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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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Citizens to End Assessment Early

Citizens to End Assessment Early

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation announced that a surcharge on Florida homeowners insurance premiums will end about two years earlier than originally planned.  The assessment has been in place to pay off bonds from the 2005 hurricane season. The surcharge will end as of July 1, 2015.   Inital projections would have extended  the surcharge until June 30, 2017.  Citizens is able to take this […]

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FHCF Assessment to End Early

FHCF Assessment to End Early

The assessment imposed by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) will end 18 months earlier than previously projected.  Governor Scott and the Cabinet voted to terminate the assessment as of January 1, 2015 rather than the scheduled July 1, 2016, end date. The assessment currently is 1.3% of premiums.  Insurers add the assessment amount to […]

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