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New Year to Bring Continued Discussion of Property Issues

New Year to Bring Continued Discussion of Property Issues

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 […]

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Citizens Clearinghouse Launching in Late January

Citizens Clearinghouse Launching in Late January

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 […]

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Senate Bill Would Create Citizens Sinkhole Repair Program

Senate Bill Would Create Citizens Sinkhole Repair Program

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 Names Members to Executive Team

Citizens Names Members to Executive Team

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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Citizens Promotes Clearinghouse

Citizens Promotes Clearinghouse

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is seeking to discuss its anticipated new clearinghouse with interested insurers.  The clearinghouse concept, adopted by the 2013 Florida legislature, will facilitate offers of coverage from admitted market insurers for new and renewal Citizens business.  A participating insurer will provide its underwriting criteria to the program to enable the clearinghouse to […]

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Governor Signs Property Bill

Governor Signs Property Bill

Governor Rick Scott has signed SB 1770 into law.  At the outset of the 2013 legislative session, SB 1770 contained an ambitious set of reforms designed to reduce the size of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and reduce the degree to which it competes with the admitted market.  The final package, however, contained a milder set of compromise […]

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Citizens-Lite Bill Heads to Governor

Citizens-Lite Bill Heads to Governor

After months of committee meetings and discussions, the Florida legislature reached compromises on changes to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in SB 1770.  The bill now heads to Governor Scott’s desk for review.  The months leading up to the 2013 legislative session included discussion of far-reaching proposals that would aggressively restore Citizens to its role as […]

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