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Drew WilsonSeptember 8, 2015

The Office of Insurance Regulation approved new Citizens Property Insurance Corp. rates Tuesday that will increase costs for about 40 percent of policyholders when they take effect in February 2016. Under the approved rates the average premium for multiperil policies will rise to $2,381 a year, up from $2,339 average rate this year. The $42 increase is about […]

Gary FineoutMay 30, 2015

Living in a (semi)-tropical paradise has a price – and apparently, not even going nine years without a major hurricane strike will change that. While Florida’s property insurance market has stabilized somewhat since eight storms battered the state in 2004 and 2005, as storms such as Hurricane Wilma caused billions in damages, the state still […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 6, 2015

Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s Board of Governors on Friday approved a deal to consolidate the company’s information technology and other functions to the EverBank Center in downtown Jacksonville. The planned move of the state-run insurer, scheduled for completion by the end of the year, will improve efficiencies and communication by bringing most Citizens employees together at a […]

Guest AuthorNovember 27, 2013

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season officially comes to a close at midnight on Saturday, November 30, and Mother Nature has again spared Florida from a major storm. Here at Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, we have been busy taking advantage of that good fortune. Citizens’ overall exposure has dropped 33 percent in the past 15 months, while […]

Tag: Barry Gilway

State insurance regulators OK deeper reach into coastal property owners’ pockets

Despite storm-free seasons, Florida insurance still pricey

Citizens Board OKs move to Jax EverBank Center

Barry Gilway: Goodbye 2013 Hurricane Season