As Allstate and Florida regulators battle over a possible license suspension of that company, another major insurer has said it will cease writing new business in the Sunshine State.

State Farm, the largest privately owned insurer in the state, has told the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation that it will not write any new policies in the state.

Edward Domansky, a spokesman for the OIR, said the move was "a business decision that State Farm made, and one they are allowed to make without the commissioner's approval."

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