A.G. Gancarski
While another insurance company bids the Sunshine State farewell, Ron DeSantis is urging patience for those homeowners stuck in what he calls a “challenging market.”
“I think what’s going to happen is because we did those reforms, it now is more economical for companies to come in. I think they’re going to wait through this hurricane season and then I think they’re going to be willing to deploy more capital to Florida,” DeSantis said Wednesday during an appearance on the Howie Carr Show.
“So, knock on wood, we won’t have a big storm this summer. Then I think you’re going to start to see companies see an advantage,” DeSantis added.
The Governor’s comments came in the wake of Farmers Insurance’s decision to discontinue its policies in the state, after seven insurer insolvencies in the last year.
Whether the Governor’s comments are reassuring or not is a matter of subjective interpretation, but it’s clear the insurance issue has been a priority even amidst his presidential campaign.
In an attempt to boost the reinsurance market during his world tour this spring, he met with British reinsurance companies, and “secured a commitment from companies in attendance to increase access for carriers serving Florida policyholders,” according to a media release from the Governor’s Office.
Requests for more details on that “commitment” went unaddressed from the Governor’s Office.
Citizens Property Insurance President and CEO Tim Cerio warned in March about a “difficult transition” for policyholders as they are compelled to enter the private market if they get an offer up to 20% more than the Citizens rate, and they are required to get flood insurance in any case.
DeSantis noted last year Citizens was “unfortunately undercapitalized” and that the company could go “belly up” if it actually had to weather a major storm.
44 comments
Lynda
July 12, 2023 at 7:49 pm
So, gov. deSantis, who is responsible for Citizens being “undercapitalized”. If FL does get hit with a hurricane or two, what happens to Citizen’s policy holders???
Fixing the Re-Insurance market for the Insurance companies is a fine contribution to their bottom lines, but what did you do for the millions of Floridians who had to pay excessive new rates on their Property Insurance? The elderly on fixed incomes were hit hard when their HOA fees or assessments increased 40% or more. How many of those people had to move because they could not afford to live where they had been living for decades in many cases?
I know you don’t care about your voters and their problems. Unfortunately for you, your attitude is apparent to all potential voters in the the GOP primary. From the polls, it looks as if FL will be stuck with you until the end of your term. Don’t think you can pull a “George Wallace” and foist your wife off as a governor, either. After your sorry two terms, she would have to change her party and her name to be elected in FL.
Pres
July 13, 2023 at 3:29 pm
That a terrible statement for you to make. You ought to shamed.
Jim
July 13, 2023 at 4:43 pm
Terribly accurate.
The.Truth.Comes.Out.In.The.End
July 13, 2023 at 6:08 pm
No. That was a VERY accurate statement to make. She should be very proud for speaking the truth. You should duck your head and tail between your legs and be Maga embarrassed by your comments. Lynda was spot on in what she said.
Cheesy Floridan
July 14, 2023 at 12:57 pm
Nice job Lynda!
Chuck Shad
July 12, 2023 at 7:56 pm
Given his total failure to do anything to relieve the property insurance what else is he going to say as insurers flee Florida? Make it up as you go Ron .
Earl Pitts "The Big Voice On The Right" American
July 12, 2023 at 8:26 pm
Good evening Florida,
If “The Ronald” says the insurers are coming back they are coming back you dont need to doubt “The Ronald” its going to happen.
Its just like what I instructed the ladies in our Ladies Auxillary of The Earl Pitts American Fan Club which saved many couples needless grief:
“If a man says he’s going to do something:
He’s going to do it:
There is no need to remind him every six months.
Thank you Florida,
Earl Pitts American
Cheesy Floridian
July 12, 2023 at 9:16 pm
Men don’t have a great track record of getting things done, Ron his no idea what insurance companies are going to do, so let’s just knock on wood and hope Native American blessings and waffle houses are enough to keep hurricanes away.
Earl Pitts "The Real Mayor of RealVille" American
July 13, 2023 at 10:19 am
Thank you Cheesy,
Great point Cheesy: which brings forth yet another golden learning opurtunity from me, Earl Pitts American.
Both “The Ronald’s” lovely wife Casey along with my, Earl Pitts American’s, lovely wife, Earline Pitts American, basically grew up together in The Earl Pitts American Fan Club’s Ladies Division and both ladies know all of the “all critical”, “top secret” male motivational, “special” methods of how to support and guide their beloved husbands (behind closed doors in keeping with the bonds of holy matrimony) to glorious “sky rockets in flight” successful manly decision making without all of the annoying whining, 8itching, and moaning so common in DFBL relationships of leftist leaning Democrat voting sexually perverse relationships.
Thank you Cheesy for your brilliant question which opened up the forum to yet another educational oppurtunity for all American’s from the “political genious mind” of me, Earl Pitts American,
Earl Pitts American
Michael
July 13, 2023 at 11:20 am
I thought Earl Pitts American was married to Pearl?
Cheesy Floridan
July 14, 2023 at 12:58 pm
I think you might be drunk or trolling everyone on this page. Good luck to you Earl.
