An Inconvenient Truth

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Originally Posted by Hog1

I just had lunch with my commercial insurance guy (who has done very well with it). He corrected me as I accused him, and the spawn like him of racketeering, profiteering, and wearing an earring. His contention is that the insurance co's are getting what they need to stay in the game.
Live to fight another day Matty.
Closer to the heart, he tells (which I know is true, as I am dealing with it) the insurance co's are pulling out of Florida because of the loss's and liability related to wind/flood damage. He is accustomed to ins co's beating down his door courting him to offer their product. Taking him on trips, long golf weekends, Dolphin tickets, etc. He says, that is GONE. Never hears from anyone like that. His opinion is the atty's are reaping the fruit of the land. Far be it from me to me to protect the atty's.
THEY are the BAD guy's

I've been in the business for over 20 yrs. and I have never had an ins. co. courting me to sell their products. I did have one take me to lunch but these trips and football tickets you talk of I have never seen this. I have seen the agencies courting the ins. co. to let them sell their products. The problem in Fl. is not the atty's its the premium v/s the risk that ins. co. are getting away from. A large Ins. Co. has to write at a good profitt for 15 to 20 years just to break even from one hurricane. They cannot charge enough premium to make up for the risk in FL and on top of that they are expecting an increase in hurricans in the years to come.