Tag: property insurance
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Michael MolineOctober 16, 2018
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Hermine — $139 million. Matthew — $1.2 billion. Irma — 10.4 billion. Michael — who knows at this stage, but last week’s Category 4 hurricane, the most powerful storm to hit the Florida Panhandle in recorded history, will wind up costing the insurance companies plenty. Still, Florida’s industry — uniquely dominated by smaller players since […]

Michael MolineMarch 15, 2017
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Citizens Property Insurance Corp. can buy back some $300 million in reinsurance against a catastrophic storm because the risk of that happening is now projected to have fallen. The company’s board of governors voted unanimously to approve the move during a conference call Wednesday. Citizens, Florida’s property insurer of last resort, bought the coverage from […]

Michael MolineDecember 7, 2016
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“Out of control” litigation costs are slowing efforts by Florida’s property insurer of last resort to shift risk onto private insurers, and may lead to aggressive restrictions on claims for water damage, the organization’s president said Wednesday. Rising litigation “is driving 80 percent of our attention and time,” Barry Gilway warned during a meeting of […]

Michael MolineOctober 17, 2016
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The number of insurance claims filed following Hurricane Matthew has now surpassed 75,000, state regulators announced Monday. The estimated insurance loss was $454 million. When last counted on Friday afternoon, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation had recorded 75,215 claims, of which 67,805 remained open. Residential property claims numbered 66,862; commercial, 1,660. The department posts […]

Staff ReportsOctober 10, 2016
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Hurricane Matthew has generated nearly 5,000 insurance claims involving losses of $21 million, state regulators said Monday. They cautioned the results are preliminary, reflecting just three days of claims data — Friday through Sunday. “As many displaced consumers return to their communities and homes to assess damage and initiate the claims process, these numbers will increase […]


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