TALLAHASSEE - The number of Floridians insured by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. fell below 1 million last month and is expected to drop to 907,000 by the end of the year.

An executive of state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said a report this week finding that the company denies half of all claims submitted by its policyholders is “very

In a positive sign for Florida's troubled property insurance market, the number of policies held by the state-backed insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., has dipped below 1 million.

Republicans will have a narrow majority in the House, with Democrats flipping one final seat in California, leaving GOP leaders with even less margin for error.

State leaders want to minimize the number of policies in Citizens, at least in part because of financial risks if the state gets hit by a major hurricane or multiple hurricanes.