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OIR Conducts Public Hearing on Citizens Rate Filings

OIR Conducts Public Hearing on Citizens Rate Filings

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a public hearing on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s pending rate filings today in Tallahassee.  The hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Senate Office Building. The hearings will allow the Office of Insurance Regulation to publicly discuss and receive comments on the pending filings for Citizens for […]

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Depopulation Activity Reduces Citizens Policy Count

Depopulation Activity Reduces Citizens Policy Count

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation recently announced that it had 727,122 policies as of November 30, 2014.  This is about half of Citizens’ policy count a few years ago when it reached a high of about 1.4 million policies. The Citizens portfolio consists predominantly of personal residential policies, although it continues to have significant commercial exposure […]

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Public Hearing on Citizens Rate Filings Today

Public Hearing on Citizens Rate Filings Today

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation  holds a public hearing today to discuss and receive input on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s proposed rate changs for its Coastal Account and Personal Lines Account (PLA).  The proposed statewide average rate increase for homeowners’ policies, including sinkhole coverage, are 11.1 percent for the Coastal Account and 12 percent for the Personal Lines Account. Sinkhole prone […]

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Citizens Eyeing Builders Risk

Citizens Eyeing Builders Risk

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will take a look at the merits  of writing builders risk insurance certain coastal areas.  However,  advisors recommend that if Citizens resumes writing business risk, it should do so only where the coverage is unavailable from the private market “at any price.”  As a competing consideration, Citizens recognizes that if it is the only market for […]

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OIR to Hold Hearing on Citizens Rates

OIR to Hold Hearing on Citizens Rates

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a public hearing September 20 to discuss and receive input on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s proposed rate changs for its Coastal Account and Personal Lines Account (PLA).  These accounts include policies for personal residential insurance policies such as homeowners and mobile home owners’ policies. The proposed statewide average rate increase for homeowners’ policies, […]

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Governor Approves Citizens Assessment Change

Governor Approves Citizens Assessment Change

Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law changing the way Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will levy assessments following a storm.  The bill (HB 1127) had the support of the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Insurance Consumer Advocate, Citizens and the insurnace industry.  Under the new law, Citizens will not levy regular assessment on the personal lines […]

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