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: RiskProfFlorida's Proposed Hurricane Surcharges
By The authors are Martin F. Grace and J. Tyler Leverty, professors of insurance and risk management a
? A 2.07 percent charge for one year to cover a portion of the 2007 deficit for Citizens' windstorm policies.
? A 1.4 percent emergency assessment charge to cover Citizens' remaining 2005 deficit; ends in 2017.
? A 1 percent surcharge to cover a 2005 deficit at the Florida Hurricane and Catastrophe Fund, which provides cheaper backup reinsurance for insurers operating in the state; ends in 2013.
? A 2 percent charge for the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, which was pressed into covering claims left when the three Poe Financial insurance companies failed after the 2005 storms; in force for one year.
A $2500 policy would have a $167 in assessments!
via Miami Herald
Full post as published by RiskProf on March 01, 2008 (boomark / email).
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