Citizens, Florida's statebacked property insurance, defends high rate of closed claims without payment
Nov 22, 2024
Officials overseeing the state-backed homeowners’ insurer of last resort said reports it has the worst rate of paying claims were frustrating clickbait. Jay Adams, chief insurance officer of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., said the high number of claims closed without payment happened because the corporation doesn’t cover floods, its deductibles can be as high as 10%, and people opened claims after other companies assumed the policies.