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

As the insurance industry embraces the use of social media as a marketing tool, it must consider risks that are unique to the insurance industry.

Chicago-based insurance broker HUB International Ltd. said it has acquired the assets of Risk Transfer Insurance Alliance, LLC (RTIA), a Southborough, Mass.-based retail brokerage firm.

Several property and casualty insurance trade groups are asking congressional conferees on financial services reform legislation to limit the scope of federal oversight on state-regulated insurers in any final bill.

Now that the healthcare reform bill with of its final changes has been signed into law, what will its impact be on professional insurance agents and their customers?

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

Golden Bear Insurance Company has implemented WebWriter Enterprise from Insurance Systems, Inc., to handle complete insurance processing for all of the carrier's personal lines business.

It doesn't seem fair for me to pay for replacement cost coverage in my homeowners' policy if I only get actual cash value upfront. I paid good money for replacement cost coverage, and I want it now.