Property insurance is the defining issue of Florida's 2026 CFO race
1 in 3 Florida voters say property insurance is their most pressing issue in 2026
Florida homeowners pay up to 5 times the national average for insurance
More than a dozen insurers have left or gone insolvent in Florida since 2020
Insurers funneled $14 billion to affiliated firms while claiming financial struggles
Florida lawmakers move to regulate insurers using AI to deny claims
Property insurance is the defining issue of Florida's 2026 CFO race
1 in 3 Florida voters say property insurance is their most pressing issue in 2026
Florida homeowners pay up to 5 times the national average for insurance
More than a dozen insurers have left or gone insolvent in Florida since 2020
Insurers funneled $14 billion to affiliated firms while claiming financial struggles
Florida lawmakers move to regulate insurers using AI to deny claims
Common Sense Will Prevail · Florida · 2026

Your home. Your premiums. Your peace of mind. Time to make it right.

Florida homeowners are being betrayed by an insurance system that raises your rates and disappoints when you need help most. Share your story. Stay informed. There is power in uniting.

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National average for premiums
72%
Premium increase over 5 years
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Homeowner concern in 2026

Make a Difference.

Change happens when we act together. Here's how to help fix it for your family and neighbors.

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File a complaint with the state
Florida law requires your insurer to respond. File a complaint directly with the Department of Financial Services — it takes 10 minutes and creates an official record.

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Share your story
Your firsthand account joins a statewide record that advocates, journalists, and policymakers cannot ignore. It takes 90 seconds. The more voices, the more pressure.

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Review our Reform Action Plan
Know what real reform looks like. Read our ten-point plan, embrace the proposals that matter to you, and share them with others. An informed homeowner is a powerful one.

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Tell candidates where you stand
Contact candidates for CFO and Governor. Tell them which reforms you support. Share this page with neighbors and anyone paying too much or fighting a denied claim. There is power in uniting.

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Real Solutions. Not Campaign Promises.

Affordable and accountable property insurance for every Florida homeowner. These are not theoretical proposals or campaign promises. All ten are specific, actionable policies that can be enacted and will produce direct benefits. Read them. Tell us what you think. Join the effort to change it.

