Florida Underwriter July 2008
Cover Story
Over-Regulated and Overpriced Florida Insurance Earns an "F"
The authors of the report stressed that an "F" was not an attack on a state's insurance department. Conversely, a grade of "A" should not be considered an endorsement. Readers were to regard both
Features
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Editorial
I've met many of you over the years, either in person at various insurance meetings and conventions or by phone while working on stories for this magazine. For those of you I have not yet had the
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The Appraisal Process
The State of Florida has experienced a significant rise in the demand for appraisal in disputed property settlements as found in homeowners' and commercial policies. Florida represents a special-case
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The Bubble Burst:
According to the national tracking firm RealtyTrac, the total number of homeowner foreclosures rose nationally by 75 percent in 2007. At 280,000 foreclosure filings, Florida ranked second among all
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Make a List, Check It Twice
Last month, Florida Underwriter offered general disaster planning tips to mark the beginning of the 2008 hurricane season. As a follow-up, we asked Jeff Yates, executive director of ACT.
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Group Health a Challenge for Small Businesses
Exploding health-care costs have been small businesses' biggest problem for years. And it's not getting any better. More than half of the 365 small businesses that the National Association of
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PCI Poll: Consumers' Attentions Remain on Property Market
As the Democratic presidential primary process has shown, relying on polls is about one step away from using a divining rod to locate water in the desert.
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FIC and PIA to Partner Up for Media Campaign
It was a meeting of common interests at the Florida Insurance Council (FIC) annual conference in June in Key West. A panel representing the boards of the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida
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Sink Speaks Out at FIC Convention
Speaking before the Florida Insurance Council's recent annual meeting in Key West, CFO Alex Sink said Florida "went in the wrong direction this year when the Legislature decided to freeze Citizens
People
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FAIA Recognizes Individuals
Mitchell Stallings Award - Dan Dannenhauer, Five County Insurance, Ft. Myers. The Mitchell Stallings Award is given only to individuals who have dedicated a lifetime to this industry, FAIA, and their
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Corley Heads State PEO Group
Progressive Employer Services' President and CEO Michael Corley has been elected president of the Florida Association of Professional Employer Organizations. Corley has served in various positions on
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Tavares Moves to Chelsea
Lucille Tavares, former branch manager for the Daytona Burns & Wilcox office, has joined Chelsea Surplus Underwriters, Inc., in Orlando. ...
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Quotable Quotes from FAIA Convention
The annual FAIA Convention has always enjoyed a relaxed atmosphere. Families are abundant and conspicuous (the convention is, after all, often held on Father's Day weekend). The visitor to the candy
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Rohr Tapped for Water Mitigation Team Manager
Michael Rohr has joined Jacksonville-based Paul Davis Restoration of North Florida as water mitigation team manager. Rohr will be responsible for estimating and overseeing jobs and staff involved
Company Notes
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Gevity HR Pulls Itself Out of Doldrums
From September 1987 until his retirement in 1999, Orr was chairman, CEO, and president of UNUM Provident Corporation's predecessor, UNUM Corporation. Orr then served as president and CEO of
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Trouble in Louisiana, Too
American Integrity also is having problems in Louisiana, where Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon recently disqualified the company from the state's Insure Louisiana Incentive Grant program. Donelon
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McCarty Approves Another Round of Policy Removals from Citizens
Some of the companies already began taking out policies earlier this year; others began in June with this latest approval. Florida law allows Citizens' policyholders to refuse the offer and stay in
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Homeowner Relief Offered
Olympus is offering rate decreases, combined with age-of-home credits, of up to 35 percent to qualified homeowners. The rate decrease will have the greatest effect on 33 inland counties throughout
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Just in Time for Hurricane Season
Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software has introduced an address-based solution to its Wind Pool Data bundle to help insurance carriers selling in Florida mitigate their underwriting risk. Delivered through
Capitol Line
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The Politics of Perception:
In politics, perception plays a large role in dictating policy. And there is no greater example than the debate over the property market that has taken center stage since the election of Gov. Charlie
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