States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured May 27, 2011 By Harry Weber and Mike Schneider Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have...
Lockton Study Finds Recent Catastrophes, Changing Models Affecting Property May 3, 2011 In a new Market Update report insurance broker Lockton cautions that aftershocks from earthquakes in Asia Pacific and new catastrophe...
Florida Journalist Wins Pulitzer for Property Insurance Report April 20, 2011 In the thick of her two-year investigation into Florida’s insurance industry, Sarasota Herald-Tribune reporter Paige St. John would wake up...
Florida Lawmakers Advance Plan to Shrink State Insurer Citizens April 1, 2011 By Michael Adams Florida lawmakers have approved a plan designed to move more property owners into the private insurance market by restricting what...
Insurers Report 24% Rise in Suspicious Claims Since 2008 February 23, 2011 There has been a 24 percent rise in what insurance companies consider suspicious claims since 2008. In 2008, a total...
57 South Carolina Homeowners Receive Mitigation Grants February 23, 2011 South Carolina insurance officials this week awarded 57 grants to coastal homeowners for use in installing new roofing systems and...
Florida Senate Committee Postpones Vote on Property Legislation February 8, 2011 By Michael Adams For the second straight week, the Florida Banking and Insurance Committee failed to reach a final vote on its comprehensive...
North Carolina Beach Plan to Retrieve Surplus Returned to Insurers January 24, 2011 By Michael Adams North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced a settlement agreement that calls for the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association,...
Hudgens Directs Insurers to Exercise ‘Leniency’ After Georgia Storms January 21, 2011 By Michael Adams Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has issued an order directing insurers to exercise leniency in dealing with individuals and businesses...
Florida Charities, Businesses Call for End to Hurricane Premium Taxes January 20, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson A coalition of Florida charitable and business groups is pressing the state to eliminate assessments charged all policyholders to subsidize...