Ron DeSantis says he wanted to go further than Legislature in fixing insurance problems
Florida’s homeowners’ insurance market is about to be severely tested by Tropical Storm Idalia, and while the Legislature passed a package to support it this year, the Governor says he would have done more if he could.
“I’ve always wanted to do more than the Legislature wanted to do,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in Tallahassee.
“We got the Legislature to do a lot more this year than we’ve ever had. So, whatever is down the pike that could be beneficial to the market, I’m all ears for it.”
The Legislature has shored up the reinsurance market and made various legislative reforms recently, as insurers have bailed from Florida.
SB 2A, passed in December, provided $1 billion from the state’s general r...
