Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com

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Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com

Joan E. Collier is Editor in Chief of Florida Underwriter magazine and the Florida Insurance Monitor and Workers' Comp Watch e-newsletters. She may be reached at jcollier@sbmedia.com.

• Signing Off

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 28, 2011

  I come bearing sad tidings. After 27 years as Florida’s voice for the insurance industry, Florida Underwriter is shutting down. This will be our last issue.

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  A Look Back at 2011

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 28, 2011

  As in previous years, our December issue offers a retrospective of the topics we covered over these past 12 months. We provided extensive coverage on property insurance, legislative and regulatory actions, workers' compensation, excess and surplus lines, agency management topics, health care, and many of the ancillary lines of coverage...

• Florida People, Places, & Products–November 2011 Round-Up

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 21, 2011

  Read fresh information and recaps of this month's news about Florida's people, places, and products.

• New NCCI Study Focuses on Medical Services

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 2, 2011

  According to a recent NCCI research report, the slowest payout rate of any workers’ compensation service category is for prescription drugs.

• Will 2012 Finally Be the Year of The Car in Florida?

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 27, 2011

  If the numerous PIP bills in the pipeline for 2012 are not enough to get people’s engines running, there are several other driving-related bills that are guaranteed to stir things up.

• Florida People, Places, & Products–October 2011 Round-Up

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 21, 2011

  Read fresh information and recaps of this month's news about Florida's people, places, and products.

• Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board Ratifies 2012 Rates

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 13, 2011

  The new rates on homeowners' and dwelling fire policies take effect on Jan. 1 for new and renewal multi-peril business, and Feb. 1 for new and renewal wind-only business.

• Best Doctors Insurance to Open Miami Office

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 12, 2011

  Carrier is the first international insurance company to open offices in Florida under HB 1087.

• California State Work Comp Fund to Downsize

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 10, 2011

  California's State Compensation Insurance Fund wants to reduce its staff by 25 percent.

• Florida OIR Report on Med-Mal Shows Profitable 2010

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 6, 2011

  According to a report from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, medical-malpractice insurers saw their seventh consecutive year of profitability in 2010.

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

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 29, 2011

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

• Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty Sinks Citizens’ Rate Hike Request

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 29, 2011

  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.

• A Conversation With FSLA President Roy Fabry

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 29, 2011

  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.

• Florida People, Places, & Products–September 2011 Round-Up

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 23, 2011

  Read fresh information and recaps of this month's news about Florida's people, places, and products.

• New NCCI Report Focuses on Workers’ Comp Prescriptions

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 13, 2011

  The National Council on Compensation Insurance has released its annual look at prescription drug prices and workers’ compensation.

• Citizens’ Board Members Approve Phase-In Rate Proposal

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 12, 2011

  Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s board of governors met in emergency session Monday to discuss the proposed sinkhole rate increases.