Barry Gilway News

Florida Lawmaker Questions Citizens Travel Expenses

A Florida state senator is demanding that executives of the state-backed property insurer be questioned after expense reports showed that they spent thousands of dollars on travel and related expenses. Florida Senator Mike Fasano (D-New Port Richey) sent a letter …

South Florida Not Receptive to Citizens’ Rate Hike Plans

Executives and the board of governors of Florida’s largest state-back property insurer received a rude reception at a public rate hearing in Miami where they indicated they will consider increasing rates on existing homeowners policies by a statewide average 7.4 …

Florida Citizens’ Chief Sets 500K Policy Depopulation Target

Maintaining there is no disagreement on the objectives of Florida’s state-backed property insurer, Citizens Property and Insurance Corp. President Barry Gilway says he hopes the insurer will reduce its policyholder rolls by 500,000 over the next three years while moving …

Florida’s Citizens to Weigh Rate Hikes Today

The new president of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. meets with the insurer’s governing board for the first time, looking for consensus on finalizing the insurer’s rate request for next year. Citizens’ governing board holds a rate workshop Monday …

Citizens New President Gilway: Changes Coming, but Progress Will Be Slow

The new chief of Florida’s policyholder-backed property insurer Citizens Property Insurance offered no magic bullet to depopulate the insurer, but promised the insurer will charge higher rates for less coverage in order to encourage customers to buy elsewhere. Newly-appointed Citizens …

Former Zurich North America Executive Gilway to Head Florida’s Citizens

Florida’s state-backed homeowners insurer has reached into the private sector for its new president, selecting an experienced insurance executive and consultant. The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of governors yesterday unanimously selected Barry J. Gilway as president to lead the …