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From Jan. through Sept., Citizens Ins. received an average 878 new lawsuits each month \u2013 a 45% increase compared to the same timeframe in 2020.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 State-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was hit with 7,899 lawsuits during the first nine months of 2021 \u2013 an increase in new and pending cases, according to an executive summary prepared for a committee of the Citizens Board of Governors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The average of 878 new lawsuits a month from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30 was a 45% increase over the same period in 2020. As of Sept. 30, Citizens had 16,240 pending lawsuits, a 34% increase from a year earlier.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The executive summary, prepared for a Thursday meeting of the board\u2019s Claims Committee, said 7,798 of the new lawsuits (over 99%) involved residential properties. Of those, 6,623 (85%) were from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, a so-called \u201ctri-county\u201d area where Citizens has large numbers of customers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhile the tri-county area continues to lead the state in lawsuit volume, we continue to experience an increasing trend of new, incoming lawsuits arising out of the Central West (Tampa area) region and other areas of the state,\u201d the executive summary said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Lawmakers this spring passed a measure (SB 76<\/a>) that included steps to try to curb lawsuits against property insurers, but the executive summary said it\u2019s too early to see the impact of the measure on litigation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n