Two years ago Gov. Charlie Crist put a prayer inside a crack of the famed Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem asking that God spare Florida from hurricanes. A year ago, State Sen. Nan Rich
Insurance professionals should brace themselves for a possible influx of fresh claims related to Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, among other wind-related events from the unprecedented 2004-2005 storm seasons.
Perhaps the single most important outcome or use of seasonal activity forecasts is that they generate public interest and aid in public awareness of the tropical cyclone threat, especially just prior to the beginning of the hurricane season.
Florida's health insurers blocked several mandated-coverage bills from becoming law in this year's legislative session. But the industry was defeated by the physician lobby on a bill that would
I come, hat in hand, again surveying the dregs left in an empty coffee cup, to see what lies ahead for our property and casualty claim-adjusting industry.