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Meeting Packet — Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, The Florida House of Representatives (January 13, 2021)

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Meeting packet for the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee of the Commerce Committee of The Florida House of Representatives, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Morris Hall (12 HOB). The agenda lists a Citizens Property Insurance item on its impact on the Florida Property Insurance Market, with topics Availability vs Affordability and Criteria for Citizens Initial and Continuing Eligibility. The packet includes a presentation by Barry Gilway, President/CEO and Executive Director of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, stating that Citizens was created in 2002. The slides list a Citizens Policyholder Surcharge of up to 15%, a Regular Assessment of up to 2% and an Emergency Assessment of up to 10% per year, and state that no assessments are currently being levied.

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    Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
                Wednesday, January 13, 2021
                    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
                   Morris Hall (12 HOB)


                   Meeting Packet




Chris Sprowls                                 Nick DiCeglie
Speaker                                               Chair
                    The Florida House of Representatives
                                           Commerce Committee
                                 Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Chris Sprowls                                                                                       Nick DiCeglie
Speaker                                                                                                    Chair


                                          Meeting Agenda

                              Wednesday, January 13, 2021
                                  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
                                 Morris Hall (12 HOB)
  I.   Call to Order

 II.   Roll Call

III.   Welcome and Opening Remarks

IV.    Citizens Property Insurance and Its Impact on the Florida Property Insurance Market:
           • Availability vs Affordability
           • Criteria for Citizens Initial and Continuing Eligibility
           • Citizens Rate Filing Compared to a Private Market Insurer

 V.    Closing Remarks

VI.    Adjournment




                   303 House Office Building, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
                                                   (850) 717-4870
Citizens Property Insurance
                Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
                  Barry Gilway, President/CEO and Executive Director
                        House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
                                                   January 13, 2021




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Overview


•   In 2002, Citizens was created as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt government entity whose public
    purpose is to provide property insurance coverage to those unable to find coverage in the
    voluntary admitted market or if coverage in the voluntary admitted market is more than 15%
    higher than coverage with
•   Created from the merger of the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association (FWUA) and the
    Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association (FRPCJUA)
      o FWUA: created in 1972 as insurer of last resort to provide wind-only coverage in Monroe
          County. The wind-only territories of the FWUA were expanded over time to include most
          coastal regions
      o FRPCJUA: created in 1992 following Hurricane Andrew as an insurer of last resort for areas
          of the state not covered by the FWUA
•   Governed by a nine-member board of Governors, three of whom are appointed by the Governor
    and two of whom are each appointed by the Chief Financial Officer, Senate President and
    Speaker of the House
•   Operate pursuant to a plan of operation which is reviewed and approved by the Financial
    Services Commission
•   Subject to regulation by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), Operational Reviews by
    the Auditor General and OIR Market Conduct Examiners, and external audits
•   Citizens also has a robust Office of Internal Audit and an Inspector General


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Overview

•    When Citizens was created, each of the predecessor organizations had slightly different coverage
     offerings and outstanding indebtedness, requiring the premium associated with each to remain
     aligned.

•    Each of the following three accounts are separate statutory accounts and have separate
     calculations of surplus, plan-year deficit and assessment bases. Assets in one account many not be
     comingled or used to fund losses in another account. The three accounts are listed below with the
     types of policies written in each.

       o Personal Lines Account (PLA)
           Personal Residential Multiperil policies, including homeowners, dwelling fire, mobile home,
           tenants and condominium unit owners, These policies tend to be located further inland or
           in non-coastal areas of the state
       o Coastal Account (Formerly High Risk Account)
           Wind-only and multiperil policies for personal residential, commercial residential and
           commercial nonresidential risks located in eligible coastal high risk areas
       o Commercial Lines Account (CLA)
           Commercial Residential Multiperil policies, including condominium associations, apartment
           buildings and homeowners association policies
           Commercial Nonresidential Multiperil policies located outside of the coastal (HRA) eligible
           areas


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Eligibility


  • Under Florida law, Citizens may write a new insurance policy only for property that
    meets one of the following eligibility criteria:
        • Coverage is not available from a Florida-authorized insurance company
        • Premiums for coverage from Florida-authorized insurance companies are more
            than 15 percent higher than the premiums for comparable coverage from
            Citizens

