Florida Official Accuses Farmers Insurance of ‘Playing Politics’ with Exit, Threatens Retaliation

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Farmers’ decision to leave the state of Florida immediately triggered a round of political squabbling. The state’s chief financial officer accused the company of “playing politics” and threatened some sort of unspecified retaliation while Florida Democrats called a press conference to blame Republicans for pushing a “$3 billion handout” to select insurers instead of demanding accountability measures for the industry.