While Florida hurricanes are not unusual, this storm created claims complexities because of new statutory reforms, homeowners without flood insurance, and supply chain and worker shortages.
Consumers today have high expectations about the content of the products they use. A natural or green label means so much to consumers that it is liberally used, subjecting companies to claims of green washing.
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation intends to increase the region's workers' compensation rates by 6.1 percent effective Jan. 2013, the state's insurance commissioner says.