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Citizens Insurance, Florida's insurer of 'last resort,' adds 4,000 policies
Citizens had more than 1.176 million policies as of Friday, up from 1.172 million a week earlier
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida insurance, property insurance, Citizens Property Insurance
Citizens Insurance CEO says the state-backed insurer 'will always be able' to pay claims
Senate Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse sent a letter Monday citing DeSantis's comment that Citizens is 'not solvent'
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Citizens Insurance, Florida insurance
U.S. Senator cites DeSantis' claim that Citizens Insurance is 'not solvent' in request for financial information
Citizens was created as an insurer of last resort, but it has grown in recent years to become the largest property insurer in the state
Tags: Florida News, Florida insurance, Citizens Insurance, Ron DeSantis
Florida bill making it illegal to hog the left lane clears committees
The bills would prevent drivers from using left lanes unless they are passing other motorists
Tags: Florida News, left lane bill, Florida drivers, Florida 2024 legislative session
Florida bill making it illegal to cruise in the left lane moves through Senate
The bill would set non-criminal fines up to $158 for using left lanes unless drivers are attempting to pass other motorists
Florida bill targeting drivers who cruise in the left lane moves through House
The bill would set non-criminal fines of up to $158 for using the left lane unless drivers are attempting to pass other motorists
Tags: Florida News, Florida drivers, left lane bill
New Florida bill would make it illegal for drivers to hang out in the left lane
The bill includes exceptions for specific situations, such as left-lane highway exits
By Chloe Greenberg
Tags: Florida News, Florida drivers, left lane law, left lane bill, Keith Perry, Florida highways, Move Over Act
Florida Republicans say they likely won't focus on property insurance crisis during upcoming session
Boyd said he doesn’t see 'any additional big-deal things that we can do' during the 2024 session
Tags: Florida News, Florida property insurance, Ron DeSantis, Florida insurance, Florida legislative session
Florida's Citizens Insurance points to ‘depopulation’ to help decrease policy count
Citizens is now forecasting it will have about 1.3 million policies at the end of 2023.
Tags: Florida News, Citizens Insurance, Florida insurance, insurance rates, property insurance
Citizens, Florida's property insurance of last resort, wants double-digit rate hikes by end of the year
The likely increases come amid massive growth at Citizens, which had ballooned to 1.387 million policies as of last week
Tags: Florida News, Citizens Insurance, Florida insurance, property insurance
Hurricane Idalia estimated losses reach $97.7 million
The largest number of claims involved residential property, while other types included such things as auto damage
Tags: Florida News, Hurricane Idalia, Idalia losses, Florida insurance, Idalia aftermath, Idalia damage
Florida approves homeowners insurance firms to take up to 202,000 Citizens policies
The orders do not mean that the seven insurers will take the full numbers of approved policies from Citizens
Tags: Florida News, Citizens Property Insurance, Florida insurance, Hurricane Idalia
Citizens, Florida's home insurance of last resort, ordered to trim proposed rate hikes
Citizens this year asked the Office of Insurance Regulation for approval of an overall 13.3 percent rate increase.
Tags: Florida News, Citizens Insurance, Florida insurance, home insurance, property insurance
Citizens, Florida’s state-backed property insurance of last resort, hits 1.35 million policies
Citizens added nearly 9,600 policies last week as it continues to see explosive growth
Tags: Florida News, Citizens Insurance, Florida insurance, Florida storms, Florida homes
Citizens, Florida's insurer of last resort, on path to hit 1.7 million policies by 2024
As of Friday, Citizens had 1.322 million policies making it the largest property insurer in the state
By Tom Urban and Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Citizens, Florida insurance, Farmers Insurance
Farmers Insurance plows Florida homeowners, leaves state 'to manage risk exposure'
The move will force tens of thousands of customers to look elsewhere for coverage
By Jim Saunders and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Farmers Insurance, Florida insurance, home insurance, auto insurance
Florida's state-backed Citizens Insurance recommends a 12 percent rate increase on most primary residences
Increases could be dramatically higher for homes that are not primary residences
Tags: Florida News, Citizens insurance, Florida insurance, Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Florida joins lawsuit challenging FEMA-backed overhaul of National Flood Insurance Program
The lawsuit argues the new system is flawed and will drive up premiums for property owners
Tags: Florida News, Florida flood insurance, Florida insurance, Florida storms, Ashley Moody
‘Stop being racist’: Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law
Black drivers received almost 37% of the tickets, despite Black people making up only about 16% of Florida's driving-eligible population
By Meghan McGlone, Fresh Take Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida driving law, music in car, Florida drivers, Ron DeSantis, Florida criminal justice, Florida drivers tickets, Florida traffic tickets, Florida traffic law
Florida ranked one of the worst states for highway safety laws
By Elizabeth Gondar
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida traffic, Florida drivers, Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety
Florida could soon allow drivers to keep their licenses on cellphones
By Monivette Cordeiro
Tags: Bloggytown, florida drivers, florida driver's license
Florida drivers are paying the third-highest rates for car insurance in the country
By Xander Peters
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida insurance, Florida drivers, Insure
New study ranks Florida 8th among country's most aggressive drivers
By Linzie Lawton
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida drivers, gasbuddy.com, driver safety
Bill headed to Rick Scott's desk could help police, deaf drivers during traffic stops
By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida
Tags: Bloggytown, florida transportation, florida drivers
Florida has second best drivers in the country, says horribly misinformed study
By Martina Smith
Tags: Bloggytown, I4, Florida Highways, QuoteWizard, Florida Drivers
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Phone conversations with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, court says
By Vivienne Serret, Fresh Take Florida
'It's unjust': Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning local heat safety and wage laws
By McKenna Schueler
Amid Universal’s epic reveals, Disney confirms updated expansion plans for Orlando parks
By Chelsea Zukowski
The castle-like remains of an eccentric scholar's unfinished artist sanctuary is now on the market in Florida. Located in Monticello, near Tallahassee,…
By Colin Wolf
It was a gorgeous day of "music, art and freedom" when the Florida Groves Festival returned to the Orlando Amphitheater at the…
By Matt Keller Lehman
A mid-century modern gem has just hit the market in Orlando. The residence, located at 1928 Monterey Ave. near the Country Club of…
Orlandoans turned out in force for the Yes on 4 Campaign Launch and rally this weekend. The afternoon event at Lake Eola…
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