  •    In 2013, the legislature created a Property Insurance Clearinghouse to help identify
       private-market insurance options for consumers who believe Citizens might be their
       only choice for property insurance and to ensure that only customers who are eligible
       obtain coverage from Citizens

  •    Citizens' Depopulation Program, authorized by Florida law, matches Citizens
       policyholders with insurance companies interested in removing their policies from
       Citizens and providing private-market coverage for their policies. All companies
       assuming policies from Citizens have been approved by the OIR


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Financial Resources


  •    Citizens has at its disposal both the traditional resources available to all property and
       casualty companies that conduct business in the state as well as assessment powers
       granted to Citizens by law.




           Traditional Financial Resources                            Unique Financial Resources
  •   Insurance Premiums                                  •   Citizens’ Policyholder Surcharges (All Citizens
  •   Investment Income                                       policyholders)
  •   Operating Surplus from Prior Years                  •   Regular Assessments (Coastal only)
  •   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reimbursements   •   Emergency Assessments
  •   Traditional Reinsurance and Capital Markets Risk    •   Pre-event liquidity resources (debt issuances and lines of
      Transfer                                                credit which, if drawn upon, must be repaid)




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Assessments




                                 Citizens Policyholder Surcharge
              Up to 15% per account for Coast al Account, PLA, and/or CLA deficits
                Appl ies at new business/renewal for all Citizens' policyholders




                                       Regular Assessment
                           Up to 2% for Coastal Account deficits
               Appl ies at new business/renewal for all non-Citizens' policyholders




                                                3.


                                       Emergency Assessment
            Up t o 10% per yea r per accou nt for Coast al Account, PLA and/or CLA deficits
          Applies at new business/renewa l for all Citizens' and no n-Citizens' policyholders




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Assessments


              • The 2005 Emergency
                Assessment was
                terminated for policies
                issued or renewed
                beginning on July 1,
                2015


              • Currently, no
                assessments are being
                levied by Citizens




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  Financial Overview

                                             YTD                                                                                         Change        Change
Financial Summary (in billions)            Q3-2020         2019        2018      Book of Business                       Nov-2020         Last Mth      Last Yr
Surplus   1
                                             $6.4          $6.3        $6.2      Total Premium Inforce                   $1.169B           3.2%         33.8%
100-YR PML2                                  $5.3          $4.6        $4.7      Average Premium - PLA                   $1,953            1.2%             14.1%
Claims-Paying Capacity     3
                                             $10.3         $11.0      $11.5      Average Premium - Coastal               $2,825            0.7%             10.1%
Total Cash and Invested Assets               $8.8          $8.9       $9.3       Average Premium - CLA                   $18,361           0.3%             12.5%

    1 Accumulated Surplus is determined in accordance with Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP).
    2 As of Q4-2014, Single-event occurrence Probable Maximum Loss ("PML“) includes demand surge, excludes storm surge, and does not include LAE.
    3 Claims Paying Capacity consists of (1) 2020 Q3 Statutory Surplus, (2) risk transfer for 2020-21 hurricane season (including FHCF coverage), and (3)par
        value of pre-event bonds. Please note that this figure shows resources on a combined basis. However, resources are specific to each account and may
        not be used to fund needs in another account

    •         While Citizens continues to retain a strong financial position, the PLA sustained net losses each year from 2015 –
              2019. The PLA is projected to have net income of $3.1 million in 2020 and a net loss of $43.2 million in 2021.
              Through September 2020, the PLA had (unaudited) net income of $18.3 million, however, contributing to this
              was net investment income of $40.8 million. PLA net income (loss) in prior years are as follows:

                •   Sept 2020 (unaudited):            $ 18,322,000
                •   2019 (audited):                   ($ 6,861,000)
                •   2018 (audited):                   ($135,862,000)*
                •   2017 (audited):                   ($555,475,000)*
                •   2016 (audited):                   ($ 35,017,000)
                •   2015 (audited):                   ($ 21,489,000)

    *Primarily driven by hurricane losses (Irma and Michael)
  Risk and Assessment Reductions




