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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Mussman, Jay D. <jmussman@daypitney.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 1, 2019 3:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pence, Scott <spence@carltonfields.com>; 'Meyer, Michael' <michael.meyer2@aecom.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Press Advisory: Citizens responds to Restoration Association of Florida public records request<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;color:#003366">Jay D. Mussman | Attorney at Law |
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 01, 2019 3:01 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Press Advisory: Citizens responds to Restoration Association of Florida public records request</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">TALLAHASSEE, FL – Citizens Property Insurance Corporation on Friday issued a response to a public records request submitted January 18, 2019, by
the Restoration Association of Florida.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The group has requested detailed information contained in 257,381 individual claims files submitted to Citizens between January 1, 2013 and December
31, 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As a government entity Citizens is subject to Chapter 119, Florida Statute, and is committed to transparency and openness. At the same time, state
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and </span><a href="https://www.citizensfla.com/documents/20702/9241692/Maitland+to+Prater+2.1.19.pdf/45351d19-5d0e-4001-b818-3df3c6d70203"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Citizens’ formal response</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><sub><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In 2002, the Florida Legislature created Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens), a not-for-profit alternative insurer, whose public
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