As the 2010 Hurricane Season wanes, another non-weather-related cost driver has been eroding what should have been a positive bottom line for Florida's property insurance industry.

Nationwide said its former general chairman and chief executive officer Dean W. Jeffers has died at the age 94.

The independent agent brand Trusted Choice grew its carrier membership by two with the addition of The Foremost Insurance Group and Union Mutual of Vermont.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has launched RiskHeadquarters.com, a Web site dedicated to serving the need for comprehensive risk and compliance information for professionals in the financial industry.

New York Life Insurance Company has added new mobile enhancements of its customer self-service Web site, the Virtual Service Center (VSC), for policy owners and account owners.

The Navigators Group, Inc. announced that its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Company, Inc., has established Navigators Re, a unit focused on developing specialty assumed reinsurance business.

The demand for integrated systems that simplify workflow, eliminate re-keying and speed processing is reaching new heights, reports FirstBest Systems, Inc.

Tamariz is a former owner and operator of Diane Tamariz & Assocs. and a professional with more than 25 years in the industry.