NU Online News Service, March 7, 12:09 p.m. EST

Lawmakers in Florida gave up on a bill industry experts say would have at least given homeowners another insurance option.

HB 245, a measure that would have allowed surplus lines carriers to depopulate the bloated insurer of last resort, sputtered and died during the last week of the legislative session.

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