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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky ordered penalties against two insurance companies for their claims-handling practices during hurricanes in recent years.

On Monday, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced $250,000 penalties against Kin Interinsurance Network and Slide Insurance Company for how they handled claims made by Floridians in the wake of hurricanes Ian and Idalia.

“Claims management practices must always be efficient and fair, especially after Hurricanes,” Yaworsky said in a statement. “I have said it before, and will say it again, the Office of Insurance Regulation takes consumer protection very seriously. I implore all insurers to review their practices and perfo

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