Market Insights

While this piece is not intended to be a complete review of all 2009 insurance cases, it will provide a quick summary of some of the important cases decided by courts around the country in 2009.

A recent Novarica study found that improvements in claim handling was the second-most frequently cited initiative amongst P&C carriers looking to create competitive advantage.

In a perfect world, lost business income would be a straightforward calculation upon which the insured and the insurer would agree.

I know I made some lousy choices that damaged my credit, but why does that affect my insurance rates? I just don't think my credit score is any measure of what kind of driver I am.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (Cat Fund) is likely to increase its assessments early next year because it is still paying off claims associated with the eight hurricanes that struck Florida back in 2004 and 2005.

Dim the lights, turn on the projector, and cue the voiceover: "In a world gone mad, when everything was crumbling around them, one industry stood strong -- INSURANCE!"

The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) chose Marjorie "Midge" Seltzer as the new chair of its board of directors at its annual conference in October.

For the past 20 years, Florida has ranked in the top 10 states with the most new Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU(R)) designees in the nation.