Commercial Lines

Despite the urgings of Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and others, Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed the omnibus property insurance bill passed at the close of the 2010 legislative session.

Executives at a large number of biotechnology firms are concerned that their companies could be targeted.

The Florida legislature has passed a bill that would exclude certain commercial insurance lines from the rate filing and approval process.

In the second segment of a two-part interview with NU, John T. Hill II, chairman of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, comments on the advantages enjoyed by mutual insurers, as well as the challenges they face.

Steven N. Weisbart, senior vice president and chief economist at Insurance Information Institute, explains in an interview with National Underwriter why most p&c insurers came through the financial crisis in relatively good shape.

The Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT), a nonprofit insurance provider for government entities in Florida, has released results of its 2009-2010 business cycle.

Another name change for AIG's commercial and property-casualty sector, now going under the title "AIU Holdings," may be in the works.

National Underwriter's Property & Casualty Web site has changed.The new URL is www.Property-Casualty.com--complete with enhanced options to give readers more opportunity to access NU content and offer feedback.