ORLANDO, Fla. — More people enrolled in Florida’s insurance program despite efforts to move policies to private insurers.
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Nearly 2,000 policies were added to Citizens Property Insurance last week.
Officials from Citizens say they are trying to get the program only to cover over 770,000 people.
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The state insurance program was created as an insurer of last resort.
However, it quickly grew in 2023 because insurance companies refused to cover some Floridians.
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