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Insurance

  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 9, 2018
Flood the market: Data-driven innovator disrupts an industry

Brad Hubbard, bored with his career as a civil engineer, tried his hand at insurance and wound up disrupting a major part of the industry with his Tampa-based company, National Flood Experts.

  • Insurance
  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 22, 2018
Upstart insurance firm from California targets growth in Florida

Pleasanton, Calif.-based Assured Risk Cover — founded by catastrophe risk professionals and backed by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm — sells parametric insurance under the brand name StormPeace. Parametric insurance covers supplemental losses from

  • Insurance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2018
Risks, and costs, of ignoring disability insurance linger

insurance, disability insurance, economy, supplemental disability income insurance, Jim Tollerton, Sarasota, Professional Benefits, Taylor Collins

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • May 4, 2018
Something from nothing: Entrepreneur offers a leg up for health plans

Finding a niche in a crowded insurance market has been a career boost for a onetime Disney and Nike event production executive.

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  • By Ted Carter
  • May 4, 2018
Startup insurance agency doubles in size

After a decade handling a major hospital’s risk assessments, an insurance pro finds success in his own venture.

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