Sunshine State Insurance Co. (SSIC) News

Florida Judge Approves Deal for Heritage to Assume Sunshine State Policies

A Florida judge has signed-off on a plan by regulators to allow a failed Florida property insurer’s policyholders to be assumed by another company, although policyholders will retain the option to seek coverage elsewhere. Leon County Judge Kevin Carroll on …

Florida’s Sunshine State Insurance Insolvent; UPC to Assume Policies

Florida regulators have taken over an insolvent domestic residential property insurer, but a deal is in the works for another private company to assume the insurer’s 37,000 policies. A Leon County Circuit Court judge issued an order earlier this week …

Sunshine State Insurance Co.’s Future Unclear After UPC Deal Falls Through

The future for Florida’s Sunshine State Insurance Co. (SSIC) is unclear now that a deal by another insurer to rescue it has fallen through. United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance Co.) yesterday announced it had terminated its bid to acquire …

UPC Insurance Calls Off Deal to Acquire Sunshine State Insurance

United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance Co.) has terminated its bid to acquire financially-troubled Sunshine State Insurance Co. (SSIC), a Florida property/casualty insurance company. UPC’s intent to rescue Sunshine State was previously announced by the company on May 15, 2014. …