Southeast News for June 2021
- North Carolina Doctor Sued by Former Employees Alleging Sexual Misconduct
- Mississippi Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Medical Marijuana
- Florida Governor Cites ‘Unintended Consequences’ in Veto of Auto Insurance Bill
- Florida Condo Association President Warned in April of Worsening Condition
- Georgia Warehouse Managers Delayed Reporting Fire
- Florida Legislature Sends No-Fault Auto Insurance Repeal Bill to Governor
- E-Cigarette Maker Juul to Pay $40M to Settle North Carolina Suit Over Youth Marketing
- Death Toll from Florida Condo Collapse Rises; Investigation Into Cause Continues
- Danny Is No Longer a Tropical Storm as It Moves Over Georgia
- Surfside, Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises to Nine
- South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Preventing COVID Suits Against Businesses
- Tropical Storm Warning Issued for South Carolina
- Inspector Told Residents Surfside Condo Building Was Safe Despite Engineer’s Warning
- 2018 Engineering Report Showed ‘Major’ Damage to Florida Condo That Fell
- North Carolina Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Medical Marijuana
- Tennessee Doctor Pleads Guilty in Hydrocodone Overdose Death
- Still 159 Unaccounted For as Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises
- How New Flood Insurance Rating Will Affect Tennesseans
- South Florida Condominium Tower Partially Collapses, Killing At Least One
- Georgia Hospital System Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack
- AM Best Revises Mississippi Farm Bureau Outlooks to Negative
- Burns & Wilcox Purchases Morehead City, North Carolina Office Building
- Claudette Heads to Sea Leaving Wake of Damage Across Southeast
- Fatal Florida Gay Pride Parade Crash Now Seen as Unintentional
- Tennessee Mining Company Accused of Firing Employee Over Safety Complaints
- North Carolina Looks to Protect Outer Banks Highway from Storms, Sea Level Rise
- Georgia Fire Marshal Report on Warehouse Fire Cites Pellet Stacks, Low Water Pressure
- Florida Supreme Court Ruling Pulls Marijuana Proposal From 2022 Ballot
- North Carolina Sheriff’s Office Settles Excessive Force Claims for $6M
- Court Grants Florida Bid to Halt CDC Broad Shutdown of Cruise Industry
- Tropical Depression Claudette Triggers Flash Flooding in South
- Tropical Storm Claudette Pounds Gulf Coast with Rain, Floods
- AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Southern Mutual Church Insurance
- FEMA Extends Aid Deadline in 31 Kentucky Counties Hit by Flooding
- Stormy Weekend: Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Gulf Coast, Louisiana to Florida
- People Moves: Furlong Joins accūrō Solutions; Safety National Hires O’Grady
- New Florida Law on Reinsurance Goes into Effect in July
- Family Sues Georgia Health Center Over Handling of Mentally Disabled Man
- Mississippi Yards Flood Due to Barge Stuck on Alabama Dam
- Managed Care Firm Centene to Pay $55.5M to Settle Mississippi Overcharging Claim
- Insurance Agent Turns Guide for Bear Hunters in Mississippi
- Alabama Woman Acquitted of Theft Sues Former Boss Over False Claim for $4M
- South Carolina Insurance Fund Pays $75K to Family of Man Shot by Police
- Georgia Jury Awards $500K to Woman Who Sued Over Sexual Abuse by Pastor
- North Carolina High Court Backs Students’ Constitutional Right to Sue Over Bullying
- Insurance Agency Owner’s Suicide Unrelated to Fraud Allegations, Says Firm
- Tropical Depression Off North Carolina Could Become Tropical Storm
- West Virginia Town Residents Say Coal Dust Is Taking Their Breath Away
- Georgia City Offers $350K to Settle Claim Over Police Takedown of Wrong Man
- Wrongful Death Suit Against 3 Georgia Police Officers to Proceed
- Newly-Enacted Florida Property Insurance Reform Bill Said to Be Already Working
- Now Available: Insurance Journal’s Focus on Florida Special Edition
- Drought Conditions Declared for 6 South Carolina Counties
- Alabama City, Police Officer Seek Delay in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- U.S. Drug Enforcer Testimony Cites ‘Systemic Failure’ in Monitoring by Opioid Distributors
- South Carolina High Court Nixes Felony ‘Step-Down’ Provisions in Auto Insurance
- Florida Governor to Sign Property Insurance Measure But Says State Needs to Do More
- North Carolina Offers Free Smoke Alarms as Number of Fire Deaths Rises
- Tennessee Touts 2021 Changes to State’s Captive Law and Record 2020 Formations
- Tony the Tennessee Arson Detection Dog Loves His Job
- Accelerant Acquires North Carolina’s Agribusiness Risk Underwriters
- Mississippi Governor Urges Medical Marijuana Law After Court Nixes Ballot Measure
- Parents of 8-Year-Old Girl Shot and Killed in Atlanta Sue City
- Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Diverting $4M in Premiums
- PEAK6 Acquires Florida’s Team Focus, Parent to MacNeil Group, Capacity Insurance
- South Carolina Top Court Rejects Kiawah Island Developers’ Steel Wall
- Florida Top Court Says Insurer Can Pursue Malpractice Claim Against Defense Law Firm
- FBI Offers Reward for Information on Walmart Fires in Alabama, Mississippi
- Alabama Beverage Firm Pays $800K to Settle Racial Discrimination Claims
- Kentucky Sues CVS Health, Accusing Chain of ‘Fueling’ the State’s Opioid Crisis
- Florida’s Altmaier Sees His State’s Private Flood Insurance Market Helping Others
- Security First to Offer New Homeowners Coverage in Florida
- Florida, Virginia Among Top Coastal States in Insurance Safety Rating of Building Codes
- Fired North Carolina Deputy Sues County Sheriff Over Vaccine Mandate
- Propel Insurance Acquires South Carolina’s South Risk Management
- Florida Changes Driving Rule on Using Hazard Lights
- Supreme Court Rejects Government’s Reading of Computer Fraud Law in Police Case
- West Virginia Governor Hit by U.K. Lender Bankruptcy
- North Carolina Lawmakers Advance $220M Disaster Mitigation Bill
- Truck Driver in Accident That Killed 5 Kids Lied About Health: Safety Board
- Mississippi Town Looks to Insurance After Fire Ravages Historic Train Depot, Museum
- Alabama Supreme Court Tosses County Claims Against Abbott Over Opioid Crisis
- Businesses Sue MLB for Moving All-Star Game to Protest Georgia Voting Law
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against County, Insurers Over Fatal 2020 Alabama Marina Fire
- Too Little, Too Late? Breaking Down Florida’s Latest Property Insurance Reforms
- AssuredPartners Acquires Anchor Pardue Insurance of Alabama
- FEMA Approves More Flood Aid for 22 Kentucky Counties
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