AIF, Florida Chamber Join Forces for Citizens Insurance Reform

Business, consumer and conservation groups around Florida, including Associated Industries of Florida and Florida Chamber, have joined together to push for reform of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.

The 14-member coalition, Stronger Safer Florida, announced Thursday that they have broad support for revisions to the state-run insurance entities, which the group says are needed in order to protect consumers, businesses, charitable organizations, religious institutions and local government entities as well as shielding environmentally sensitive areas throughout the state.

Other members of Stronger Safer Florida include Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida TaxWatch, the R Street Institute, 1,000 Friends of Florida, Audubon of Florida, CERES, Florida Coastal and Oceans Coalition, Florida Wildlife Federation, Sea Turtle Conservancy, Surfrider Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and James Madison Institute.

On Wednesday, AIF released its2013 legislative prioritieswith Citizens Insurance reform at the top of the list. The business lobby group also released an online tool earlier this week to show the disproportionate amount of Floridians who are not insured by Citizens, yet could be affected by its fallout.

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