Notes:
 1. Storm Risk is as measured by 1-in-100 year probable maximum loss (PML) plus estimated loss adjustment expenses using the Florida Hurricane                   VALUES ARE NOT DRAWN TO
    Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) account allocation where PLA and CLA are combined. PLA/CLA combined PMLs are added to the Coastal PMLs to be                                  SCALE
    consistent for surplus distribution. In general, the PMLs presented are as projected at the beginning of storm season; with the exception of 2017 which is
    as of August 31, 2017.
 2. Surplus and Assessments are as projected at beginning of storm season. Not all PLA/CLA surplus is needed to fund storm risk in 2014. In 2015 - 2020,
    not all surplus in PLA/CLA and the Coastal Account is needed to fund storm risk. Remaining surplus is available to fund a second event.
 3. Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) is as projected at beginning of storm season; with the exception of 2017 and 2018 which are Citizens' initial
    data submission to the FHCF.
 4. Depopulation PMLs are not included in storm risk totals and are presented as year end totals. PMLs from 2011-2014 use a weighted average of 1/3
    Standard Sea Surface Temperature (SSST) and 2/3 Warm Sea Surface Temperature (WSST). 2015 - 2019 PMLs reflect only SSST event catalog. 2020
    Depopulation PMLs are not yet available for inclusion in this exhibit.
History of Policies In-Force
     1,200,000
                                                                                                                       Liquidation of 3 FL domestic
                                                                                                                      carriers and partial withdrawal
                                                                                        Liquidation of Poe                   from large carrier                      High volume of
                                     Personal Lines Account
                                                                                        Financial Group                                                            depopulr on a ctivity
     1,000,000
                                     Coastal Account
                                                                                                                                        \
D 800,000
C:
:,
0
                                    • Commercial Lines Account
                                                                                            I                   High volume of
                                                                                                             de populafon activity

u
                                                              High volume of
.~ 600,000                                                  depopulation activity
0
Q.                                                                       I
      400,000                                     ,..

      200,000




                  1996       2001       2002      2003            2004       2005        2006      2007        2008           2009   2010      2011     2012      2013      2014      2015      2016          2017    2018         2019     Nov 2020


                                               P eBonal Lines                               Commercial                                                  PeBonal Lines                         Commercial
                                                              Coastal Account                                         Total                                           Coastal Account                                Total
                                                  Account                                  Lines Account                                                  Account                            Lines Account

                                 1996                   936,837              465,739                   0           1,402,576                  2011           1,003,856          460,161             8,374            1,472,391
                                 2001                   102,792              414,123                198               517,113                 2012             860,502          446,163             8,146            1,314,811
                                 2002                   164,274              397,676               2,157              564,107                 201 3            627,391          386,688             7,615            1,021,694
                                 2003                   383,283              433,077               3,863              820,223                 2014      ,-     373,6 17         282,863             4,681             661,161
                                 2004                   416,521              453,765               3,650              873,936                 2015      ,~     299,902          200,842             3,121             503,865
                                 2005                   407,387              399,417               3,145              809,949                 2016             293,118          160,834             1,891             455,843
                                2006C2J                 743,592              403,509               8,347           1,298,428                  2017             300,507          138,591             1,308             440,406
                                 2007                   845,857              446,184              12,908           1,304,949                  2018             304,507          121,971                91 9           427,397
                                 2008               629,467                  445,200               9,570           1,084,237                  2019             322,792          118,673                738            442,203
                                 2009                   609,652              41 0,436              9,126           1,029,214                Nov 2020           398,462          133,603                723            532,788
                                 2010                   829,406              445,679               8,453           1,283,538




Notes:
          1) Excludes takeout policies                                                                                                                                                                          ~                    ITIZENS
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          2) In 2006, there were 142,980 policies assumed from the Poe Financial Group included in Citizens' total policy count. As these policies remained on the Poe system at the end of that calendar
             year, they a re not allocated at the account level.
    Policy Count Trend



                                                          Citizens' Policy Count Trend
                    1,200,000


                    1,000,000


                      800,000


                      600,000


                      400,000


                      200,000


                             0



                                   2013       2014       2015      2016      2017      2018      2019        2020                 2021
                                                                                                           Proje cted          Proj ected

