Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Type | non-profit |
Industry | Insurance |
Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Tallahassee, Florida |
Products | Homeowners Insurance |
Parent | State of Florida |
Website | citizensfla.com |
- Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) was created in 2002 from the merger of two other entities to provide both windstorm coverage and general property insurance for home-owners who could not obtain insurance elsewhere.
- It was established by the Florida Legislature in Chapter 627.351(6) Florida Statutes as a not-for-profit insurer of last resort.
- The company has no connection to Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the equivalent entity in Louisiana, or several similarly named “for-profit” subsidiaries in the Hanover Insurance Group.