Explorer Insurance Driving Out of Florida

Headquartered in Santa Clarita, Calif., Explorer has been writing private passenger auto insurance in California since 1992 and in Florida since 2000.The company also has a claims processing office in Lake Mary, which will remain open "for the time being, to service accounts," said Assistant Vice President of Marketing Aleci Harvey.

It had been paying 15 percent commission on new business, 12 percent on renewal. Harvey cited auto fraud has the primary driver for her company's withdrawal. "We have been hit pretty hard by the fraud issues that are rampant in the state," she said.