    Citizens' Policy Count       1,021 ,694   661 ,161   503,865   455,843   440,406   427,397   442,203    532,135              630,257
I




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New Business Trends


Citizens’ Footprint: New-Business Trend (Aug-Nov 2019 Average vs. 2020)
Personal Residential Policy Types




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New Business Trends


Citizens’ Footprint: New-Business Trend (Aug-Nov 2019 Average vs. 2020)
Personal Residential Policy Types




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New Business Trends

Citizens’ Footprint: New-Business Trend (Aug-Nov 2019 Average vs. 2020)
Personal Residential Policy Types




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Financial Trends for Florida Domestic Insurers


                                           Financial Trends for Florida Domestics
                                                                 ($000's Omitted)

                 $1 ,000,000

                  $750,000                                                                            • Net Income/Loss

                                                                                                      • Net Underwriting Gain/Loss



                               11 II II --
                  $500,000

                  $250,000

                         $0

                  ($250,000)

                  ($500,000)

                  ($750,000)

                ($1,000,000)
                                                                                                                •1 I
                ($1,250,000)

                ($1,500,000)

                                 2013        2014       2015           2016           2017         2018           2019         2020YTD
          Net Income/Loss      $347,337    $447,159   $462,668       ($1 3,772)     ($142,445)   ($150,696)    ($372,269)     ($727,361)

Net Underwriting Gain/Loss     $416,01 0   $577,643   $532,630      ($194,112)      ($426,472)   ($414,266)    ($725,099)    ($1,260,208)




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Citizens Homeowners Rates Compared to Industry


                                        91% of Citizens’ HO‐3
                                        policies are charged
                                        LESS than the
                                        average
                                        competitor’s rate.




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Citizens Rates

Prior to 2007, rates were required to be non-competitive with the private market.

Rates for personal and commercial residential policies were frozen by statute from January 1,
2007 through December 31, 2009.

Rates are now required to be actuarily sound, but not to exceed 10% increase annually per
policy, excluding the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Rapid Cash Build-Up Factor.

Citizens Board makes annual recommended rate changes to the Office of Insurance Regulation
(OIR) and they establish rates for Citizens.

Citizens is not required to purchase reinsurance at the same level as the private market is
required. Citizens provision for reinsurance is much lower than the private market, thus leading
to a lower rate need for Citizens. If Citizens needed the same level of reinsurance as a typical
private insurer then its Homeowners multiperil and wind-only indication would nearly triple.




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Citizens Rates

In December 2011, Citizens requested an outside legal opinion as to whether it was permissible
under Florida law to charge new policyholders the full actuarially indicated rates.

The outside legal opinion stated that “the applicable statutes and rating principles would
permit Citizens…to charge new policyholders the approved actuarially appropriate rate, while
applying the statutorily mandated limit on increases only to renewing policyholders.”

In July 2012 the Board decided not to move forward with asking the Office of Insurance
Regulation (OIR) to consider actuarially sound rates for new business.

In June 2020, Senator Jeff Brandes asked that Citizens again consider recommending to OIR that
new customers be charged the fully indicated actuarial rate.

In December 2020, Citizens requested OIR review the relevant statutes and legal opinions and
provide feedback on charging actuarially sound rates for new business.




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Citizens Rates

For Personal lines, charging actuarially sound rates for new business does not lead to across-the-
board higher rates for all new business policies.

In Personal Lines, 45.7% of current policies would see an average decrease of -3.0% if they were
charged the actuarially sound rate and 54.3% would have an average increase of 21.8%.

It is important to note that these changes are averages. For Personal Lines, there are outliers that
would have rate increases as high as 200%.

For Commercial, charging new business actuarially sounds rates would lead to mostly across-the-
board higher rates for new business. There are a few exceptions for Commercial Residential
Multiperil.

There would be some territories where the Commercial Residential Wind-Only rates would be
100% higher than the current rate.

