Report finds Citizens Insurance wins 90% of claim disputes; FL Rep calls arbitration process harmful

In an effort to help what he calls “distressed” Citizens Property Insurance policyholders in Florida, Rep. Maxwell Frost last week sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials pressing them to release information on House Bill 799 and the mandatory arbitration process involving the state-backed property insurance company. Frost, who is a ranking member of the subcommittee on economic growth, energy policy and regulatory affairs, said more than 700,000 homeowners are forced to appeal claim denials to resolve their disputes through arbitration before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH).