The July composite rate for U.S. property and casualty insurance was unchanged from the previous month, staying at minus 6 percent, an electronic insurance exchange reported.
The current capital gains tax rate (through the end of 2010) is at a historical low rate of 15 percent for the higher marginal income tax rates -- and it's a safe bet that it will not go down.
FAIA Executive Vice President Scott Johnson AAI, CAE, has been at the forefront of Florida insurance for over three decades. In a conversation with Florida Underwriter, he discusses the past, present, and future of our industry.
With the downward shift in our economy, economists are telling business owners that the best thing they can do to increase business is to improve the level of customer service provided. That includes temp housing.
Blogs, social networks, video sharing sites, microblogging, and other innovations have earned widespread acceptance in both business and personal communications.
Steven Mitchell Clein, Clarence F. "Chip" Greene III, and Brian R. Scarborough, CIC, REBC, accepted their nominations and were elected to three-year positions on the Florida Association of Insurance Agents board of directors.