Rick Scott says insurance rates have 'skyrocketed' since he left Governor's Mansion and Milton will make it worse
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said during a Fox Business interview that property insurance rates that have “skyrocketed in the last six years” under his successor as Governor, Ron DeSantis, are “not going to get any better” in the wake of Hurricane Milton’s unprecedented destruction.
Scott had previously voiced insurance concerns, noting last year that high rates were “bankrupting” the state and describing the state’s insurance marketplace as a “disaster,” saying the departure of Farmers Insurance was a “wake-up call” to the state.
The Senator’s Office reached out to note that Scott didn’t use DeSantis’ name in his comments Thursday, but the calendar shows DeSantis has in fact been Governor since 201...
