What do you believe will be the most important events or major trends that will impact the E&S/specialty segment in 2009? How will each event or trend impact your business and the E&S segment

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company has introduced the first coverage for retailers that experience a breach of their payment card security system. Any business that falls out of compliance with Payment

Six Tampa area public entities have received checks totaling over $1.48 million from two insurance-related settlements reached in 2007 and 2008. Hillsborough County School District alone received

Humana has opened a 37,000-square-foot Humana Cares national operations and service center at the Carillon business park in St. Petersburg. The center will initially employ 275 associates, with plans

A media release from Fitch Ratings casts a shadow over the insurance industry prospects overall for 2009. Fitch already had moved its rating outlook for most insurance regions and sectors globally to

Florida CFO Alex Sink has named Kyra Jennings as her office's new communications director. A Tallahassee native, Jennings worked as a communications professional in Washington, D.C., with numerous

Tampa-based eBridge Solutions, Inc. has launched its Web-based agency management tool for insurance agents. eAgent is a full-featured agency management system capable of handling any line of

Scott G. Pollard has been hired as the new president of 1-800-WE-INSURE. Pollard most recently was as a regional vice president with Safeco. The company is located in Loganville, Ga. 1-800-WE-INSURE