Property Insurance

Bills that cover social media, homeless camping, and property insurance are among a batch of bills now on the governor's desk. He can veto, sign, or let them go into effect without his signature.

State leaders have long sought to move policies out of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance and into the private market.

Farmers is the latest insurance company to pull out of Florida. The moves leaves tens of thousands of customers facing the daunting task of finding new carriers.

A data analysis company finds that home insurance premiums in Florida have been rising much faster than any other state, and they are nearly triple the U.S. average.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed measures on disaster relief, property insurance and toll credits that passed this week in the Republican-led legislature.

David Altmaier, who has been Florida's top insurance regulator since 2016, submitted his resignation on Thursday. He did not give a reason for his departure.

Florida lawmakers have passed a massive property insurance bill — mostly along party lines as Republicans used their supermajority power in both the House and Senate to reject every amendment put forward by Democrats.

Florida lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that any changes they make to the state's property insurance laws this week should reduce rates, but they're divided on how to get there.

State lawmakers will consider legislation on property insurance, property tax relief for hurricane survivors and a statewide toll road credit program when they meet in Tallahassee on Dec. 12 - 16.

Next week, Florida lawmakers will try to fix the state's broken property insurance market outside the regular 60-day legislative session for the second time this year.