Florida Underwriter February 2009
Cover Story
Happy Days Are Here Again! Well, Maybe
In an August review of the excess and surplus lines (E&S) market, A.M. Best noted that E&S enjoyed banner years in the not-so-distant past. "Direct premiums grew by 225 percent from year-end 2000
Features
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Enote
On Jan. 11, 2006, three employees of the city of Daytona Beach were burned in a methanol tank fire. Two of them died; one was critically injured. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
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FSLSO Enhances Services
The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (FSLSO) has upgraded its filing platforms and issued enhanced versions of the Surplus Lines Information Portal (SLIP), as well as the agent and insurer
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Surplus Lines Courting Trouble
Significant issues have arisen in Florida's surplus lines industry that have their genesis in two recent decisions by the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
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Major Decisions Looming
With little fanfare and no debate, Florida lawmakers who met during the January special session put on hold a program that had been launched three years ago as one of the steps intended to help fix
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Condo Law Changes Cause Confusion
House Bill 601, passed by the 2008 Florida Legislature, brought a number of notable changes to Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes -- and not a little controversy. One of the most contentious of the
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Hiring in the 21st Century
Unless a family member is in the business, kids don't typically grow up wanting to sell insurance. Partly to blame is the unexciting circa 1950 stereotype of someone knocking on doors selling life
Company Notes
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Fiscal Year Reports Issued
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc., has completed and filed its annual fiscal year actuarial valuation of the present and projected workers' compensation liability of the Special Disability Trust
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Modern Insurance Forms LLC
Rockwood Programs has partnered with Modern Insurance to establish a new subsidiary company. Modern Insurance Consultants, LLC will focus on E&O insurance for insurance agents, insurance companies,
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My Safe Home Exempt
The IRS has ruled that grants awarded to homeowners through the My Safe Florida Home program will not be reported as taxable income to the federal government. CFO Alex Sink had requested a ruling
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Regency Expands to New York
Stephen L. Riemer, chairman and CEO of Regency Insurance Brokerage Services, Inc., of Hallendale, has announced the opening of a New York office on Staten Island. RIBS NY, LLC is a wholesale-managing