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The three-way fix Eliminating insurer vendor malfeasance is a three-way win for Florida: it significantly lowers homeowner premiums while improving restoration quality; it improves insurer financial stability to levels that attract first-tier carriers back to Florida; and it reduces litigation by eliminating bad insurer vendor conduct that increases the cost of litigation.
01 Accountability
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We believe insurers and their contractors must be held responsible for bad faith claims practices, with real penalties for wrongful denials, underpayments, delays, and substandard work. Florida passed SB 7052 (Insurer Accountability Law) with 100% bipartisan support. Carriers are now implementing AI to deny or underpay claims more efficiently and without accountability. The rules mean nothing without enforcement.
  • FLOIR should establish a dedicated SB 7052 compliance unit within 60 days of taking office, with a public compliance report within 120 days documenting carrier adherence, violations, and enforcement actions.
  • The statutory penalty multiplier for confirmed bad faith claim denials should be raised.
  • FLOIR should publish an annual Bad Faith Insurer Report naming carriers with denial rates above the state average.
  • FLOIR should maintain a dedicated bad faith claims investigation unit with subpoena authority.
  • A public online portal should allow policyholders to file and track bad faith complaints with mandatory insurer response timelines.
  • A parallel enforcement pathway should exist for substandard restoration work — contractors and carriers whose work fails to meet IICRC or Florida statutory standards should face the same investigation and public reporting as bad faith claim denials.
02 Public Transparency
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We believe full public disclosure of insurer financial health, claims denial rates, and political contributions by Property Insurer lobbyists is essential. Nothing that follows is credible without an honest accounting of what is actually happening in this market.
  • A quarterly Florida Insurer Scorecard should be published on the FLOIR website covering solvency ratings, denial rates, complaint ratios, and political contributions.
  • All insurers operating in Florida should disclose reinsurance arrangements and offshore affiliate transactions annually.
  • All third-party claims administrators operating on behalf of Florida insurers should be publicly disclosed.
  • OIR should establish a 60-day rate filing review timeline with a mandatory decision, giving carriers the regulatory predictability that attracts private capital back to Florida.
  • Transparency and accountability should be pursued alongside a commitment to market balance — insurer obligations and insurer viability are complementary goals, not competing ones.
03 Policyholder Protection
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We believe consumer rights in the claims process must be strengthened, including independent appraisal, faster resolution timelines, and accessible appeals. Every Florida homeowner deserves a fair fight.
  • Every policyholder should have the right to an independent appraisal at no upfront cost when a claim is disputed.
  • The mandatory claims acknowledgment window should be reduced from 14 days to 7 days, with payment or denial required within 60 days.
  • A free FLOIR Policyholder Advocate office should assist homeowners navigating disputed claims without an attorney.
  • Insurers should be required to provide a written denial explanation citing specific policy language for every rejected claim.
04 Market Integrity
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We believe the revolving door between insurance industry lobbyists and state regulatory appointments must end. Regulatory capture is the root cause of this crisis. Florida homeowners are paying the price for a system designed to serve the industry it is supposed to police.
  • A five-year cooling off period should bar former insurance industry lobbyists from serving in FLOIR leadership roles.
  • All communications between OIR staff and insurance industry representatives should be publicly disclosed.
  • All active consent orders and settlement agreements with insurers should be audited and reported on within 90 days.
  • An independent inspector general for the Office of Insurance Regulation should be established.
  • Litigation reform targeting contractor fraud and assignment of benefits abuse should be supported — the documented exit reason for multiple carriers — while preserving all legitimate policyholder rights to legal representation and dispute resolution.
05 Citizens Property Insurance Reform
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We believe Citizens Property Insurance Corporation should be restored to its intended role as an insurer of last resort. Before the private market can be fixed, what the state itself created must be fixed first. Quality, more affordable property insurance especially in Florida's growing coastal and high-risk markets.
  • Citizens should publish full board meeting minutes, executive compensation, and operating financials quarterly on a public dashboard.
  • Any Citizens policyholder offered a private market alternative should receive a written side-by-side comparison of coverage terms, exclusions, and the replacement carrier's financial rating before depopulation proceeds. Forced takeouts into materially inferior coverage should be prohibited.
  • An independent actuarial review of Citizens' rate-setting methodology should be commissioned and published publicly.
  • Any private insurer participating in Citizens depopulation should maintain a minimum verified solvency rating and sufficient reinsurance. Carriers that fail the standard should be suspended from depopulation participation.
  • A Citizens Policyholder Bill of Rights should give homeowners the right to reject any depopulation offer without penalty if the replacement carrier fails to meet minimum standards.
  • All Citizens claims involving water damage or mold should be assessed and remediated by licensed, insured contractors in full compliance with industry standards, Florida law, and the Florida Building Code.
06 Florida Catastrophic Fund Reform
