Tampa.  The session will begin with a discussion of the recent survey Citizens conducted to determine insurers’ thoughts on removing policies.  Topics to be discussed in this area include the ability of insurers to charge adequate rates, the availability and cost of reinsurance for […]

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The Citizens Decertification Statute

The Citizens Decertification Statute

Policyholder groups and other interested parties in recent weeks have been debating various aspects of the coverage provided by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.  These discussions show the challenge of dealing with issues affecting a residual market as large as Citizens in a market as challenging as Florida.  In some areas of the state policyholders generally […]

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The Law Behind the Citizens Rate Debate

The Law Behind the Citizens Rate Debate

The rate levels of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation have received considerable attention in recent weeks.  Citizens committees have considered the possibility that under current law it should be charging actuarially sound rates for new customers and its capped rates should apply only to existing customers.  Although the statutory basis for this approach has been part […]

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Citizens Forum to Focus on Depopulation

Citizens Forum to Focus on Depopulation

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is hosting a forum on June 1, 2012, in Tampa to discuss proposals for depopulation.  Accordingly to a recently published agenda, the meeting will concentrate on barriers to depopulation and potential solutions.  This will include the adequacy (or lack thereof) of Citizens’ rates as well as issues pertaining to data quality.  […]

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Insurance “Train” Bill Becomes Law

Insurance “Train” Bill Becomes Law

Governor Rick Scott has signed HB 1101 into law, and it has become Chapter Law 2012-151.  This is the insurance “train” bill that picked up a wide variety of insurance-related measures as it progressed through the 2012 regular legislative sesion. The new law is varied in its impact on the Florida Insurance Code.  It contains […]

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Citizens Rates and the Silent Majority

Citizens Rates and the Silent Majority

The board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation considered a proposal Thursday that would have resulted in its charging actuarially appropriate rates for new customers while maintaining the statutorily-imposed glide path for existing customers.  The board ultimately decide to give further consideration to the issue before acting. A significant factor in the decision to […]

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