DeSantis has taking a page out of the Nazi playbook
July 12, 2023 at 9:05 pm
so the idea is is it that people are vulnerable during hurricane season and then sort of like the last year President Biden save the day when hurricanes hit Florida. I guess Biden will have to do it again.
Cheesy Floridian
July 12, 2023 at 9:25 pm
He’s hoping the power of the Florida man and Native American blessings and waffle houses stand strong and all the storms just go around Florida.
Cheesy Floridian
July 12, 2023 at 9:24 pm
So he uses Florida tax payer money to fight his legal battles because of his illegal actions and unconstitutional laws that he passes and allows the people who did and did not vote for him to bleed money just to live here? He sucks.
PeterH
July 12, 2023 at 9:50 pm
Another Ron DeSantis “crystal ball” vision with absolutely no supporting evidence!
Lambda Winner
July 12, 2023 at 10:29 pm
As long as the governor makes law mistakes to make it easier to buy casino backlinks like https://qwertylabs.io/services/, I’ll be satisfied. Too many websites are refusing it, hurting my business.
Eduardo Slaveen Salahuddin 👍
July 12, 2023 at 11:24 pm
They’ll return to Florida once he’s out of office.
😆👍
Cheesy Floridan
July 13, 2023 at 9:49 am
here here.
unknowngeezer
July 13, 2023 at 6:58 pm
umm. I don’t think that’s how climate change works 🥴
Linda
July 13, 2023 at 7:30 am
Great. That’s going to help a lot if my policy gets canceled and we have a storm. You have screwed us over royally by selling out to the insurance companies at our expense. I’ll vote for Mickey Mouse before I EVER vote for you again, no matter what your running for.
Cheesy Floridan
July 13, 2023 at 9:50 am
Same. And the same goes for the people who are supposed to represent us in the legislature who did nothing to pass laws to help us. They only passed what Ron wanted not anything that would help Floridians.
Michael
July 13, 2023 at 7:42 am
Has he tried calling them woke or groomers yet? All out of ideas?
Cheesy Floridan
July 13, 2023 at 10:01 am
some did yes. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said Farmers Insurance is a woke company.
Leo Zwetsloot
July 13, 2023 at 7:44 am
And this is while the waters are hotter than ever, 97 degrees gulf will mean a long and heavy storm season. Prepare.
JD
July 13, 2023 at 10:32 am
As I watched him meet and greet with Biden in SWFL after Ian and Biden’s admin opened the flood gates of Federal funding to fix infrastructure. Hell, bridges washed away, and people were stuck on multiple islands without power. It was a lot of money to get the army of linemen too. And then he goes to bad mouth the Biden administration for spending too much?
It was like a petulant teenager watching his daddy stroke a check at the car dealer for the kid’s next car after he wrecked the last one, all the while he’s telling his buddies and the girl, he wants to bang how he’ll kick his dad’s ass if he doesn’t. Shameless.
And now, a half of year later, people aren’t getting paid after paying premiums for DECADES, but they give the insurance companies not just $2B, but another $1B for some goofy exchange with ZERO guardrails for the consumer and we still have said companies pull out? Such good governance.
Florida is becoming worse than California in this regard on housing costs. At least there they have a diverse economy. Even if it’s too woke…
billy
July 13, 2023 at 11:53 am
We left Venice/Englewood Floriduh this spring after 40+ years. The goal of the politicians seems to be to increase the population, thereby increasing their tax base. When a new housing plan of 4,500 houses was OK’d by local biz leaders, then an additional 5000 home plan was approved without a single nod to the increase in traffic, etc. it was enough. Too many angry, privileged (too much money, not enough brains) people in their BMW’s & oversized $100,000 trucks squeezing out the remaining locals. N.C. is cooler, people are very nice, and insurance is available AND affordable. We were in Englewood for IAN and all I can say about ronnie d. is good luck with that knocking on wood. Oh, and keep those spiffy white boots handy !!
signed,
an EX-floridian..
Andrew
July 13, 2023 at 12:02 pm
So in the meantime, EVERY Florida citizen pays 80~160% more, and the excess profits of the companies left pay for his failing Presidential comedy tour?
Toni
July 13, 2023 at 12:16 pm
Can’t someone give him a magic marker and a map of Florida? Problem solved.
Andrew
July 13, 2023 at 12:30 pm
So every Florida citizen assumes the risk, while the insurance company revenue, liability, and profits are guaranteed by the State of Florida, the freedumb in DeSantis’ free enterprise is hurting us all!
Max lindsey
July 13, 2023 at 1:16 pm
“They will return After hurricane season” when Floridians need it the most. Does he realize that hurricane season is a recurring annual event?
Does this mean Floridians will only be insured from December 1 through July 1, hurricane season?
My family has been in Florida since 1912. I’m in the process of moving out of Florida.
I no longer have homeowners insurance as the premium increase exceeds my annual social security income. 3/2 $300k house. 2018 $2800/yr 2023 $ 17,500/yr
Greg
July 13, 2023 at 1:39 pm
Floridians will just have to pull themselves up by their white boot straps this hurricane season.
