Southeast News for April 2023
- Florida Senate Approves Amended Insurer Accountability Act, Removes Some Reporting
- SC Governor Elevates Wise to DOI Director Position
- Federal Housing Aid to Help Rebuild From Kentucky Storms
- Florida Insureds Can’t Force Interest on Late Claims Payments, Courts Say
- Tesla Violated Law by Telling Florida Workers not to Discuss Pay, Conditions, NLRB Says
- Mystery on Why Two Pesticide Workers Died After Fumigating Florida Warehouse
- NC Commissioner Blasts Bill Giving Blue Cross More Control Over its Surplus
- 45 Years Ago, the Deadliest Construction Accident in U.S. Killed 51
- Uber Eats Driver Slain, Dismembered in Florida After Making Delivery
- South Florida Condo Building Evacuated After 60-Year Inspection
- W.R. Berkley Names Weber to SE Group, CAC Lands Account Exec from WTW
- Mallory Agency Names George VP of Operations
- Senior Perks: Older Producers Can Drop Continuing Ed, Mississippi Law Says
- Florida DA Orders Investigation After Homeowner Fires at Delivery Driver
- Negligence Led to Mississippi Grain Bin Death, OSHA Finds
- NC Work Injury Tort Settles for $5M with Another $5M in Comp Benefits to Come
- CIC Services Names Former NC Regulator as Director of Captive Management
- NC Senators Want Disney to Move North, Amid Company’s Feud with DeSantis
- As Governor Seeks Disaster Dec, Fort Lauderdale Needs New City Hall After Flood
- Florida Family Files Suit, Says Body of Man Who Died on Cruise Was Kept in Cooler
- Vape Companies Suing Kinsale Insurance After Battery Coverage ‘Quietly’ Excluded
- SC Attorney Pleads Guilty in $31M Scheme to Assign Veterans’ Benefits for Cash
- Florida Lawmakers Approve Catalytic Converter Bill, Senate Passes Windshield Limits
- Tennessee Lawmakers Move to Shield Gun Makers From Lawsuits After Shooting
- Insured Losses from Mississippi Tornado Nearing $100 Million
- Sedgwick Acquires Appraisal Service in Mississippi
- Oakbridge Adds Another: Wilson Insurance in Georgia
- Florida Lawmakers May End Disney Ride Inspection Exemptions in DeSantis Crusade
- As NCCI Turns 100, a Look at What’s Now, What’s Next for Workers’ Comp
- Only 3 Insurers Sign Up for Florida Re Plan and Hopes for a New Plan Are Fading Fast
- Restaurants Affected by Ransomware Attack on Payment System Firm NCR
- Church Tried to Exclude Named Storms, But Appeals Court Says Coverage Due Anyway
- Florida Insurers Facing a New 1% Assessment on Premiums for Insolvent Insurer Claims
- Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted After Georgia Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished
- Breaking it Down: What Florida Insurers Need to Know about Bad Faith After Tort Reform
- Why Downpour in South Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop, Portending Future Floods
- Two Tornadoes Confirmed in Georgia Towns
- Mississippi City Faces Tough Road Rebuilding After Tornado
- Update: Florida Roofing Company Owners Plead Guilty to More Than $1M in Tax Evasion
- Oakbridge Expands into Florida with Hunnicutt Insurance Agency
- Labor Recruiter Gets Life for Killing of Georgia Man Who Blew Whistle on Wage Skimming
- Federal Law Preempts Stolen Cargo Claim by Insurer Against Florida Transport Broker
- NFL Prospect Injured in Fatal Car Crash in Alabama
- Goodyear’s 2nd-Largest Plant Still Recovering After Mississippi Tornado
- Torrential Rain Floods Parts of South Florida, Closing Schools, Airport, Rail Service
- Florida Commercial Insurer Capacity Insurance Now in Runoff, OIR Order Says
- HCI Launching New Florida HO Insurer After Go-Ahead From Regulators
- Miami Homeowner Charged with Defrauding Citizens by Claiming Old Damage
- Florida Windshield Bill Moves Closer to Law; Amendment Allows Managed Repair Plans
- Kin Spins Into Tornado-Prone Mississippi, Relying on Data for Risk Pricing
- Alera Group Acquires Miami’s Wilson Washburn & Forster
- Studies Show ‘Unprecedented,’ Rapidly Rising Seas in Southeastern States
- Regulators Order CO2 Pipeline Company to Comply with Rules After 2020 Release
- Court Affirms $2.5M Penalty for West Virginia Governor’s Coal Mines
- Historic Building in Jacksonville to Become Affordable Housing Units
- Wildfire Threat Grows as Florida Drought Worsens
- Tornadoes Damage Homes, Kills One Person in Louisville, Kentucky
- Four Dead in Plane Crash off Florida’s Gulf Coast
- NC Senate Approves Bill Giving Lawmakers, Insurance Commissioner More Appointments to Boards
- Florida Officials Cut Key Data from Vaccine Study, Report Finds
- Lawsuit, Adjuster Say UPC Altered Louisiana Estimate After Hurricane Ida
- Altering Adjusters’ Reports a No-No Under Florida Insurer Accountability Bill
- 13 Years Later, Oil Drilling in Gulf Safer, But Concerns Persist, Study Shows
- NC Farm Bureau Can Keep $24 Million in Green Energy Tax Credits, Court Says
- Georgia Crash Sends 14, Including Children, to Hospital
- Hub’s SPG Acquires Squaremouth Travel Insurance Platform
- South Carolina Safety Inspections Discriminate Against Black Workers, Union Says
- DOXA Acquires Georgia-based Preferred Aviation MGA
- Is a Scooter a Vehicle? Appeals Court Says ‘Yes’ and State Farm Must Pay UM Claim
- NHC Report Ranks Ian as Costliest Florida Hurricane, Shows Forecasting, Storm Surge
- New Mississippi Law on Pet Insurance Requires Exclusions to be Disclosed
- Nine People Killed in Tennessee in Powerful Tornado System that Hit Region
- Executives of Alabama-based Austal Shipbuilding Accused of Inflating Earnings
- Fla. Citizens Grants UPC Homeowners Extra Time to Find Repairs or Apply for Coverage
- Florida DWC Gives Long-Awaited Nod to Surgical Center Reimbursement Manual
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