FedNat Consent Order Filed In Florida

The Florida Insurance Department filed a consent order against FedNat Insurance Company and its sister companies Maison Insurance Company and Monarch National Insurance Company on April 21, 2022. Maison Insurance Company is a foreign insurer domiciled in Louisiana, and Monarch National is a domestic company. Maison is not rated by Demotech and Monarch National is rated “A” by Demotech, and its rating has remained unchanged. All three companies operate under the FedNat Holding Company (FNHC), and all three companies consented to the order.

As of March 31, these companies collectively insured 152,000 policies in Florida and 96,000 policies in Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas and Mississippi. This order was the result of FedNat losing its “A” rating from Demotech on April 15, 2022 and its being downgraded to a “S” rating. The loss of an “A” rating means that mortgage lenders such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer accept their policies on properties backed by their mortgages, and policyholders may be required to seek new policies in a market already suffering a meltdown in Florida if FedNat cannot regain its “A” rating.