Kevin Moore
July 13, 2023 at 2:29 pm
Interesting mindset. Of course what he means by the hurricane season is actually the GOP primary hurricane season. In other words, be calm and wait and don’t hold me responsible while I continue my campaign pitch to make the rest of the country be like the Florida I created. Of course this ignores that insurance companies have been leaving Florida or going bankrupt for longer than this hurricane season. I know one person who moved to Florida and two who didn’t. The former didn’t mind the insurance as she was selling a house worth far more than she was buying. The two who didn’t cited insurance as part of their reason. It’s a common complaint in “moving to Florida” public videos.
Earl Pitts American
July 13, 2023 at 2:32 pm
Good afternoon Michael,
Pearl is the big time television star Mr. Eugene Crabs lovely daughter. Allthough Pearl and I, Earl Pitts American, dated when we were younger we were never married nor had childern. Of course that was before I met my beloved wife the lovely Earline Pitts American.
Thank you,
Earl Pitts American
Benjamin
July 13, 2023 at 4:28 pm
He does not want them there. This is good news for DeSantis.
A majority of the insurers who remain have no intention of providing full services. They exist to steal money from the elderly.
This is what happens when you let hedge funds govern. They will make your children poor and ignorant while taking everything they can.
The.Truth.Comes.Out.In.The.End
July 13, 2023 at 5:55 pm
I love Florida and always will. I was born here. Now, I HATE living in Disantisstan. We need a governor who will listen to ALL the people of Florida, not just those that voted for him or that bow down to him. The other States in this wonderful Country of ours do not want him either. His poll numbers are in the toilet. tRump is a criminal and Rhonda is hoping that he is convicted and he gets to be the next best choice. Fat chance Rhonda. I would not vote you in as the dog catcher in the county you were born in.
Cheesy Floridan
July 14, 2023 at 12:41 pm
Same here! I hate when he said this is what the people want. No this is what you want not what Florida wants. And it made me mad that he said we just now have pride in our state. True Floridians have always been proud of Florida and being from here.
JD
July 13, 2023 at 6:51 pm
As I watched him meet and greet with Biden in SWFL after Ian and Biden’s admin opened the flood gates of Federal funding to fix infrastructure. Hell, bridges washed away, and people were stuck on multiple islands without power. It was a lot of money to get the army of linemen too. And then he goes to bad mouth the Biden administration for spending too much?
It was like a petulant teenager watching his daddy stroke a check at the car dealer for the kid’s next car after he wrecked the last one, all the while he’s telling his buddies and the girl, he wants to bang how he’ll kick his dad’s ass if he doesn’t. Shameless.
And now, a half of year later, people aren’t getting paid after paying premiums for DECADES, but they give the insurance companies not just $2B, but another $1B for some goofy exchange with ZERO guardrails for the consumer and we still have said companies pull out? Such good governance.
Florida is becoming worse than California in this regard. At least there they have a diverse economy. Even if it’s too woke…
tom palmer
July 13, 2023 at 7:04 pm
I didn’t realize how delusional he was.
Andrews s
July 13, 2023 at 7:39 pm
I’m finding out those who support the fascist of Florida have the same personality as them, can’t get along with others, the reason why he can’t communicate personally!
B8g
July 14, 2023 at 9:28 am
Just remember, Floridians, YOU VOTES FOR THIS! Stop voting for conservatives.. they have ZERO policies only culture war issues… Divisiveness and ANTI -Americanism.. thru division.
B8g
July 14, 2023 at 9:28 am
Just remember, Floridians, YOU VOTES FOR THIS! Stop voting for conservatives.. they have ZERO policies only culture war issues… Divisiveness and ANTI -Americanism.. thru division…
B8g
July 14, 2023 at 9:42 am
Just remember, Floridians, YOU VOTES FOR THIS! Conservative leaders in Florida are ruining Florida.. all they car about are the culture war issues… Dividing ppl so that it’s easier for them to conquer you… To gain/regain your votes based on “woke” which they cannot define. How’s that cost of living rapid increase treating you!? How’s that job/salary wage increase to keep up with inflation going!? Our current conservative state leaders are out of wack, anti American, divisive wack jobs who only care about staying in power and financial gain for themselves.. so they keep YOU angry at others, so that you keep voting for them. Get prepared for MORE essential companies to part ways with FL. You can thank your conservative party here in FL. For that.
Cheesy Floridan
July 14, 2023 at 12:39 pm
Well said! and only 4 million or a little over 4 million people decided who was elected in the last election. the state has 22 million people. more people need to get out and vote.
Robin
July 15, 2023 at 1:56 pm
I don’t know why everyone is so surprised about Ron ! The writing was on the wall before he won a second term. He has done nothing for Florida residents . It’s nothing but theatrics between Trump and Ron . I understand that the conservatives were going to vote for him whether he was good , bad or evil. Iam not in love with Biden but he has done a great job! And he’s Honest!!!!!! Vote Blue 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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