Farmers Insurance will stop offering its policies in Florida, including home, auto and umbrella policies, in a change that will force thousands of people to change their insurance provider. The company said in a statement that its decision to get out of Florida was a business decision necessary to manage its risk exposure in the hurricane-prone state.
“Currently, there are 18 Florida residential insurers on the state regulator’s watch list due to concerns over their financial health.” In addition to extreme weather, Florida insurers point to a legal system it says promoted litigation abuse and excess claims. “This is a man-made crisis,” Friedlander previously told CNN.
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