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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏛️ &#039;&#039;&#039;Citizens Property Insurance Corporation&#039;&#039;&#039; is Florida&#039;s state-created [[Definition:Residual market | residual market]] [[Definition:Property insurance | property insurer]], established to provide [[Definition:Homeowners insurance | homeowners]] and [[Definition:Commercial property insurance | commercial property]] coverage to residents and businesses that cannot find policies in the private [[Definition:Admitted market | admitted market]]. Unlike a traditional [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carrier]] motivated by profit, Citizens operates as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt entity governed by a board appointed by the governor and legislative leaders. It has grown into one of the largest property insurers in the United States by policy count, a status that reflects persistent challenges in Florida&#039;s private market driven by [[Definition:Hurricane risk | hurricane exposure]], [[Definition:Litigation risk | litigation costs]], and recurring [[Definition:Catastrophe loss | catastrophe losses]].<br /> <br /> ⚙️ Citizens functions as an [[Definition:Insurer of last resort | insurer of last resort]]: applicants must demonstrate that they have been unable to obtain comparable coverage from a private carrier, or that the private market&#039;s price exceeds Citizens&#039; rates by a statutory threshold. [[Definition:Premium | Premiums]] are set through a process subject to legislative constraints, which historically kept rates below actuarially indicated levels — contributing to the entity&#039;s rapid growth. To manage its enormous [[Definition:Catastrophe risk | catastrophe exposure]], Citizens purchases [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] and issues [[Definition:Catastrophe bond (cat bond) | catastrophe bonds]] in the [[Definition:Capital markets | capital markets]]. If losses ever exceed available resources, Florida law authorizes Citizens to levy [[Definition:Assessment | assessments]] on virtually all property and casualty [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholders]] in the state — a mechanism that effectively socializes catastrophic shortfalls across the broader market.<br /> <br /> 🌀 Citizens&#039; outsized presence has far-reaching consequences for the entire Florida insurance ecosystem. When Citizens&#039; rates are held artificially low, private carriers struggle to compete, which further contracts the voluntary market and pushes more risk onto the state entity — a feedback loop regulators have worked to interrupt through [[Definition:Depopulation program | depopulation programs]] that incentivize private companies to assume Citizens policies. For [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]], [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]], and [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]] eyeing the Florida market, understanding Citizens&#039; role is essential: its pricing, policy count trends, and assessment authority directly influence market dynamics, competitive positioning, and the cost of doing business in the most [[Definition:Catastrophe-exposed | catastrophe-exposed]] state in the country.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Residual market]]<br /> * [[Definition:Insurer of last resort]]<br /> * [[Definition:Catastrophe bond (cat bond)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Depopulation program]]<br /> * [[Definition:Property insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Assessment]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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