Florida’s insurance market was on the verge of collapse. Homeowners faced skyrocketing premiums, insurers were going bankrupt ...

If Florida needs a cautionary tale, it should look no further than California. A few years ago, Florida’s insurance market was on the verge of collapse. Homeowners faced skyrocketing premiums, ...

Jeff Brandes served for 12 years in the Florida Legislature and is the founder of the Florida Policy Project, a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to improving policy in Florida. Samuel R.

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“I think you’re going to see bankruptcies, I think you’re going to see people losing their homes,” said Jeff Brandes, a former state Senator who runs the Florida Policy Project, a ...

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Florida’s homeowners are in crisis. Insurance rates have soared, and Citizens Property Insurance — the state-run “insurer of last resort” — has grown into Florida’s largest property ...

Jeff Brandes: How Florida avoided California’s insurance crisis — and why it must stay the course A few years ago, Florida’s insurance market was on the verge of collapse.