State Finds Florida Specialty Insurance Insolvent; 90K Homeowners Lose Coverage

Florida personal lines insurer Florida Specialty Insurance Co. (FSIC) has been ordered into receivership and will be liquidated after state regulators determined the company is insolvent and unable to establish a viable business plan moving forward.

The Florida Department of Financial Services has been appointed as the receiver and the insurer’s more than 90,000 policyholders have been notified to find a new insurance company immediately. DFS has also alerted agents to assist their policyholders with finding new coverage.