Florida Gov. DeSantis signs property insurance, hurricane bills

House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, issued a statement Friday describing the bill as a “trickle down” plan.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida December 16, 2022January 11, 2025

House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, issued a statement Friday describing the bill as a “trickle down” plan.

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As property insurance crisis grows, Florida leaders will consider new reforms at upcoming session

Detailed bills have not been released for the special session, which will start Monday.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida December 6, 2022July 9, 2025

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Florida’s property insurance of last resort has nearly 1.13 million policies

Customers have poured into Citizens during the past two years as private insurers have dropped policies and raised rates because of financial losses.

by News Service of Florida November 22, 2022January 24, 2025

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Florida’s ‘last resort’ property insurance provider will increase rates by 6.4 percent

Citizens initially asked for larger rate increases, but the Office of Insurance Regulation scaled back the requests.

by News Service of Florida October 26, 2022August 3, 2023

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DeSantis plans special session for Hurricane Ian tax relief, and maybe also address Florida’s property insurance crisis

House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said another special session on property insurance is long overdue.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida October 21, 2022August 3, 2023

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Gov. DeSantis says Florida’s state-backed insurance agency of last resort is ‘unfortunately undercapitalized’

‘We had questions early on even as the storm was hitting.’

by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics October 14, 2022June 15, 2024

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Florida’s Hurricane Ian-related insurance claims climb over 375,000

Of Thursday’s totals, 273,939 of the claims involved residential property, with other claims for such things as auto damage.

by News Service of Florida October 7, 2022August 3, 2023

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Florida’s property insurance of ‘last resort’ estimates it will have well over $2 billion in losses

As of Wednesday morning, about 34,000 Citizens claims had been filed.

by News Service of Florida October 6, 2022August 3, 2023

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Over 222,000 Florida insurance claims filed in wake of Hurricane Ian

The data showed 222,261 claims filed in Florida, with estimated insured losses of $1.61 billion.

by News Service of Florida October 4, 2022August 3, 2023

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Florida’s ‘last resort’ property insurance provider added 9,000 new policies last week

Citizens had 1,064,145 customers on Friday, up from 1,055,366 a week earlier, according to data posted on its website.

by News Service of Florida September 27, 2022August 3, 2023

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‘It’s in collapse’: Charlie Crist slams Gov. DeSantis over Florida property insurance crisis

DeSantis called a special legislative session in May to try to bolster the market, but problems have continued.

by News Service of Florida September 8, 2022August 3, 2023

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Florida’s state-backed insurance provider added 7,000 more policies last week

Citizens has more than doubled in size over the past two years.

by News Service of Florida August 30, 2022September 3, 2023

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Florida’s ‘last resort’ property insurance provider now has over 1 million policies

DeSantis called a special legislative session in May to address the property-insurance system, but problems have persisted.

by News Service of Florida August 12, 2022August 29, 2023

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Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis warns of ‘financial chaos’ if property insurers are downgraded

Patronis criticized Demotech and the possibility that downgrades would lead to insurers not meeting the ratings requirements.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 22, 2022October 22, 2023

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As lawsuits mount, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance faces millions in legal fees

Officials also say the COVID-19 pandemic caused a backlog of court cases, which has helped drive up the number of Citizens’ pending lawsuits.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida June 24, 2022August 4, 2024

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Legislators want to stabilize Florida’s property insurance crisis, but it may not be enough

“We are being tone deaf, I believe, to what is really going on out in our communities.”

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida May 24, 2022August 3, 2023

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Fraudulent roof-damage claims eyed for Florida’s property insurance crisis special session

Insurers blame questionable, if not fraudulent, roof-damage claims for driving up costs.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida May 23, 2022September 16, 2024

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Florida property insurance companies seek rate hikes as high as nearly 50 percent

The proposals are the latest evidence of problems in the state’s property-insurance system.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida May 18, 2022August 3, 2023

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DeSantis calls for special session to address Florida’s property insurance crisis

Citizens saw its numbers jump from 817,926 policies on March 31 to 842,298 as of the end of last week.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida April 27, 2022August 3, 2023

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Florida Gov. DeSantis backs Jeff Brandes’ call for property insurance Special Session

On Monday, the governor said the need for lawmakers to address current conditions is growing.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida April 12, 2022August 3, 2023

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Property insurance crisis

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs property insurance, hurricane bills

As property insurance crisis grows, Florida leaders will consider new reforms at upcoming session

Florida’s property insurance of last resort has nearly 1.13 million policies

Florida’s ‘last resort’ property insurance provider will increase rates by 6.4 percent

DeSantis plans special session for Hurricane Ian tax relief, and maybe also address Florida’s property insurance crisis

Gov. DeSantis says Florida’s state-backed insurance agency of last resort is ‘unfortunately undercapitalized’

Florida’s Hurricane Ian-related insurance claims climb over 375,000

Florida’s property insurance of ‘last resort’ estimates it will have well over $2 billion in losses

Over 222,000 Florida insurance claims filed in wake of Hurricane Ian

Florida’s ‘last resort’ property insurance provider added 9,000 new policies last week

‘It’s in collapse’: Charlie Crist slams Gov. DeSantis over Florida property insurance crisis

Florida’s state-backed insurance provider added 7,000 more policies last week

Florida’s ‘last resort’ property insurance provider now has over 1 million policies

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis warns of ‘financial chaos’ if property insurers are downgraded

As lawsuits mount, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance faces millions in legal fees

Legislators want to stabilize Florida’s property insurance crisis, but it may not be enough

Fraudulent roof-damage claims eyed for Florida’s property insurance crisis special session

Florida property insurance companies seek rate hikes as high as nearly 50 percent

DeSantis calls for special session to address Florida’s property insurance crisis

Florida Gov. DeSantis backs Jeff Brandes’ call for property insurance Special Session