Ultimately, Citizens recommends rate changes to the OIR, who make the final determination to
Citizens’ rate level. As in prior years, the rate filings submitted to the OIR will include all
information regarding the full indicated rates and the actual premium impact after application of
the 10% glide path.
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Clearinghouse


Carrier Participation

                          Policy Type   Homeowners      Homeowners    Dwelling   Condo   Mobile Home
 Company                                 (Multiperil)   (Wind-Only)

 American Traditions                          X
 Safe Harbor / Cabrillo                       X                          X        X          X
 Capitol Preferred                            X
 Edison                                       X                                   X
 FedNat                                       X                                   X
 Florida Peninsula                            X                                   X
 Heritage                                     X
 Monarch                                      X
 Southern Oak                                 X             X            X        X
 UPC                                          X
 Weston                                                     X




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Clearinghouse

Initial Eligibility – Newly Purchased Home




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Clearinghouse

New Business Results


                               Received Offer        %        Deemed                  Deemed                  % Eligible
                                                                         Ineligible               Uninsurable
   Policy Type   Submissions   but eligible for   Receiving Ineligible              Uninsurable               For New
                                                                             %                        %
                                  Citizens          Offer   for Citizens            with Citizens              Policy
 HO-3
                   250,576         21,359          8.52%       17,259     6.89%       2,754        1.10%       92.01%
 New Business
 Dwelling
                   55,992            343           0.61%        254       0.45%        618         1.10%       98.44%
 New Business
 HO-6
                   39,557           1,811          4.58%       1,703      4.31%        261         0.66%       95.04%
 New Business
 Wind Only
                   30,702           1,812          5.90%       2,994      9.75%        926         3.02%       87.23%
 New Business
 Mobile Home
                   10,874            295           2.71%         11       0.10%        176         1.62%       98.28%
 New Business
 Total             387,701         25,620          6.61%       22,221     5.73%       4,735        1.22%       93.05%




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Clearinghouse

Continuing Eligibility (Renewals)




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Clearinghouse

Policyholder Communication




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Clearinghouse


Renewal Results

                                      Received Offer                     Deemed
                                                         % Receiving                                   % Eligible to
         Policy Type    Submissions   but eligible for                 Ineligible for   Ineligible %
                                                            Offer                                        Remain
                                         Citizens                        Citizens

 HO3 Renewals             130,521          1,195           0.92%            41            0.03%          99.97%


 Dwelling Renewals        56,182            44             0.08%             2            0.00%          100.00%

 Wind Only Renewals       32,863            769            2.34%            421           1.28%          98.72%

 HO6 Renewals             26,416            280            1.06%            13            0.05%          99.95%

 Mobile Home Renewals     25,633             0             0.00%            17            0.07%          99.93%

 Total                    271,615          2,288           0.84%            494           0.18%          99.82%




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Clearinghouse Submission and Outcome (Jan – Sept 2020)


                                         Submission Results by Carrier (Volume)
    400,000


    350,000


    300,000


    250,000


    200,000


    150,000


    100,000


     50,000


          -
                Carrier A   Carrier B   Carrier C   Carrier D   Carrier E   Carrier F   Carrier G   Carrier H   Carrier I      Carrier J   Carrier K



  Successful Offers    No Offers Due to Underwriting Issues     No Offers Due to Geographical Location    Blocked Due to Agent Appointment (ONLY)




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Depopulation


Assumption Process Overview




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Depopulation

Policyholder Communication
Citizens will mail the Policyholder Choice packet to the policyholder approximately 48-days prior
to the assumption.




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Depopulation Policy Count Trend


                                           Depopulation Policy Count Trend
                    450,000

                    400,000

                    350 ,000

                    300 ,000

                    250,000

                    200 ,000

                    150 ,000

                    100 ,000

                     50,000




                               2013      2014      2015      201 6     2017      2018      2019       2020 (Oct.)