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We believe the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should be reformed to ensure payouts reach homeowners quickly, that restoration funded by Cat Fund proceeds meets professional standards, and that the fund's management is subject to the same transparency demanded of private insurers.
  • Cat Fund distribution timelines following recent storm events should be audited and published, establishing the gap between fund payout and homeowner recovery.
  • Any restoration funded by Cat Fund reimbursements should comply with IICRC S500 and IICRC S520 standards. Carriers cannot use Cat Fund proceeds to fund substandard work.
  • Mandatory Cat Fund disbursement timelines should be established. Carriers receiving Cat Fund reimbursements should pass payments through to policyholders within 30 days or face FLOIR penalties.
  • The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should publish annual financial statements, actuarial assumptions, reinsurance arrangements, and board compensation on a public dashboard.
  • A Cat Fund premium credit mechanism should reward carriers that demonstrate faster claims resolution and IICRC-compliant restoration outcomes.
  • Legislation expanding Cat Fund capacity should be supported in exchange for carrier commitments to maintain Florida market participation for a minimum of three years following a Cat Fund draw.
07 Affordability
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We believe rate transparency and independent rate review are essential to ensure premiums reflect actual risk, not industry profit targets. The market incentives that bring private capital back to Florida must serve homeowners, not just investors.
  • Insurers should be required to file loss ratios, reinsurance costs, and executive compensation alongside every rate increase request.
  • An independent Office of Insurance Rate Review, insulated from industry influence, should have authority to reject or reduce rate filings that cannot be justified by actuarial data.
  • Insurers should provide homeowners a plain language explanation of every premium increase within 30 days of implementation.
  • The top ten property insurers should be audited annually for premium overcharges, with results published publicly.
  • A state catastrophic reinsurance facility should absorb tail risk after major storm events, reducing the reinsurance cost that is the single largest driver of premium increases for Florida homeowners.
  • A Florida Residential Insurance Stability Compact should reward carriers that commit to minimum three-year policy terms with priority access to the state reinsurance pool and expedited rate review.
08 Restoration, Inspection and Quality Assurance Standards
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We believe all property damage restoration must follow established industry standards and the Florida Building Code. Insurers should not be permitted to require or incentivize substandard work as a condition of claim approval. Proper restoration is not optional — it is the difference between a fully and properly repaired home and a health hazard.
  • Insurers that systematically approve substandard restoration should be referred to the Attorney General for consumer protection review.
09 Community Advocacy
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We believe FLOIR should serve as an open civic platform documenting the most common insurance problems facing Florida homeowners, providing practical guidance, and holding out of control insurer vendors accountable for systemic failures. Reform without a movement does not last. Every homeowner deserves both a resource and a voice.
  • A FLOIR-sponsored Florida Homeowner Resource Center should provide free, plain language guidance on claims, appeals, and policyholder rights.
  • An annual Florida Insurance Accountability Summit should bring together homeowners, adjusters, legislators, and consumer advocates.
  • A Legislator Insurance Scorecard published by FLOIR should rate every Florida legislator on their insurance reform voting record.
  • FLOIR should hold at least four regional town halls per year in high claim density counties to hear directly from affected homeowners.
  • A Florida Insurance Victims Registry through savemyhomeflorida.org should serve as a public, searchable archive of homeowner stories documenting claims abuse, carrier abandonment, and restoration fraud — routed to FLOIR enforcement, the Attorney General, or pro bono legal networks where actionable.
10 Insurance Victims Fund
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We believe hundreds of thousands of Florida families who paid premiums for years, filed legitimate claims, and were denied, underpaid, or abandoned by carriers the state licensed and failed to police deserve more than a hotline. A dedicated compensation mechanism should make the state's failure to protect them a matter of public record and financial consequence.
  • FLOIR should design and propose a Florida Insurance Abuse Restoration Fund — a dedicated compensation pool for homeowners with verified claims of bad faith denial, systematic underpayment, or abandonment by carriers subsequently sanctioned or rendered insolvent. Fund design, eligibility standards, and capitalization should be published within 120 days of taking office.
  • The Fund should be capitalized through five sources that impose no new costs on Florida homeowners or solvent carriers: bad faith penalty assessments; market conduct settlement proceeds; unclaimed insurance assets; Cat Fund surplus earnings in low-claim years; and a one-time legislative seed appropriation acknowledging the state's failure to protect the homeowners it licensed these carriers to serve.
  • An independent Fund administrator, insulated from political appointment, should manage a published claims process with defined eligibility criteria and a maximum 180-day adjudication timeline.
  • The FLOIR Policyholder Advocate office should actively assist verified victims in preparing and submitting Fund claims at no cost.
  • An annual Fund Report should name every carrier whose conduct generated Fund claims, the total compensation paid to their victims, and the enforcement actions taken against them. The report should be public, permanent, and searchable.
  • Every carrier or carrier vendor whose pattern of abuse generated three or more verified Fund claims should be referred to the Attorney General for civil consumer protection action.

