July 22, 2013 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Volume II

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In this Issue

• Features
  Florida’s Citizens Seeks Rate Hike, Sinkhole Increase Cap
  Florida's state-backed property insurer requested a statewide average...
• Features
  Florida Agents Challenged to Profit on Homeowners Business: FAIA
  Many Florida independent insurance agencies are challenged to make...
• Features
  Coastal Lawmakers Seek Delays in Flood Insurance Changes
  Just a year after Congress approved changes in the oft-criticized...
• Features
  Florida Court Rules on Requiring Examinations Under Oath
  The Florida Supreme Court ruled that prior to a 2012 state law, auto...
• Features
  Florida Among States Allowing Electronic Proof of Insurance
  Florida recently joined a growing list of states that allow...
• Features
  Federal Judge Criticizes But Upholds Mississippi Damages Cap
  A federal judge has upheld Mississippi's cap of $500,000 on...
• Features
  West Virginia Property Insurance Market Stable
  West Virginia property owners in general didn't see a huge uptick in...
• Declarations
  Declarations – Southeast
  Working Group "Consumers should not be victimized by poor claims...
• People & Places
  People – Southeast
  Following a six-year tenure as Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s...

National Coverage

• Features
  Here Comes Berkshire Hathaway
  Interview with BHSI's Peter Eastwood on Building a New E&S Giant When...
• Features
  E&S Veteran Berkley Unfazed by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty
  Profit-focused executives from strong firms who understand the...
• Editor's Note
  Agencies of the Future
  A report from McKinsey & Co., titled "Agents of the Future: The...
• Closing Quote
  The Ever-Evolving Cyber Laws
  There is a wide array of state, federal, and international laws...
• Minding Your Business
  Why Agency Strategic Planning Is Important
  A strategic business plan is very important to assuring the success...
• Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
  Set Production-Driven Goals For Personal Lines CSRs
  Running a successful independent agency is a multi-faceted job. It's...
• Features
  Political Risk Insurance: Certainty for CEOs in Uncertain World
  Except for Egypt, political risk insurance has been growing Tourism,...
• Features
  Bill Would Restore Glass-Steagall Wall Between Banks, Insurers
  A small bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation...
• Features
  Overcoming the Fear of Insuring Emerging Risks
  For an industry that depends on lots of data to develop products and...
• Features
  Market Firming Boosts Cost of Risk
  Businesses paid about five percent more in 2012 than they did in 2011...
• Features
  M&A Activity Inches Along
  Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the second quarter of 2013...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Brown & Brown, Beecher Carlson Brown & Brown Inc. completed the...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Bringing Market Seekers and Market Providers Together Find markets in...

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