Florida Underwriter October 2011

Cover Story

The Dollars and Sense of Workers’ Compensation

Return-to-work programs are always a centerpiece of discussions on workers’ compensation costs. Lately, a proposal by NCCI to change the primary loss cap is also garnering significant attention.

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From the Editor

After Citizens Versus Citizens, Is Another Protest in the Offing?

By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com

The rate hikes proposed by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. took a beating. Is the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund next in line?

Features

Employers and Advisors Seek Solutions to Control Health Care Dollars

By Ashley Wynkoop

High unemployment, rising costs for medical treatment, and dismal economic forecasts have employers and their advisors seeking ways to control health care benefit spending. The industry is responding with some innovative solutions.
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty Sinks Citizens’ Rate Hike Request

By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com

A 45-day regulatory drama that began with Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s triple-digit sinkhole rate increase proposal ended with Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s eleventh-hour denial.

FSLA

A Conversation With FSLA President Roy Fabry

By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com

Roy V. Fabry, CPCU, is the new president of the Florida Surplus Lines Association. We spoke with President Fabry about the association, its goals and challenges, and the current status of Florida’s market.
Due Diligence Legislative Changes for 2011

By Douglas A. Mang, Gary R. Sumner

This year, one of the Florida Surplus Lines Association’s main objectives was to eliminate the due diligence requirement for those commercial lines coverages that have been deregulated as to a rate approval.
What HB 99 Means for Admitted and Non-Admitted Markets

By Irvin "Skip" Wolf III

In Florida’s 2011 legislative session, commercial lines deregulation was expanded with the passage of HB 99. What is the impact on E&S?
Florida Surplus Lines Association Holds 51st Annual Convention

By Roger Gobler

The 51st annual convention of the Florida Surplus Lines Association boasted a record attendance for the second straight year as attendees seized the opportunity to gather together and exchange ideas.