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Sometimes even William R. Berkley gets it wrong. The chairman and chief executive officer of W.R. Berkley Corp. said during a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter earnings that his prediction for a market turn was off.

Your workers’ compensation program may contain “hidden gifts” you can leverage to improve your costs and outcomes and build employee morale. Discover these gifts by shifting your focus away from problems and obstacles to viewing your program with an eye toward valuing the wealth of opportunities that exist.

A federal district court in Louisiana finally has put Liability Medicare Set-Asides on the map. In Big R Towing, Inc. v. Benoit, in order to take Medicare’s interest into account in this Jones Act liability case, David Wayne Benoit must set aside $52,500 from the settlement proceeds for payment of...

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the behemoth state-run property insurer, has a reputation that reaches far beyond Floridas shores. Leaders from neighboring coastal states call it Floridas folly to grow what is, essentially, socialized property insurance.

For the third year in a row, Florida lawmakers have unveiled a major property insurance bill. This years bill seeks to make sweeping changes to everything from sinkhole coverage to how much policyholders could get paid after damages to their home.

Uncertainty reigned over events in Egypt as the nation’s president, Hosni Mubarak, appeared to seek appeasement with protestors. However, violence flared while the country's economy stood at a practical standstill.

Uncertainty reigned over events in Egypt as the nation’s president, Hosni Mubarak, appeared to seek appeasement with protestors. However, violence flared while the country's economy stood at a practical standstill.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him that alleges a “personal vendetta” against the owner of a workers’ compensation insurer.