Florida's homeowners' market has always been about dire predictions or celebratory resurrections. Hurricane seasons such as those of 2004 and 2005, which saw eight hurricanes impact the state at a
It will take months before the Florida Supreme Court issues its decision in the case of Emma Murray v. Mariner Health/ACE USA (SC07-244), which has been the most highly anticipated case since the
When lawmakers passed a bill reinstating Florida's motor vehicle no-fault law last year, it was one of the hollowest outcomes handed to carriers in recent memory, only to be eclipsed by the changes
Governor Charlie Crist boldly tipped the scales of the property market toward a state-sponsored approach when he convinced lawmakers last year to transform Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
When the 2008 legislative session ends, it might be considered the year that legislators discovered the definition of reinsurance and the impact it has on insurers' abilities to write business. That
When Governor Charlie Crist unveiled his proposed $70 billion state budget for fiscal year 2007-2008, he followed other governors' leads to identify state trust funds with large balances and
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is on a mission to point out that the state's current reliance on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund borders on the unrealistic and it's time to start reining in
Is there any bad news in the workers' compensation system these days? Since the passage of the fabled 2003 reforms, employers' rates have been cut by more than half, including a statewide average
There is a saying among law enforcement officials that a law is only as good as those who enforce it. That saying is being reinforced by the efforts of the Division of Insurance Bureau of Workers'
If there were any doubts that the pressure would ease up on homeowners' insurers after last year's comprehensive reforms, they have quickly been erased as the industry finds itself practically