FLORIDA PROPERTY & CASUALTY ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS DEFEAT OF HOUSE BILL 1107
House Bill 1107 proposes to reduce the catastrophe reinsurance provided by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to insurance companies writing homeowners insurance in Florida from $17 billion to $14 billion over a period of three years. As currently proposed, this reduction will be at the expense of consumers that will have to pay more in premiums. The Florida Property & Casualty Association (FPCA) supports reducing the liability exposure of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF); however, the FPCA would propose reducing the amount of coverage while also lowering the attachment point to make the change rate neutral to the consumer. […]