How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute This updated analysis of insurers’ preliminary rate filings shows that ACA Marketplace insurers are requesting a median premium increase of 7% for … Read More
2024 Employer Health Benefits Survey
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is the 26th annual Employer Health Benefits Survey. As in years past, the survey examines trends in employer-sponsored health … Read More
More SE States Pushing Funding, Discounts for Stronger Roofs as Storms Increase
Reading Time: 3 minutes A residual property insurer and regulators in two Southeastern states are emphasizing roof integrity, more signs that mitigation and prevention … Read More
Fort Myers Beach Residents To Pay More For Flood Insurance Than Others In Lee
Reading Time: 3 minutes As if things haven’t been tough enough for Fort Myers Beach residents, entering 2025 they will be paying more than … Read More
Workers’ Comp Premiums Cut For Eighth Straight Year
Reading Time: < 1 minute The worker’s compensation insurance rate in Florida will be dropping in 2025 — marking the eighth consecutive annual decrease. The … Read More
Tampa Insurance Firm Picks Up Citizens Policies Worth $200M
Reading Time: < 1 minute HCI Group, a Tampa-based holding company, recently acquired 42,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance through two of its subsidiaries. Homeowners … Read More
After Tens of Billions in Insured Losses, Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Ends
Reading Time: 3 minutes The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30 after 18 named storms including the earliest Category 5 storm on record, … Read More
Premiums and Worker Contributions Among Workers Covered by Employer-Sponsored Coverage, 1999-2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Since 1999, the Employer Health Benefits Survey has documented trends in employer-sponsored health insurance. Every year, private and non-federal public employers with … Read More
Split Decision: Florida Districts Clash Over Insurance Coverage for Unperformed Repairs
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the recent decision Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Qureshi, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal held that … Read More
Tornado Damage During Hurricanes: Navigating the Deductible Dilemma
Reading Time: 3 minutes This year, a record-tying three hurricanes—Debby, Helene, and Milton—have made landfall in Florida. According to meteorologist Phil Klotzbach, this has only … Read More
2025 FSA limits and commuter limits announced
Reading Time: 2 minutes The IRS released 2025 contribution limits for medical flexible spending accounts (medical FSAs), commuter benefits, and more as part of Revenue Procedure 2024-40. These … Read More
October: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Reading Time: 2 minutes October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an initiative launched in 2003 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and … Read More