Citizens insurance premiums could jump 20 percent

A move to raise Citizens Property Insurance rates is picking up steam. Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, said Thursday that legislators will let a three-year rate freeze for homeowners with policies under state-run Citizens expire this year. That means homeowners will start seeing higher bills — perhaps up to 20 percent higher — starting in 2010.

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