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Florida insurance regulators took over Fort Lauderdale-based Guarantee Insurance Co. Monday, two weeks after determining that the company was insolvent.
A spokesman for the Office of Florida's Chief Financial Officer told the Business Journal that the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) was officially appointed as a receiver of Guarantee Insurance Co. late Monday.