Risk Management

In the wake of State Farm Florida's announcement of its plan to withdraw its property insurance business from Florida and Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty's Order (issued on Feb. 13)

Insurers using untimely notice as reason for denying a claim must notify the insured of that belief in writing as soon as reasonably possible, or else the insurer waives the right to that defense,

Microprocessor maker Intel Corporation has filed a $50 million lawsuit against insurer American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company (AGLI) alleging that AGLI breached contract by failing to

The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (FSLSO) has upgraded its filing platforms and issued enhanced versions of the Surplus Lines Information Portal (SLIP), as well as the agent and insurer

With little fanfare and no debate, Florida lawmakers who met during the January special session put on hold a program that had been launched three years ago as one of the steps intended to help fix

House Bill 601, passed by the 2008 Florida Legislature, brought a number of notable changes to Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes -- and not a little controversy. One of the most contentious of the

Significant issues have arisen in Florida's surplus lines industry that have their genesis in two recent decisions by the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

The plaintiff in the case, Texas Mutual's former policyholder Sembera Security Systems Inc. of Cypress, Texas, first sued its insurance agent in Harris County District Court for allowing coverage