Florida thrusts chunk of Citizens policies into private market

Tampa-based insurer Slide is set to take over as many as 25,000 homeowners policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. — a move to relieve the bloated, state-backed insurer that experts say could cost consumers.Why it matters: Floridians are already on the hook for the nation's highest average premium at nearly $6,000 a year, and experts said thrusting more consumers into the…