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Florida Approves New Citizens Insurance Rates with Cuts for South Florida Homeowners

State regulators authorize rate changes effective June 1, including premium reductions for many in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

The view of residential Palm Island and Miami Beach skyline, Florida.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces new lower insurance rates coming for Florida residents during a press conference at the Florida International University - Wall of Wind, on Wednesday Feb. 5, 2025. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald)
Property owners speak with an official as they process the damage to their homes and community following Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Homeowners insurance policy

Overview

  • Florida regulators approved an average 6.6% statewide increase for Citizens Property Insurance's most common homeowners policy, down from the initially proposed 13.5%.
  • Premiums for 73% of Miami-Dade and 52% of Broward County homeowners will decrease by an average of 6.3% and 4.5%, respectively, as announced by Governor Ron DeSantis.
  • Statewide, 20% of Citizens customers will see rate reductions, while the average increase across all personal residential policies is set at 8.6%.
  • The decision reflects recent market stability, legislative reforms, and a lack of major hurricanes in South Florida in recent years, according to officials.
  • Citizens, created as an insurer of last resort, has reduced its policy count below 1 million after peaking at 1.4 million in 2023, as efforts to shift policies to private insurers continue.