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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...

• HomeWise Preferred Ordered Into Receivership

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 7, 2011

  Tampa-based HomeWise Preferred Insurance Co. was ordered into receivership on September 2.

• The Insurer’s Right to Appraisal in Florida

  By James M. Shaw, Esq.  |  July 4, 2011

  When analyzing whether the right to appraisal has been waived, it is important to understand how Florida courts treat the contractual right to appraisal.

• A Cautionary Tale for Wholesale Brokers

  By Paul Fowkes, Ryan Hasanbasic  |  June 28, 2011

  As a wholesale broker, you had absolutely no direct engagement with the retail agent’s customer. No calls, no letters, no emails. So why is he suing you?

• Workers' Comp Fraudster Convicted in Florida

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 24, 2011

  David Rodriguez Socarras has been convicted in a Florida court of workers’ compensation fraud and sentenced to 4 years in prison.

• Florida Gov. Scott Is a Magnet for Lawsuits

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 7, 2011

  The lawsuits against new Florida Gov. Rick Scott keep piling up. Three have been filed in the past few days, with more on the horizon.

• Opponents Take Aim at "Docs Versus Glocks" Bill

  By Staff Writer  |  June 6, 2011

  A lawsuit filed today seeks to strike down a new Florida law that has earned the nickname “Docs versus Glocks.”

• Homebuilders Let Off Hook In Fla. Drywall Court Ruling

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 12, 2010

  A Florida court ruling, if adopted by other judges and upheld by higher courts, could limit builders' liability for damages caused by defective drywall, according to lawyers at an insurance industry trade group.

• Understanding Made-Whole Doctrines

  By William Sylianteng  |  April 2, 2010

  In recent months, no subject in subrogation has been as discussed and debated as much as the intersection of the insured's underinsured claim and the insurer's subrogation claim.