by FIRM Pressroom | Aug 28, 2023 | FIRM News
On August 18 Florida’s Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky signed an order questioning portions of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. proposed rates as presented at the June rate hearing. Yaworsky gave Citizens 30 days to revamp its proposed overall 13.3...
by FIRM Pressroom | Aug 23, 2023 | FIRM News
Last week FIRM board members led representatives from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation on a three-day field trip through Monroe County. FIRM has long said that rigorous construction methods in the Keys are not reflected in the Citizens windstorm rates. The...
by FIRM Pressroom | Jun 1, 2023 | FIRM News
June 1 marks the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season and the kick-off for FIRM’s Hurricanes are a Drag on-line fund drive. NOAA has predicted a near-normal storm season. Please check out the FIRM website and follow FIRM on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter...
by FIRM Pressroom | May 26, 2023 | FIRM News
The Florida Legislature set about fine tuning its previous attempts to shore up Florida’s property insurance landscape during the 2023 regular session which ended on May 5. Some positive changes came out of the session, but there’s still work to be done....
by FIRM Pressroom | Apr 27, 2023 | FIRM News
The flood insurance requirement for Citizens windstorm policyholders continues to be a hardship for Monroe County residents. What is the flood insurance requirement? Citizens policyholders must secure and maintain flood insurance regardless of whether they are in...
