Southeast News for January 2022
- Higginbotham Acquires J.M. Insurance in Tennessee
- People Moves: Alabama’s Palomar Names Smitherman CTO; IoA Adds Three
- Mississippi Pharmacist Sentenced in $180 Million Cream Scheme
- Florida Jury Awards $110M, Largest Yet in Earplug Suits Against 3M
- Brightway Adds New Franchises in Florida
- Alera Group Acquires Cate-Russell Agency in Tennessee
- Carolina Supreme Court Limits Damages from Needle Stick in Target Parking Lot
- Florida Senator Tries Cat Fund Changes to Cut Cost of Property Insurance
- EPA to Conduct Unannounced Inspections in 3 Gulf Coast States
- Georgia Committee Chair Wants More Study on PTSD Workers’ Comp Bill
- Relation Acquires Former Nationwide Agency, Hodge Ethridge, in South Carolina
- First Light Dives in With Marine N-Surance Acquisition
- People’s Trust Must Hand Over Underwriting Manuals in Claims Litigation, Court Says
- OakBridge Continues Regional Expansion with McNeal Agency in Georgia
- Tennessee Doc Pleads Guilty Then Sues Insurer After Clinic Burns Down
- People: Smyth Moves to Summit; McDonald New Captive Head at South Carolina
- Weston Companies Merge to Form Cat-Focused P&C Insurer
- World’s First Crypto Mortgage? Homeowners’ Insurers Don’t Hate It
- Mississippi High Court Faults Evanston Exclusion Policy in Plant Explosion
- Georgia Commission Continues to Pursue Ethics Charge Against Oxendine
- Hilb Adds Another Florida Broker Firm
- Comp Software Firm Zenjuries Raises $2 Million in Capital
- Federal Judge Says RICO Lawsuit vs. United P&C Must be Revised
- Georgia Governor Wants to Pay off $150 Million State Workers’ Comp Backlog
- West Virginia Aims To Launch Mutual Insurance Company for Mine Reclamation
- Florida Rate Hearing Highlights Southern Fidelity’s Dire Position, Lack of Action on Senate Bill
- Mississippi Moves Closer to Medical Marijuana
- Mississippi Supreme Court Finds Assault at Job Covered by Workers’ Comp
- People Moves: Wright Flood Names LaTour VP; Two Elevated at Skyward
- Florida Senate Votes to Keep Insurers’ Fraud Reports Exempt from Open Records
- Appeals Court Clears The Hartford on Most BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers’ Injury Claims
- Tennessee Jury Awards $9 Million to Man Who Sipped Cleaning Fluid at Restaurant
- Florida OIR To Hold Hearings Friday on Big Rate Increases for Three Carriers
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to Hold Meeting on Safety of Flood-Damaged Dam
- $1 million Available for Tennessee Volunteer Fire Department Equipment
- People Moves: Orion180, Greenwich Transportation Name New Execs
- Relation Acquires Georgia-based Allen, a Trucking Insurance Specialist
- Drugmaker Endo Signs $65 Million Opioid Settlement with Florida
- Committee Approves Florida Surplus Lines Bill; Stiffens Penalties for Adjusters
- Former Carolina Insurance Commissioner Named DMV Head
- Snow Collapses Dorm Roof at North Carolina College, Knocks Out Power in South
- People Moves: Southern Adds Garage Underwriter in Georgia
- Florida Power & Light Class Action Opens Door to Subrogation, Future Storm Claims
- Florida Lawsuit Charges United P&C With RICO Violations in Widespread Claims Denials
- Princess Cruise Lines Pleads Guilty to Probation Violation in Waste Dumping Case
- In Fireworks Factory Explosion, James River Must Defend Owners, Court Says
- Two Wanted in Georgia After Creating Fake Insurance Company
- High Street Continues Rapid Expansion Plan
- HCI Postpones Home and Flood Insurer TypTap’s IPO Until ‘Conditions Are Appropriate’
- Insurers That Assume Insolvents’ Policies Could be Covered by Florida Cat Fund
- ‘Game Changer’: Florida Supreme Court Ruling Could Chill Punitive Damages Claims
- Florida Claims Litigation Drops Again in December
- King Insurance Buys Up Two More Florida Agencies: DMI and Insurance Den
- Charles Taylor Firm Buys Contego Investigative Services
- No Need for Experts in Claims Litigation: Just Use Google Earth, Florida Bill Says
- Citizens Starts Massive Florida Property Inspection Program This Month
- More Coastal Areas Join Forces Over New Flood Risk Rating System
- Kentucky Lawmakers Plan to Move Quickly on Tornado Recovery Package
- Florida OIR Says Claims Info Data Call Coming Early Next Year
- Southeast Lawmakers Meet This Week with Comp, Captive and Property Insurance Bills on Their Plates
- Florida Passenger Train Line Kills 5th Person in a Month
- In About-Face, Georgia Joins $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
- As Condos Age, More Owners Sell in Hot South Florida Market
- Century-old Tampa Buildings Could Soon be Razed
- In Bad-Faith Claims, Florida Appeals Court Scores One for Insurer, One Against
- Patriot Growth Insurance Adds Six Agencies in Florida
- More South Carolina Earthquakes Leave Experts Puzzled
- Florida Moving Company Owner Must Pay $13 Million for Using Reputable Competitor’s Name
- Carolina Appeals Court Again Finds That Lifting Large Patient is a Work Accident
- People: Florida-based Vyrd Names Sales and Marketing Director
- Florida Condo Collapse Trial Now Set for 2023
- Charles Taylor Acquires Kentucky-based Underwriters Safety & Claims
- Two Charged in Carolina in Faked Traffic Accident
- COVID Spike Forcing Florida Hospital’s Maternity Ward to Close, For Now
- Premium Finance Companies Can Extend Payment Deadlines After Kentucky Tornadoes
- People Moves: Cook to Head Sales at Global Risk
- Hilb Group Buys Interest in Tennessee-based Churchill Agency
- Business Moves: Gallagher, Acrisure, Liberty Acquire New Firms
- Could New Florida Appeals Court Help on Insurance Litigation?
- Patient Info Exposed After Data Breach at South Florida Hospital System
- Winter Storms Strike Kentucky, Georgia, Carolina, DC
- Kentucky Adjuster Sentenced in Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme
- FAIA Posts Infographics to Help Explain Florida’s Ailing Insurance Market
- 2022 Means More Claims Data From Florida Insurers, Notification on Surplus Lines
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