The share of lawsuits against Citizens Property Insurance Corp. originating from South Florida has declined sharply.
Lawsuits against the so-called insurer of last resort have declined statewide from 6,251 between January and July of 2021 to 3,600 during the same period this year, according to Citizens research.
The percentage of cases filed in state circuit courts against Citizens from Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties declined from 88% in 2020 to 55% during the first seven months of 2025, the research shows.
In addition, the tricounty region was the source of 38% of 1,661 cases sent since 2024 to an arbitration panel that Citizens helps to fund.
And the percentage of notices of intent to litigate against Citizens filed to the Department of Financial Services from the three