Floridas 2011 legislative session was the most active in the past 30 yearsespecially in the property insurance arena. Bills dealing with sinkhole reform, replacement cost reform, and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. were at the top of the to-do list for lawmakers.

In the months leading up to Floridas 2011 session, residential property insurance and motor vehicle insurance appeared poised to become significant legislative issues. Indeed, they garnered significant discussion. Their fates, however, were widely divergent.

The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has commissioned a study of domestic carriers writing Floridas homeowner policies that will help agents determine their best matches for competitiveness, contract, commissions, and compatibility.

Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL) and French-owned Sword Group announced they have signed an agreement under which THL will acquire Sword Insurance, a provider of software and services to the property/casualty insurance industry, from Sword Group.