Southeast News for August 2022
- Mississippi Capital City Without Running Water After Floods Worsen Pump Problems
- SEC Charges Lindberg Misappropriated $75M from His Insurance Companies
- Florida Judge Dismisses Contractors’ Challenge to SB 2D’s Attorney Fee Limits
- Comp Insurers Object to Florida Hospital Payments Set at 2x U.S. Average
- Florida Staffing Firm Head Sentenced to 24 Years for Off-Book Labor Scheme
- North Carolina Judge Sets Lindberg’s New Trial Date for March 2023
- People Moves: McGriff Names Thames, Dockery to Management Slots
- Biz Moves: PCF Acquires Apple Insurance in Florida
- Study Shows Pollution, Runoff Intensify Red Tide Blooms in Florida Waters
- Four Workers Hurt in Steam Release at North Carolina Paper Mill
- Viewpoint: Can the Florida Insurance Market Withstand Another Hurricane Andrew?
- Mississippi Capital Area Bracing for More Pearl River Flooding
- USAA Settles Mississippi Class Action Over Underpaid Auto Claims
- Mississippi Cleaning Up After Heavy Rains, Flash Flooding
- Two Law Officers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Tennessee
- DCA Can’t Prohibit Lower Court Ruling, Florida Justices Decide in Insurance Case
- UPC Gives up the Ghost: Now in Orderly Run-Off, But Trouble May Be Brewing
- Georgia Insurance Agent Charged with Keeping Premium Refund Checks
- NCCI Recommends 8.4% Cut in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates for 2023
- Baldwin Risk Partners Donates $5M to USF for Insurance Program
- Florida DWC Trying to Bring Two-Year Medical Reimbursement Debate to a Close
- Covenant Health in Tennessee Settles ADA Action by Justice Department
- 30 Years Ago Andrew Upended Florida, But Current Legal Storm May Be Worse
- Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Faking His Death to Avoid Sex Charges
- North Carolina Rate Bureau Wants 43% Hike in Dwelling Rates for 2023-24
- FIGA to Extend Assessment, Due to Southern Fidelity, Weston Failures
- Lloyd’s Owes $3M in Prejudgment Interest for Late Payment of D&O Claim
- Report Questions Lydecker’s Appointment to Florida Citizens Insurance Board
- Lockton Names 2 Execs in Tennessee
- Judge Blocks Florida ‘Anti-Woke’ Law Pushed by Gov. DeSantis
- Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase
- Florida Sting Operation Busted 13 Contractors Without Workers’ Comp
- Florida Utility Says New Drone Can Speed Hurricane Recovery
- Florida’s Deadly High Speed Rail to Get $25 Million Safety Improvement
- Florida Hospital Facing Hundreds of Lawsuits over Surgeon’s Allegedly Botched Operations
- Georgia Boat Driver Indicted on Homicide Charges After Deadly Memorial Day Crash
- SURE Expands Offerings in Storm-Prone North Carolina
- Dollar General Fined Again for Safety at Georgia Stores
- OSHA Charges Alabama Plastics Company With Willful Violations After Worker’s Death
- Kentucky Governor Plans to Call Special Session on Flood Relief
- Carolina Panthers Owner Proposes $82M to Creditors Over Failed Practice Facility
- People Moves: Delleney Moves to Risk Partners; Gibson Joins Alliant
- Tennessee Private Prison Firm Settles Lawsuit After Inmate’s Death
- ER Docs Are Independent Contractors, But Hospital Still Controls, Florida Court Finds
- FBI: Firm Chaired by Former Florida House Speaker Billed County for Hurricane Cleanup
- Kentucky Governor Says FEMA Denying Too Many Requests for Assistance
- Insurance for Georgia Saltmarshes? Research is Underway
- $16 Million Part of Federal Funding to Aide Florida with Affordable Housing
- South Carolina Woman Dies After Being Impaled by Beach Umbrella
- Georgia Dairy Farm Fined After Food Waste Causes Fish Kill
- Southern Baptists Facing Federal Investigation on Alleged Clergy Sex Abuse
- Two More Appeals Courts Rule Against Businesses in COVID-Interruption Suits
- Florida’s Citizens Tops 1 Million Policies, Making it Largest in State by a Third
- Officers Exempt from Workers’ Comp But Some Carriers Charging Anyway?
- Assistance Also Available for Renters in Flooded Eastern Kentucky
- Florida Claims Litigation Dropped in July, but AOB Share Continues to Rise
- Alabama Deputy Shoots Man Who Pointed Modified Flare Gun After Traffic Stop
- Higginbotham Adds Another with Acquisition of Holman in Georgia
- Miami PT Clinic Managers Convicted in Insurance Fraud Scheme
- IMA Group Acquires Mollie Kallen Case Management
- Tennessee Launches its Own Captive Insurance Company for Cyber, Property
- People Moves: Michael Smith Joins Palomar Insurance
- Florida’s Heritage, UPC Report Losses, Changes for Q2; No Word on UPC Sale
- Report: Previously Flooded Carolina Homes Pose Risk to Buyers
- Tennessee’s Kemmons Wilson Joins Virtus Brokerage
- Truist Buys Texas-based BenefitMall
- Florida’s Ag Commissioner Wants Lower Retention for Cat Fund
- Experts: Southwest Florida to See Daily Tidal Floods by 2100
- Catch 2022: Law Requires Fla. Insurers to Report Plaintiff Legal Fees, But Data Not There
- Alera Group Acquires Georgia Agency
- FEMA Adds Floyd, Pike Counties for Kentucky Flood Assistance
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Consumers Choice Underwriters
- Groups Providing Support for Eastern Kentucky Flood Victims
- Eight Contractors Charged in Florida Workers’ Comp Sting Operation
- Slow Recovery From Bama Twister Could be Harbinger for Hurricane-Prone South
- Weston Insurance Becomes Fifth Florida Insurer to Go Insolvent This Year
- North Carolina Raises Limit on Aid for Lindberg Firms’ Policyholders
- Kentucky Braces for Heat After 4,300 Homes Damaged and 37 Killed in Floods
- Two Bankers Insurance Firms Withdraw Ratings; Florida OIR Offers Info on Backstop
- West Virginia Cities, Counties Reach $400M Settlement with Drug Firms
- Miami, Like Connecticut, Installing Smart Signs to Prevent Wrong-Way Drivers
- Demotech Downgrades Three in Florida; AM Best, KBRA Say They’re Available
- Kentucky Agents Report Few Properties Have Flood Insurance in Widespread Devastation
- Florida People Moves: DeSantis Reappoints Knight to Citizens Board
- Blue Cross Sues Mississippi Med Center Officials for Defamation
- Another View on Florida Ratings Flap; and Petrelli Calls Citizens Re Idea ‘Creative’
- Tank Explosion Severely Burns Six Workers in Mississippi
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