Senate President Kathleen Passidomo to host Naples Citizens Property Insurance office hours
NAPLES, Fla. (FLV) – Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, will host office hours for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in her Naples office.
Florida lawmakers established Citizens in August 2002 as an entity to give eligible Floridians property insurance.
The office hours will take place Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3299 East Tamiami Trail, Suite 203.
Passidomo encouraged constituents to stop by during office hours if they have questions.
“Our Southwest Florida communities are strong and resilient, and we while we have seen a great deal of progress in the year following Hurricane Ian, there is still more work to do,” Passidomo said.
“I hope those with lingering questions or issues related to a Hurricane Ian claim with Citizens Insurance, or anyone with a question on a Citizens policy will take this opportunity to call and set up an appointment,” Passidomo said.
Citizens President, CEO and Executive Director Tim Cerio said as Florida approaches the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Ian, the company “remains committed to assist policyholders with Hurricane Ian claims and those who may have other questions or concerns related to their Citizens policy.”
Constituents can call 239-417-6205 to schedule an appointment.
In July, Farmers Insurance reportedly announced its plans to pull out of certain home policies in Florida. Other companies, such as State Farm Insurance, plans to continue their presence.
Gov. Ron DeSantis previously noted that Florida has a “challenging market” following borderline category 5 Hurricane Ian in 2022 being one of the “costliest storms in recent history.”
“I think we’ve had problems with our legal infrastructure that we have addressed,” DeSantis said. “We did a big reform with that and the My Safe Florida Home Program, so knock on wood we won’t have a big storm this summer. Then I think you’re going to start to see companies see an advantage.”
Florida lawmakers approved a series of insurance reform bills within the last year to address the number of companies leaving the state.
