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Citizens Property Insurance tries to tamp down concerns that a U.S. Senate committee’s request could cause about its ability to pay claims

Citizens Property Insurance CEO took issue with a U.S. Senate Budget Committee request for information about the insurer’s finances.
homeowner's insurance

Citizens Property Insurance grows by 5,000 policies

Citizens Property Insurance had 1,260,777 policies in Florida as of Friday, up from 1,255,381 a week earlier,
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Private insurers in Florida are approved to take 40,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance

Citizens policies have dramatically increased because private insurers dropped customers and raised rates amid financial problems.
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U.S. Senate panel seeks information about Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance

The request raises questions about climate risks & whether the federal government could be asked to bail out Citizens in a major hurricane.
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The Scoop: Wed., November 29, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Felons’ voting rights Attorneys for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and four individual plaintiffs last week filed a court document that challenges the way a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed at restoring felons’ voting rights has...
homeowner's insurance

Homeowner policies continue to shift from Citizens to private insurers in Florida

For the second month in a row, private insurers have taken more than 90,000 policies from Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
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The Scoop: Tues., November 28, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

LGBTQ+ inclusion Tampa and St. Petersburg recently scored perfect scores on the National Human Rights Campaign’s nationwide LGBTQ inclusion assessment. However, this comes as the HRC still deems Florida to be in a ‘state of...
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Repeal of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system is filed in the state Senate

A bill would eliminate Florida's no-fault system & its requirement that motorists carry $10,000 in personal injury protection (PIP) coverage
homeowner's insurance

Despite “depopulation,” the Citizens Property Insurance policy count continues to rise

The number of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policies increased slightly last week, reaching 1,332,617 in Florida.
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Florida approves four private companies to take 125,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance

Florida's Insurance Commissioner signed four orders that are part of what is known as a “depopulation” program aimed at shrinking Citizens.
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The Scoop: Mon., October 30, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Ybor shootings Tampa Police arrested Tyrell Stephen Phillips and charged him with second-degree murder for his role in the fatal Ybor City shootings. Tampa Police say two people died: a fourteen-year-old and a twenty-year-old. Sixteen other...
homeowner's insurance

Citizens Property Insurance sends customers to private insurers amid its ‘depopulation’ plan in Florida

Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. dropped in customer numbers this month after private carriers took nearly 100,000 policies.

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