Market Insights

In January, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA) compiled a list of the state's admitted personal lines carriers and their commission percentages. The commissions ranged from a low of

Forget that one in six Floridians is without health insurance. The Florida Hospital Association's number one legislative priority this spring is auto insurance. Florida's no-fault system of insuring

Straight-through processing continues to be considered a goal worth pursuing by carriers. Depending on the product line, STP can be accomplished with varying degrees of success. But even if total auto

When I tell colleagues my market niche is affordable housing, I often get raised eyebrows. When you say affordable housing, many people envision run-down public housing and neighborhoods they wouldn't want to live

Here's a different spin on the old joke that on the Internet no one knows you're a dog: "On the Internet, no one knows you are a $100 million carrier," says Matt Josefowicz, group manager of Celent's

With warmer weather ahead, boat shows are being held in many parts of the country. Manufacturers display their latest models on the floors of convention halls, and thousands of people come in to take a look. Many

It wasn't all that long ago that E&S insurers didn't need to look for business; with standard companies reeling from losses and reduced capacity, it came to them. Indeed, from 1994 to 2004, the E&S market grew remarkably, to $33 billion in

The fear of mold claims was engendered in the insurance industry by the trial court decision in Ballard v. Fire Insurance Exchange.