O'Connor is the Southeast editor for Insurance Journal and associate editor of MyNewMarkets.com.
January 25, 2021
After extending the moratorium on cancellations and nonrenewals put into place at the start of the pandemic, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has announced it will resume processing these as of Feb. 1, 2021. The Florida insurer of last resort said …
January 20, 2021
Florida’s property insurance market is “spiraling towards collapse” and requires immediate attention if there is any chance of protecting the market, consumers, and ultimately, the state’s economy, according to an analysis about to be presented to the Florida Legislature. The …
January 15, 2021
The deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by white police officers last year sparked protests and examinations of racial injustice and inequities across the country. Individuals and businesses responded by vowing to better support communities of color. Experts on …
January 14, 2021
After extending the moratorium on cancellations and nonrenewals put into place at the start of the pandemic, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has announced it will resume processing these as of Feb. 1, 2021. The Florida insurer of last resort said …
January 11, 2021
Florida’s fluctuating and volatile private market may be instigating long-term policy growth for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and creating serious obstacles to its position as the state’s residual insurer, a study says. The 236-page “Exposure Reduction and Depopulation Opportunities Analysis,” …
January 7, 2021
Texas-based personal lines insurance agency Goosehead Insurance has fired an employee who participated in the storming of the Capitol yesterday. According to a posting on Goosehead’s Twitter account, Paul Davis, who was associate general counsel, is no longer with the …
December 29, 2020
It was another busy year for the Southeast region – from Florida’s distressed property insurance market to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was plenty of news to follow. Some of the top insurance topics this year included: Florida, Florida, Florida The …
December 28, 2020
Here’s a look back at Insurance Journal’s most read stories of 2020 for the Southeast region, based on readership metrics: 1.) Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Florida attorney Scot Strems was suspended by the Florida …
December 22, 2020
Florida’s fluctuating and volatile private market may be instigating long-term policy growth for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and creating serious obstacles to its position as the state’s residual insurer, according to a new study. The 236-page “Exposure Reduction and Depopulation …
December 14, 2020
A temporary order extending the area where South Carolina’s residual property insurance market provides insurance has been renewed for another two years. An order issued by South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer says the renewal of the 2007 expansion of …