Florida Insurance Rates Drop: DeSantis Announces Relief

MIAMI, Florida – Governor Ron DeSantis announced significant reductions in both home and auto insurance rates for Florida residents. The announcement included a decrease in homeowners’ insurance premiums for a majority of policyholders in Miami-Dade, Broward, and other parts of the state, alongside reductions in auto insurance rates statewide. 

“Today I announced that Citizens Property Insurance will be instituting homeowners’ insurance premium decreases for three-quarters of Miami Dade, and statewide decreases averaging 5.6%. I also was pleased to announce significant reductions in auto insurance rates in Florida for companies like GEICO (10.5% decrease), State Farm (6% decrease) and Progressive (8.1% decrease),” DeSantis posted on X.

 

“For the last four years, inflation spurred by the Biden Administration, active hurricane seasons, and unchecked litigation in Florida made for an environment that caused turbulence in insurance markets and steep increases in premiums.

 

There are a lot of factors involved in insurance rates, and Florida’s property and auto markets are challenging—but in addition to the decreases I announced, data suggests that in 2024, Florida had the lowest average homeowners’ premium increases in the nation, and the overall market is trending in a positive direction—including the addition of 11 new companies into Florida’s market over the past two years.”