The Florida surplus lines market continues to battle many outside factors, but there are signs that at least the decline in premiums experienced over the last several years has slowed.
Gary Pullen, executive director of the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (FSLSO), said that when comparing the first six months of 2010 to the same time period in 2009, the state actually saw an increase in premium of 2.5 percent.
That's the good news, considering premiums in the market declined 6 percent in 2009--still a slower decline than the 9.1 percent decrease in premiums felt in 2008.
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