Florida Home Insurer Royal Palm Asks for 22% Increase

August 4, 2010

Royal Palm Insurance Co. is having a hearing before the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to discuss its proposed rate hike for its dwelling/fire line of insurance.

Royal Palm’s proposed, statewide average, rate level increase is 21.7 percent, however that could vary by area, according to the OIR.

Royal Palm, which writes exclusively in Florida, is the state’s 11th largest insurer, with 114,000 policies.

The hearing is to be held Aug. 5, at 1 p.m., in the Senate Office Building in Tallahassee.

Topics Florida Carriers Homeowners

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  • August 11, 2010 at 8:56 am
    Insurance Agent & Homeowner says:
    I just got nonrenewed by Nationwide and Royal Palm's quote came in at 2.5 times what I was paying Nationwide and now they want even more? Ridiculous!
  • August 5, 2010 at 2:56 am
    Your Guess says:
    Tower Hill set this up to swing business away from Allstate agents to their independant agents this way they do not have to give them appointments.
  • August 4, 2010 at 3:01 am
    Kevin L says:
    Sure, Jimmy, that's it. I'm jealous. That's exactly what I want to do - write more Citizens policy. Oh, by the way, congratulations on that B- State Farm rating today.

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