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Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has announced that it will not add renewal policies to its clearinghouse until closer to November 1 rather than August or September as previously planned. Currently, new business entering Citizens goes through the clearinghouse process, which allows participating insurers to identify policies meeting their desired underwriting criteria and make offers of coverage […]
As with prior legislative sessions, the 2014 session began with a variety of competing proposals affecting Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, many of which were intended to continue efforts to significantly reduce the size of the residual market. However, by the end of the session, the more ambitious proposals such as allowing surplus lines insurers to […]
A proposal that would facilitate the repair of homes insured by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is gaining support but is opposed by the trial bar. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee advanced a bill that would adopt a form of “managed repair” program for Citizens’ sinkhole claims. Citizens president Barry Gilway favors the proposal as a way […]
The beginning of a new year always brings with it an acceleration of Florida’s consideration of key public policy issues affecting the insurance industry. Activity in Tallahassee slows down in the second half of December, soon followed by the realization that the next legislation will be here quickly. For the property insurance industry, this means […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation anticipates launching its clearinghouse on January 27, 2014, instead of January 2 as originally intended. Speaking before the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, Citizens president Barry Gilway said that moving the date back “gives us the opportunity to conduct far more user-acceptance testing, and, with a much more degree of confidence when we […]
Senator Wilton Simpson has filed a bill that would create a “Sinkhole Stabilization Repair Program” within Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Senate Bill 416 would encompass sinkhole claims filed against Citizens and would require that the land and structure be stabilized by making repairs to the foundation of the damaged structure. The program would require repairs to be made by Citizens-approved contractors. The bill […]
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Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has named two new members to its executive team. Board member John Rollins recently resigned from Citizens’ Board of Governors, stating that he wanted to avoid any conflict of interest as he considered future opportunities with Citizens or in the private sector. Rollins now has been named Citizens’ chief risk officer. […]
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