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Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund

FHCF Seeks Authority to Explore Risk Transfer Options

FHCF Seeks Authority to Explore Risk Transfer Options

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is seeking authorization from the Trustees of the State Board of Administration to explore, negotiate and enter into a combination of risk transfer products and/or pre-event notes totaling up to $2.2 billion.  The Trustees of the State Board of Administration are the Governor, Chief Financial Officer and Attorney General.  The issue […]

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Florida Legislative Session Underway Today

Florida Legislative Session Underway Today

The 60-day Florida legislative session kicks off today.  As always, the legislature will hear a number of bills related to property and casualty insurance as well as life and health insurance.  Legislative committees already have been meeting and considering bills for the current session.  In the property and casualty arena, the legislature may consider bills […]

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House Committee Takes Up Range of Insurance Bills

House Committee Takes Up Range of Insurance Bills

The House Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear several insurance bills in a meeting today: HB 53 would apportion part of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s investment income to the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center associated with Florida State University. HB 119 would amend the definition of assets at Section 625.012, Florida Statutes, to […]

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Bill Would Support FSU Risk Management Center

Bill Would Support FSU Risk Management Center

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved a bill that would use a portion of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s investment income to support the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center at Florida State University.  Under the formula set forth in the bill, the Storm Center would have received a little less than $500,000 annually […]

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2014 Saw Significant Property and Casualty Issues

2014 Saw Significant Property and Casualty Issues

As 2014 comes to a close, several of the issues that commanded considerable attention during the year reached their resolution and set the framework for 2015 ahead.  When we all return from the holidays, the legislative committee weeks will be upon us and the 2015 legislative session will begin before we know it.  However, before […]

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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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FHCF Initial Event Fully Funded

FHCF Initial Event Fully Funded

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) recently announced that it anticipates being able to fully fund its $17 billion in initial season obligations and being able to support a large portion of a subsequent season’s obligations. Under its most recent projections, the FHCF would fall about $5 billion short of providing another $17 billion in […]

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