Market Insights

Historically, workers' compensation claim professionals and their performance primarily have been measured by audits that determine their compliance with company policies, procedures and state

CONSTRUCTION is one of the most common, yet most specialized, niches available to independent agents and brokers. Contractors are everywhere and are always a major part of the local economy. Yet they also have highly unusual coverage and service

While the 2005-2006 hurricane season necessarily diverted much media attention to homeowners' insurance, the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), part of the Department of Financial Services

Florida Underwriter has more than once said the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry has "long been a cornerstone of Florida's economy." Like the polished granite beneath the stone,

Florida's growing familiarity with hurricanes over the last several years has taught consumers, agents, carriers, and regulators many hard lessons. From the consumers' perspective, however, perhaps

When House and Senate lawmakers in the closing hours of the 2006 legislative session finally reached a deal that resulted in the passage of a 156-page homeowners' property insurance bill, lawmakers,

THE E&S marketplace is a valuable tool for most independent agents and brokers. Indeed, American Agent & Broker's annual reader survey consistently shows that nearly 90% of the magazine's recipients regularly work with E&S carriers,

At times, temporary housing arrangements for homeowners' claims can leave many adjusters wondering if they could have found a better solution for their policyholders' additional living expense needs.