I Depopulation Policy Count    365,833   416,453   272,596    88,000    34,008    17,902    10,084              4,653




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Depopulation

Past Successes
Citizens had more attractive polices (i.e., New Homes, No Claims, No Lapses in coverage,
better location)

Reinsurance was available and affordable

Financial position of participants was stronger

Policy premiums between Citizens and participating carriers was closer than today
Current Barriers to Takeout Participation
Due to prior depopulation efforts, majority of Citizens policies are not desirable to private
market (i.e., Older homes, multiple prior claims, location)

General financial weakness of prior or potential carrier participants

Due to lack of Citizens rate increases and the glidepath, Citizens premiums tend to be lower
than those offered by prior or potential carriers.
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Depopulation

Top Ten Prior Depopulation Participants

                                        S&P Global Market Intelligence Data 3Q 2020
                                Financial Strength            Surplus              Direct Premiums Written               Net Income
   Depopulation 2013 - 2019
                                     Rating                   ($000)                        ($000)                         ($000)
                     Policies   AM            Quarter                  YOY    YTD     YTD     YOY   YOY $   YTD     YTD
  Company Name                       Demotech         3Q 2020 2Q 2020
                     Tagged     Best          Change                  Change 3Q 2020 3Q 2019 Change Change 3Q 2020 3Q 2019
Heritage P&C
                     296,803               A         (21%) $115,889 $146,601       17%    $466,651 $399,171   (55%) ($15,428) ($43,522) ($28,094)
Insurance Co.
Safepoint
                     153,327     B-        A          2%     $45,017    $44,141    (1%)   $115,434 $116,947   189%    $11,104   $5,244   ($5,861)
Insurance Co.
Homeowners
                     92,395                A         (8%)    $128,095 $139,580     15%    $304,650 $264,476 (307%) ($28,759) ($19,390) $9,369
Choice P&C Ins Co.
United P&C
                     86,758                A         (17%) $137,131 $165,986       5%     $623,588 $591,938   34%     $11,130 ($21,795) ($32,925)
Insurance Co.
Southern Oak
                     67,356                A         (8%)    $42,296    $45,826    12%    $89,922   $80,158   75%     $5,164    ($1,743) ($6,907)
Insurance Co.
Weston Insurance
                     53,108                A         (7%)    $25,049    $26,860    21%    $78,588   $64,835 (2035%) ($23,111) ($21,975) $1,136
Co.
Anchor P&C
                     50,760                          (74%)    $414      $1,603    (141%) ($21,547) $52,705    (22%)   ($1,259) ($7,001) ($5,742)
Insurance Co.
Southern Fidelity
                     36,406                A         93%     $60,662    $31,379    99%    $280,247 $140,981 (252%) ($47,514) ($66,405) ($18,891)
Insurance Co
Olympus Insurance
                     31,970                A          3%     $37,195    $36,271    10%    $157,978 $143,754   (5%)    ($141)    $2,760    $2,901
Co.
First Community
                     25,771     B++        A         (9%)    $25,010    $27,335    22%    $113,366 $92,547 (2080%) ($5,652) ($5,924)      ($272)
Insurance Co.


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FSU Study:
Exposure Reduction and Depopulation Opportunities
In March 2020, Citizens Board of Governors engaged Florida State University (FSU) to conduct an
independent analysis to ensure Citizens is taking advantage of all opportunities to reduce
exposure and fulfill its mission as a residual market insurer.

FSU presented the results of the analysis at the December 2020 Board of Governors meeting with
recommendations and observations in the following general categories.

Initiatives Already Under Way by Citizens
• Depopulation and Clearinghouse Campaign
• Revise Citizens Mitigation Credits to better reflect exposure reduction
• Increase the use of inspections
• Further promote Citizens Managed Repair Program
• Continue with improved claims settlement practices

Potential Legislative Items (Examples)
• Require Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation
• Address Attorney Fee Multipliers
• Consider Changes to the One-Way Attorney Fee Statute
• Modify or eliminate Citizens Glidepath on Rates
• Apply provisions of the Assignment of Benefits law to first-party litigation
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FSU Study:
Exposure Reduction and Depopulation Opportunities

Recommendations within Citizens Current Statutory Purview
• Host workshops with Insurers, Investors and other stakeholders
• Create New Business Models
• Consider Financial Support for Mitigation
• Consider Policy Form Changes

Items for Referral to Third Parties for Consideration
• Strengthen the Statewide Building Code
• Create a Database for Florida Residential Properties
• Create a Statewide Fraud Database
• Revise Building Criteria in High-Risk Areas
• Create a New Industry Business Model
• Improve Overall Financial Solvency of the Florida Insurance Market
• Create a Statewide Program to Address Affordability of Property Insurance




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