Public Sector Risk

The absence of a major catastrophic event in Florida in recent years has not erased memories of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons and the impact of the ensuing hard property insurance market.

Edward T. Havermann III has joined Westrope as a broker in its national transportation practice. His territory is the Southeast, which includes Florida.

While the recession might be officially over, one thing's for sure: its effects aren't going to disappear overnight.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this past January that in 2009, more than 93,000 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the federal agency nationwide.

The business of insurance always has been competitive.

Like other niche markets, the public entity marketplace is not immune to the challenges facing the insurance industry today. Although our industry is hopeful that conditions gradually improve, the hard fact remains that it's still a soft market.