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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 […]
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 […]
As the 2013 legislative session approaches, the respective insurance committees of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives are beginning to address issues related to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Citizens continues to take on 8000 new policies a week, and notwithstanding substantial depopulation activity late this year its policy count will drift back up as […]
The Board of Governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has agreed to spend $200,000 for a review of its proposed surplus note program by Goldman Sachs. In addition, the board authorized up to $200,000 for another review by a firm with actuarial experience. The surplus note program would allocate up to $350 million of Citizens’ surplus to companies seeking to […]
It was another interesting week in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s development of a proposed depopulation incentive program. Citizens has been working on a plan that would allow certain insurers to qualify for up to $350 million in surplus notes in exchange for agreeing to remove policies for a 10-year period. In the meantime, other insurers […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved an additional 60,000 policies to be removed from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in November 2012. This is in addition to 150,000 policies previously approved for November assumption, and adds to the 84,339 policies already assumed during this calendar year. “One of the Office’s goals continues to be to support a […]
The Board of Governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has approved a surplus note proposal for further refinement and review. The board’s decision followed review and recommended approval by Citizens’ depopulation committee. The proposal calls for Citizens to loan up to $350 million to participating insurers in the form of surplus notes (subordinated debt). The […]
The Board of Governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation wresteld with the difficult issue of the residual market’s rate levels at its board and committee meetings last week. Citizens’ rates receive a lot of attention in the media, and admittedly present a unique challenge for this state. Citizens has a substantial share of the market, […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is implementing a reduced blackout window for insurer assumptions. The blackout window recognizes that Citizens must process and mail nonrenewal notices in connection with the assumptions, so insurers can choose only those policies with expiration dates far enough in the future to allow proper notice. Senate Bill 408 allows Citizens to reduce […]
Policymakers, industry representatives and other interested parties continue to discuss the role of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in the Florida market and opportunities that might exist to reduce its size. Various parties have proposed ideas for encouraging the admitted market to write more business or to take policies out of Citizens. Citizens officials recently convened […]
