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Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued an emergency order that will temporarily prevent property insurers from dropping customers for the next two months.
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Crist, the Democratic candidate for governor, also discussed a range of other issues: abortion, schools, home insurance, COVID-19 and others.
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Insurance regulators are considering whether to lift a $700,000 cap on Citizens policies as homeowners struggle to find coverage.
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United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. will exit Florida’s troubled homeowners’ insurance market, forcing customers to find new coverage as their policies come up for renewal.
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The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has surpassed 1 million policies for the first time since 2014. Citizens has been absorbing an influx of policies as private insurers drop customers and push for large rate increases.
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Amid fears that a financial-ratings agency will downgrade numerous property-insurance companies, Florida regulators Wednesday announced a stopgap plan to try to make sure homeowners can maintain coverage.
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Millions of Floridians will see higher premiums or deductibles on their property insurance this year. And some may even see their policies canceled altogether.
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The bills aim to stem problems in the property insurance market and to bolster the safety of condominium buildings after the Surfside collapse.
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Supporters said the plan approved by the Legislature on Wednesday will stabilize the property insurance market. Critics say it doesn’t do enough to help homeowners.
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A Florida Senate committee approved a reform bill Monday, but some members said it should do more to provide relief to homeowners — or wouldn’t do enough to shore up the industry.