TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Sunshine State, home to more than 22 million people, has an affordability problem when it comes to housing—not just for buying a home or finding a place to rent. Protecting your home can also be expensive.
John Rollins, a former Florida Chief Financial Officer and former Chief Risk Officer at Citizens Property Insurance spoke with WFLA.com about the state’s ongoing property insurance issues. Rollins serves as a Director of Ventures at EIG Holdings, Inc., a Texas-based diversified claims, technology and restoration company serving several Florida insurers.
Speaking with WFLA.com, Rollins said in the past three years, policy rates have gone up 100% for Floridians, and the rate increases aren’t stopping. He said the industry, as well as various state officials, are expecting premiums to go up between 40% to 50% or more in June.
He said while complicated, the issues facing Florida homeowners boil down to how insurance policies are billed, and what’s impacting the increasing rates. As previously reported, a finding a solution to the property insurance crisis is challenging, and it’s unclear exactly what can be done to fix it in the short term.
Knew the insurance companies would run for the border after the latest hurricane, surprised they had not left long ago. Suspect rates will head up at a rapid clip and prompt more then a few home owners in the region to try to “go bare” and not have insurance. Come the next hurricane their cries will be the weeping and wailing of the foolish, they knew that land was dangerous when they bought it.
Knew the insurance companies would run for the border after the latest hurricane, surprised they had not left long ago. Suspect rates will head up at a rapid clip and prompt more then a few home owners in the region to try to “go bare” and not have insurance. Come the next hurricane their cries will be the weeping and wailing of the foolish, they knew that land was dangerous when they bought it.
I’m sure we’ll figure out how the US treasury can make Floridians whole. Possibly through large tax cuts for corporations.
No doubt it will be some triumph of coonsian bi-partisanship.
People never should have been incentivized to move there. Now that they’re there, fuck ’em. Not my problem. Maybe they can shoot their way out of it.
@Alby Another promising solution: “Roughly 1.25 million alligators live in the state of Florida.” Defenders of Wildlife website, Sep 20, 2022