FL Insurance Watch
Updated weekly · Last built 2026-10-21

Florida home insurance rates are finally falling.

Rate moves, who’s writing new homeowners policies, Citizens takeouts and new insurers — pulled straight from Florida OIR and Citizens publications, with a link to every source.

11
company rate moves tracked
-7.7%
average announced change
91
insurers with HO policies in force
30
Citizens takeout approvals in 2026

4,200,810 owner-occupied homeowners policies in force (July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026) · 184,564 policies covered by tracked rate moves. Computed from the OIR and Citizens sources cited below.

Rate changes by company

Announced company-level changes, OIR & Citizens

Top 10 writers of new HO policies

New owner-occupied policies written, July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026

Latest rate movesGreen ▼ = decrease, red ▲ = increase

AnnouncedCompanyLineChangePolicies
2026-10-02American Modern Home Insurance CompanyRenters (HO-4)-12.8%121,898source
2026-09-22One Alliance North AmericaHomeowners-10.4%17,148source
2026-09-22Safe HarborHomeowners-4.1%10,501source
2026-09-22UniqueHomeowners-3.2%8,266source
2026-09-22VyrdHomeowners-10.4%26,751source
2026-04-30Citizens Property Insurance CorporationCitizens homeowners multiperil (statewide avg.)-8.8%—source
2026-04-30Citizens Property Insurance CorporationCitizens homeowner wind-only (statewide avg.)-5.1%—source
2026-01-13Florida PeninsulaHomeowners-8.2%—source

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Who wrote the most new homeowners policies

Source: OIR Monthly Market Intelligence Report, July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026 (Data pulled on October 2, 2026 at 9:37 AM) — XLSX via OIR Residential Market Share Reports. Data submitted to the Market Intelligence Reports is not audited by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (per OIR).

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Newly licensed P&C insurers

DateCompanyAuthority
09/18/26Sentry Direct Insurance CompanyProperty And Casualty Insurer
08/07/26Jet Insurance CompanyProperty And Casualty Insurer
07/13/26Dallas Specialty Insurance CompanyProperty And Casualty Insurer
06/25/26Vision Insurance ExchangeReciprocal
05/29/26Sypher Insurance ExchangeReciprocal
05/18/26Builder Reciprocal Insurance ExchangeReciprocal

Source: OIR New Entities report. Not every new P&C insurer writes homeowners coverage.

Latest Citizens takeouts

ApprovedCompanyAssumption date(s)
July 17, 2026Praxis Reciprocal ExchangeOctober 20, 2026
July 17, 2026Southern Oak Insurance CompanyOctober 20, November 17, December15, 2026
July 17, 2026American Integrity Insurance CompanyOctober 20, November 17, December15, 2026
June 15, 2026Slide Insurance CompanySeptember 15, 2026
June 15, 2026Slide Insurance CompanySeptember 22, 2026
May 15, 2026Mangrove Property Insurance CompanyAugust 18, September 15, 2026

Source: OIR Take-Out Companies.