Aetna has reached agreement with Mayo Clinic Florida on a new contract that provides in-network access to the clinic and physicians for members of specific Aetna plans. A prior contract between the

Chicago-based insurance broker Hub International Ltd. said it is selling some of its Florida book of business back to former brokerage owner Hector Fortun. Transaction terms were not released.

Standard & Poor's reports that property/casualty insurer growth likely will slow in the next few years as companies deal with long-term trends in addition to global economic conditions.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has announced that the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has received $466,000 as Florida's share of a multi-state settlement agreement with Conseco

A Guy Carpenter briefing reports that cat bond activity is not expected to revisit 2007's record-breaking levels, but 2009 is on track to be the third-busiest year.

A research firm's finding that a tax increase for offshore reinsurers would be expensive for customers and limit availability of the coverage has the support of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, the group said.

Jack M. Rader, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Farmers Alliance Companies, McPherson, Kan., has been elected chairman of the American Association of Insurance Services, the organization said.

Brace yourself for a big "gulp" moment. Today's mail -- or perhaps the sheriff -- has delivered a subpoena for you to appear for a deposition in five weeks. You'll be grilled about a claim you handled four years ago.