Information from the Office of Insurance Regulation re Public Hearing in Monroe County for Citizens Rate Filings 7/17/06

Jan 14, 2007

Below please find a press release from the Office of Insurance Regulation regarding a public hearing set in Monroe County for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s rate filings. Please contact this office with any questions or concerns you may have.

Regards,

Fred E. Karlinsky

TALLAHASSEE (JULY 14, 2006) � The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled a public hearing for August 1 in Key West for input from the public concerning Citizens Property Insurance Corporation�s (Citizens) actuarial rate filings for Monroe County. These rate filings proposed countywide average increases of 25.4 percent for their homeowners line of business and 20.2 percent for their mobile homeowners line of business. The requested rates are not uniform and some areas are subject to higher or lower rate changes.

The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Key West High School auditorium, 2100 Flagler Avenue. The hearing has been changed from an earlier announced start time of 1:00 p.m. to allow more time for testimony.

Interested parties may speak at the hearing or may forward comments to Kristopher Duer at kristopher.duer@fldfs.com .

Call the Florida Department of Financial Services Consumer Helpline at 1-800-342-2762 for more information.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations should contact Sam Coskey at (850) 413-2616 or email sam.coskey@fldfs.com