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American Integrity Insurance Company Launches New Manufactured Home Insurance Program
American Integrity Insurance Company - Oct 14, 2008
American Integrity Insurance Company of Florida, headquartered in Tampa, launched the sale of its new manufactured home insurance policy ....read full document.

New firms bring lower insurance rates
Jacksonville Business Journal - June 27, 2008 by Rachel Witkowski
Nearly 20 Florida-based property and casualty insurers have started covering homeowners and businesses in Jacksonville, creating the one thing residents may not see elsewhere this year -- lower rates....read full article.

Smaller Insurers, More Options
The Tampa Tribune - February 22, 2008 by Russell Ray
As the big national insurance companies such as State Farm, Allstate and Nationwide continue to pull up stakes in Florida, smaller unheard-of companies have stepped up to fill some of the void...read full article.
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Citizens' policy load posts rare decline
St. Petersburg Times - January 25, 2008 by Tom Zucco
For the past several years, Bruce Douglas rarely used the words "Citizens Property Insurance" and "shrinking" in the same sentence. That changed Thursday...read full article.

Lesser-known insurers bet the house on the idea that selectivity and patience will bring success
St. Petersburg Times - November 25, 2007 by Tom Zucco
As traditional property insurance giants like Allstate, Nationwide and State Farm thin their ranks in Florida, small, nimble carriers with unfamiliar names - Coral, Edison, PURE, American Integrity and others - are stepping in to fill at least part of the void..read full article.

Insurers willing to take Citizens policies for homes west of I-95
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - October 30, 2007 by Kathy Bushouse
Thousands of Florida homeowners insured by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will soon receive notices that private insurance companies want to take their home policies away from the state-backed company...read full article.

Private Insurers find way to grow in Florida Homeowners Market
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation - October 29, 2007
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation today announced that it has signed Consent Orders allowing four companies to assume a total of 173,000 policies from the Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state's insurer of last resort... read full article.

New Insurers: Picking His Spots
Florida Trend Magazine -June 1, 2007 by Mike Vogel
On the surface, Robert Ritchie seems to have a star-crossed endeavor: Insurance industry veteran from landlocked Ohio packs up to move to hurricane-prone Florida...read full article.

Tampa Firm assumes Citizens' policies
Tampa Bay Business Journal - March 22, 2007
American Integrity Insurance Co. of Florida said it has now assumed nearly 55,000 policyholders from Citizens Property Insurance Corp...read full article.

Two Insurers Buck Tide to Cover Florida
Palm Beach Post - March 22, 2007
Two new homeowners insurers have entered the Florida marketplace, bucking a trend that has almost entirely
involved insurers going the other direction....read full article.

Talk of the Bay
Tampa Bay - March 22, 2007
Tampa-based American Integrity Insurance Co. of Florida has taken out 55,000 policies from the state's insurer of last resort. CEO
Bob Ritchie pledged the homeowners will see a rate reduction when their policies come up for renewal....read full article.

Citizens Hands off Policies
Vero Beach - March 22, 2007
Almost 1,000 Treasure Coast residents insured by Citizens Property Insurance Co. were among those who recently
received letters explaining they may be transferred to American Integrity Insurance Co. of Florida....read full article.

Insurer decides Florida offers opportunity
Tampa Bay Business Journal -February 23, 2007 by Danielle Randall, Staff Writer
The arrival of new insurer American Integrity Insurance Co. is a clear indication that there's an interest among insurers in taking on some of the load handled by Citizens Property Insurance Corp...read full article.

A Glimmer of Hope?
Sun-Herald -February 15, 2007 by Bob Fliss
Largely unnoticed as other insurance companies flee the state, a new Tampa-based carrier may be coming to the rescue of Florida's overburdened "insurer of last resort."....read full article.