The crisis in plain terms

2026 Race
Property insurance is now the defining issue of Florida's 2026 CFO race
Democratic candidates Earle Ford and Annette Taddeo have both entered the CFO race emphasizing insurance accountability and consumer protections. Incumbent Republican CFO Blaise Ingoglia is running on holding insurers accountable after fining eight companies $2 million for post-hurricane misconduct. Every major candidate agrees the system needs fixing. Read more
Voters
One in three Florida voters say property insurance is their most pressing issue heading into 2026
A statewide poll of likely 2026 general election voters found that property insurance ranks as the single most pressing issue facing Florida, above inflation, housing costs, and property taxes. Read more
Premiums
Florida homeowners paying up to five times the national average for property insurance
The average Florida homeowner pays between $3,000 and $6,000 annually for coverage, nearly five times the national average of $2,110. Home insurance costs in the state have risen 72% in the last five years, with coastal areas hit hardest. Read more
Market Exit
More than a dozen insurers have left or gone insolvent in Florida since 2020
More than a dozen property insurance companies have left Florida or been declared insolvent since 2020, driven by soaring litigation costs and hurricane losses. The exodus pushed hundreds of thousands of homeowners into Citizens, a program never designed to be the state's largest insurer. Read more
Accountability
Confidential state report revealed insurers funneled $14 billion to affiliated firms while claiming financial struggles
A state report kept confidential for years to protect industry trade secrets revealed that from 2017 to 2019, Florida property insurers transferred approximately $14 billion to affiliated companies while simultaneously raising rates on homeowners and exiting the market. Read more
Technology
Florida lawmakers move to regulate insurers using AI to deny claims
Florida's Insurance Commissioner has signaled he wants to regulate how insurance companies use artificial intelligence to process claims. Two lawmakers have introduced bills requiring humans to make final decisions on denied claims, amid concerns that AI is being deployed to reject legitimate claims faster and with less accountability. Read more

Florida's Deepening Crisis. Time to Resolve It.

We all love Florida. But the cost of property insurance has become one of the greatest obstacles to living here. It has been discussed, acknowledged, and left unresolved for too long. A single voice is easy to ignore. An informed, united community is not.

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The real cost of living in Florida
Skyrocketing premiums are not an abstraction. They are families choosing between insurance and groceries, retirees who can no longer afford to stay, and homeowners trapped in properties that have depreciated as much as 20% over the last year. This is Florida's cost of living crisis.
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Discussed. Never resolved.
This crisis has been on every politician's agenda for years. It has produced task forces, hearings, and press releases. What it has not produced is relief for Florida homeowners. That changes when we demand it.
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Your voice joined with others
No single complaint changes a system. But an informed, organized community of homeowners sharing stories, demanding accountability, and voting accordingly does. There is power in uniting.
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Built on real experience
Dr. Gary Rosen has spent 25 years working with Florida families affected by water damage, mold, and insurance disputes. As President of NAERMC and a Florida-licensed independent insurance adjuster, he has seen firsthand what denied claims and substandard restoration do to real people. Save My Home Florida is built on that experience.
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Florida's property insurance crisis is not just a financial problem. It is a human crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of families across our state. Save My Home Florida exists to give those families a voice, and to turn that voice into real reform.

We believe that when the right leaders are in office, government can and should work for homeowners, not insurers. Florida's Department of Financial Services exists to protect consumers. Its Consumer Helpline exists to investigate complaints and hold insurers accountable. Too often, those tools have not been used to their full potential.

Our long-term vision is simple: a Florida where every homeowner who has been wronged by their insurer has a clear path to accountability — through their government, through the courts, and through the public record.

Looking Ahead

Save My Home Florida is building a statewide record of the harm Florida homeowners face — from insurance disputes, restoration service provider disputes, and every other threat to keeping a roof over their families. We believe that record will matter: in the courts, in the legislature, and in the next election.

We are committed to ensuring that Florida's next generation of elected leaders understands what has happened to families across this state and has the tools and the will to fix it.

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