Federal Flood Insurance Reauthorized Until May 2012 December 26, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal flood insurance program has been extended until May 31, 2012 under another short-term consolidated appropriations bill (H.R. 2055)...
Sex, Dogs and Heads That Rolled Among Top Insurance Journal News Stories in 2011 December 22, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson In 2011, Insurance Journal.com brought readers news on everything from dog bites to major catastrophes, including news on courts, legislation,...
Florida Commercial Health Plan Enrollment Continues Overall Slide December 22, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Enrollment in commercial health insurance in Florida was down 4.3 percent in 2010, the fifth straight year it has dropped....
Risk Managers Find Santa Exposed, Urge $1 Billion Coverage Plan December 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Santa Claus will need a lot more than milk and cookies this Christmas—he’ll need about $1.2 million to pay for...
Florida Underwriter Magazine Shuts Down December 13, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The Florida Underwriter magazine has published its last issue. “Unfortunately, the double demons of our state’s falling economy and the...
Flood Program Could Expire Dec. 16 December 5, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Congress has approved yet another resolution to fund parts of the federal government including the nation’s flood insurance program on...
Insurer Pays in Florida Rental Car Crash December 5, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson A rental car customer’s insurer must cover crash injuries, even though an unauthorized driver was behind the wheel. That’s what...
How to Reduce the Risk When Buying Agency E&O Coverage December 5, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Agents shopping for errors and omissions coverage should compare the details of the policies because not all E&O policies are...
Shrink Rap December 5, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Ah, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. It’s supposed to be the insurer of last resort but, of course, it has ballooned...
Genstar Completes Acquisition of Insurity from LexisNexis December 1, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Genstar Capital LLC has completed its previously announced acquisition of Insurity, the former LexisNexis Insurance Software Solutions business, a provider...