Southeast News for May 2021
- Internet Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Florida Social Media Law Is Unconstitutional
- Nashville Apartment Fire Destroys 18 Units
- 3K Alabama Homes Now Strengthened to IBHS FORTIFIED Standards
- USAA to Open Office in Charlotte, N.C., Add Hundreds of Workers
- Mississippi Residents Call for Special Session on Medical Marijuana at Capitol Protest
- 4 Killed in Florida Firefighting Helicopter Crash
- AM Best: Florida’s Property Insurance Market Hit 5-Year Financial Low in 2020
- Atlanta Insurance Agents Look to Expand Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Through Coalition
- Alabama Prohibits Businesses, Agencies From Requiring Vaccine Passports
- Investigators Seek Cause of House Boat Explosion on Tennessee River
- Florida High Court Adopts Federal Summary Judgment Standard with Amendment
- Homeowner Seeks $5M in Lawsuit Over ‘Rotten Egg’ Smell from S.C. Mill
- Louisville Welcomes Justice Dept. Investigation of City’s Policing
- Tennessee Insurance Data Security Law to Take Effect July 1
- People Moves: Hapworth to Lead Amwins’ AEU; Former NFLer Ayodele Joins Spoznik Agency; Century Risk Advisors Adds Sawyer
- Tennessee Opening 3 Recovery Centers for People Dealing with March Floods
- 2 Atlanta Warehouses Damaged by Fire, Nearby Apartment Building Saved
- Mississippi City Receives $492K Federal Grant to Map Contaminated Sites
- Florida Construction Co. Owner Arrested for Evading Payment of Workers’ Comp Premium
- Tennessee Dept. of Insurance Enables Remote Testing for Insurance Producers
- Anderson Benson of Tenn. Appointed Lloyd’s Coverholder for Media Liability E&O Program
- Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over W. Virginia Mine Reclamation Program
- Medical Marijuana Now Legal in Alabama After Decades of Debate
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Garner & Glover Co. of Georgia
- After Miss. Supreme Court Ruling, Lawmakers Look to Revive Marijuana Program
- Timing of Young Driver Learner’s Permit Cut in Half Under North Carolina Bill
- Hasner, Knight, Telemaco Join Board of Citizens Property Insurance
- Lawsuit Filed by Business Over Mississippi City’s COVID Restrictions Dismissed
- The Potential Liabilities for Cities, Insurers from Florida’s New ‘Anti-Riot’ Law
- People Moves: Security First Names Lockhart CFO; Freeland Joins Alliant in Tenn.; SIU Adds Hayes Everett in Georgia
- Mississippi Supreme Court Kills Voter-Backed Medical Marijuana Initiative
- Teams Assess Damage After Fire on Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port
- Judge Rules Florida Deputies Fired Over Parkland Massacre Should Get Jobs Back
- Tortoise Movers Sue Florida Commission for $500K for Moving Too Fast to Revoke License
- Data Expert: Distributors Increased Drug Potency in West Virginia
- EPA Says Water OK to Drink in Miss. Capital City as Treatment System Struggles
- New Florida Law Seeks to Protect State from Sea Level Rise
- Florida Man Accused of Failing to Pay $193K in Workers’ Comp Premium
- Florida Declares State of Emergency After Pipeline Shutdown
- Millers Mutual Insurance Expands Into North Carolina
- Lightning Sends Chunk of Highway Through Truck in Florida
- 8 Alabama Counties Approved for Federal Disaster Aid from March Storms
- Black Ex-Officer Sues Kentucky Police Department Over Firing
- 3 Florida Insurers to Drop Thousands of Policies, Make Moves to Stay Afloat
- South Carolina Plant Draws 17K Complaints Over ‘Noxious’ Odor
- Miami Construction Co. Owner Arrested in $88K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
- People Moves: Chubb’s Goldie Joins IAT; Diaz-Padron Appointed to LAAIA Board; Comer to Lead MEMIC’s Southeast Region
- Kentucky Gov to Relax Virus-Related Capacity Limits on Businesses, Events
- Multiple People Hurt in Boat Explosion on Georgia’s Lake Lanier
- North Carolina Insurance Dept. Warns of Door-to-Door Insurance Scams
- Oakbridge Insurance Agency Partners with The Greer Agency of Georgia
- Insurer Sues West Virginia Gov.’s Company for Failure to Pay Deductibles
- Medical Marijuana Approved by Alabama Legislature After Years of Resistance
- 4 People Killed When Plane Crashes into Mississippi Home
- After the Deluge, Southeast Cleans Up Debris from Rain, Twisters
- Positive Physicians Insurance Co. Expands Med Mal Coverage into Florida, Georgia
- Officials: 15 Cows Killed by Lightning Strike in Alabama
- Kentucky City Threatened by Sewage Lagoon Seeping through Embankment
- Flood Threats Persist as Storms Continue to Drench the South
- People Moves: Westwood Picks Kriby as VP; New Roles for Burrows, Finley at The Villages; Lowe to Lead GRS Institute
- 2 Arrested in Florida Fake Public Adjuster, $65K Claims Scheme Against Citizens
- 3 Killed by Tornadoes from Southeast Storms; 12 Twisters Confirmed in Mississippi
- Restaurant Deck Collapse in Tennessee Injures 11
- GEICO Looks to Add 500 Employees in Georgia
- Fire that Killed 75 Animals at Alabama Petting Zoo Under Investigation
- Storms Spawn Tornadoes Across Southeast, Damage Reported in Mississippi
- Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Partners with Darr Schackow Insurance of Florida
- Crews Battle Large Warehouse Fire at Georgia Wood Pellet Plant
- Storm That Damaged 32 Homes in Tennessee Was Tornado
- Tornado Confirmed in Metro Atlanta As Severe Storms Strike Region
- Tornado Rips Through Mississippi, Damages Buildings, Power Lines
- More Water Woes for Mississippi Capital City After Fire at Water Treatment Center
- Jury Awards Florida Woman $48M for Sickness Caused by Apartment Mold
- Governor Lifts Most COVID Restrictions on Georgia Businesses
- West Virginia’s Billion-Dollar Trial Against Opioid Distributors Gets Underway
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