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The Department of Financial Services serves as the Receiver of any insurer placed into receivership in Florida. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation plans, coordinates and directs the receivership processes on behalf of the Department.

On this website, you will find general information regarding the receivership process and specific information about the insurance entities that have been placed into receivership by the court.

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Liquidation of Sawgrass Mutual Insurance Company Effective October 1, 2018, Sawgrass Mutual Insurance Company ("Sawgrass") was ordered into receivership for purposes of liquidation by the Second Judicial Circuit Court in and for Leon County, Florida. The Florida Department of Financial Services ("Department") is the court appointed Receiver. Sawgrass was a homeowners insurance company located in Sunrise, Florida. Sawgrass was licensed in Florida in 2007 as a domestic insurer and commenced business in 2009. Sawgrass had no active polices at liquidation. All insurance policies issued by Sawgrass were cancelled on September 1, 2017. Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company ("Heritage") provided replacement policies for Sawgrass policyholders. If, after reading the FAQs, you have any other non-claims related questions regarding the receivership, please contact the Department at Consumer.Services@myfloridacfo.com or by calling (850) 413-3081 or toll free at 1-800-882-3054.

 

Guarantee Insurance Company ("GIC") was a workers’ compensation insurance company that went into liquidation in Florida on November 27, 2017. Information about the company’s liquidation can be found on the GIC pages on this site. Proof of Claim Mailing: The Department began mailing Proof of Claim forms on February 22, 2018 to policyholders, injured workers, employees, general creditors, premium finance companies and various government agencies. On May 16, 2018 Proof of Claim forms were mailed to Agents. The claim filing deadline is November 27, 2018. More information can be found here: GIC pages. Contact Information:Policyholders or agents with questions about policies, claims, or questions related to liquidation should read the FAQs. If, after reading the FAQs, you have any other non-claims related questions regarding the receivership, please contact the Department at Consumer.Services@myfloridacfo.com or by calling (850) 413-3081 or toll free at 1-800-882-3054. NOTICE TO MICHIGAN CLAIMANTS: Michigan claimants need to go to the Michigan Property & Casualty Guaranty Association website at http://www.mpcga.com/claim_information/ and complete a Statement of Claim Form and the Workers' Compensation Questionnaire in order for the guaranty association to begin processing their claims.

 

Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company and American Network Insurance Company are affiliated long-term care insurance companies that went into liquidation in Pennsylvania on March 1, 2017. Information about the companies’ liquidation can be found on Penn Treaty’s website. Contact Information:Policyholders with questions about policies, claims, or related to liquidation should call Policyholder Services at 1-800-362-0700.

 

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Most Recent Receivership Actions

• 06/04/2019 Sunshine State Insurance Company - Claim Filing Bar Date established
• 04/29/2019 Florida Healthcare Plus - Estate Closed.
• 04/23/2019 Quality Health Plan - Claim Filing Bar Date established.
• 04/19/2019 Sawgrass Mutual Insurance Company - 100 Proof-of-Claim forms were mailed. The claim filing deadline was May 28, 2019.
• 04/11/2019 Physicians United Plan - 14 notices of Determination from the 4th Interim Claims Report were mailed. The objection filing deadline is June 10,2019.
• 04/11/2019 National Group Insurance Company - Claim Filing Bar Date established.
• 03/29/2019 Physicians United Plan - Claim Filing Bar Date established.
• 03/14/2019 Universal Health Care Insurance Company - Claim Filing Bar Date established.
• 03/14/2019 Universal Health Care, Inc - Claim Filing Bar Date established.
• 02/20/2019 Universal Health Care Insurance Company - 125 Distribution checks mailed.
• 01/30/2019 Florida Healthcare Plus - Distribution checks mailed. Medical providers please review Frequently Asked Questions.
• 01/18/2019 Insurance Company of the Americas - Estate Closed.
• 01/18/2019 Universal Health Care Insurance Company - 2 Notices of Determination from the 3rd Interim Claims Report were mailed.
• 01/11/2019 Physicians United Plan - 28 Notices of Determination from the 3rd Interim Claims Report were mailed. The Objection Filing Deadline is March 12, 2019.
• 12/31/2018 Seminole Casualty Insurance Company - Estate Closed.
• 11/30/2018 First Commercial Insurance Company - Estate Closed.
• 11/30/2018 Aequicap Insurance Company - Estate Closed.
• 11/16/2018 Universal Health Care, Inc - 222 Notices of Determination from the 2nd Interim Claims Report were mailed.
• 10/31/2018 First Commercial Transportation and Property Insurance Company - Estate Closed.
• 09/30/2018 Northern Capital Insurance Company - Estate Closed.
• 07/23/2018 Magnolia Insurance Company - Estate Closed.
• 07/19/2018 Universal Health Care Insurance Company - Distribution checks mailed.
• 07/13/2018 Physicians United Plan - 53 Notices of Determination from the 2^nd Interim Claims Report were mailed.
• 07/11/2018 Aequicap Insurance Company - A second distribution was made in the estate.
• 06/11/2018 Universal Health Care Insurance Company - 1,121 Notices of Determination (NODs) mailed to medical providers and other claimants with Class 2 through Class 8 claims.
• 06/06/2018 Florida Healthcare Plus - 22 Notices of Determination sent to Class 7-11 claimants.
• 05/21/2018 Seminole Casualty Insurance Company - Distribution checks mailed.
• 05/04/2018 First Commercial Insurance Company - Distribution checks mailed.
• 05/04/2018 First Commercial Transportation and Property Insurance Company
  Distribution checks mailed.
• 02/28/2018 United Southern Assurance Company - Estate closed.
• 02/28/2018 Florida Preferred Property Insurance Company - Estate closed.
• 02/06/2018 Guarantee Insurance Company - Order Clarifying GIC Policy Cancellation Date.

For additional receivership actions, please visit our archive.