Citizens Negotiating Managed Repair Program

Sun-Sentinel Posted: 04/19/2016, 01:57pm Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is sharing scant details about the scope of its new managed repair program — a cost-reduction initiative that industry experts figure will be imitated widely throughout Florida’s property insurance industry. The managed repair program is intended to allow state-run Citizens to control the claim from beginning to…

Corrine Brown: I’m Still Running for Congress

Sunshine State News By Allison Nielsen April 20, 2016 U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., says she will run for reelection after all, despite her congressional district being redrawn last year. Just this week, a group of federal judges rejected Brown’s lawsuit alleging the newly-redrawn congressional districts violate the Federal Voting Rights Act and unfairly disadvantage…

Private Insurers Piggybacking on Citizens’ New Claims Restrictions

Private insurance companies are lining up to request state approval of two key policy revisions intended to reduce losses from a practice called “assignment of benefits.” In late March, the state Office of Insurance Regulation approved requests by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to limit the cost of emergency repairs after water breaches or other emergencies…