Southeast News for October 2021
- Purchase of Insurance Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity, Georgia Court Finds
- Florida’s Boyd Promises New Roof Cost and Solicitation Bills
- Florida Supreme Court Disbars Plaintiffs’ Lawyer After Deceptions
- Florida Posts New Workers’ Comp Doctor Reimbursement, But Lawmakers Must Review
- Georgia to Hold Hearing on Insurance Rule Changes
- JKJ Merges with Witherspoon on Scuba and Marine Insurance
- Residents in 8 Mississippi Counties Can Now Try for FEMA aid for Ida
- Peak6 to Acquire Rapidly Expanding We Insure
- South Carolina Busts Contractors for Tax Evasion, False Insurance Certificates
- Georgia Court Says No Double Dip on Auto Policies After Accident
- AM Best Downgrades Outlook for Journey Insurance
- More ‘Missing’ Rolexes Turn Up; Owner Charged with Fraud
- People Moves: Villages, AXA Add Names
- Florida DFS Mum After it Drops Public Adjuster Investigation
- Georgia Can’t Pursue Ethics Charges Against Former Insurance Commissioner Oxendine
- Berkley One Moves into Tennessee, D.C., Indiana
- Florida Lawmakers May Hold Off on More Insurance Reforms, Despite Warnings
- NCCI Launches Workers’ Comp Learning Academy for Carriers
- Nashville Clamps Restrictions on Party Buses After Accident
- Lawsuits Decry Lead Levels in Mississippi Capital’s Water
- Canal Expands to Larger HQ in South Carolina
- Florida Litigated Claims Dropped 9% in September
- Florida Suit Claims 2-Year-old Found Used Condom in Posh Hotel Room
- AM Best Drops Florida Farm Bureau Outlook to Negative After Surplus Declines
- Wright National Offers ‘Pinpoint’ Flood Insurance Policies in Georgia
- No App for That: Florida Court Bans Lawyer-Finding Service, But More to Come
- Georgia to Pay $870,000 to Whistleblowers Fired by Beck
- People Moves: Sayata, Willis Towers Name New SE Directors
- Georgia Regulators Can’t Track Overdue Elevator Inspections
- Tokio Sues Warehouse; Says Pellets Improperly Stored, Causing Fire
- 3M Offers $98M to Settle Tennessee River ‘Forever’ Chemicals Claims
- Davies Acquires Insurance Risk Services, an Inspection Firm
- Citizens’ CEO: Florida Insurers Swimming in a Sea of Red Ink; Capital Drying Up
- People Moves: Herman Named Alabama’s Insurance Fraud Bureau Director
- Citizens Insurance Property Inspections to Soar in Next 4 Years
- Alabama Ups Fees for Captives, Adopts New Valuation Manual
- Insurers’ Payments to Expert Witnesses Are Discoverable, Florida Supreme Court Says
- Florida Law Officers Want Change to Workers’ Comp PTSD Law
- 14 Alleged Workers’ Compensation Fraudsters Arrested in Florida
- People Moves: Risk, Rushmore and Willis Towers
- Murdaugh Charged With Taking Dead Housekeeper’s Life Insurance Settlement
- Judge Dismisses Air Ambulance Attempt to Block Florida Reimbursement Law
- After Surfside, Task Force Calls for Sweeping Changes in Condo Law
- Florida Insurers Upheld in Three More AOB Court Rulings
- 25% of Infrastructure Under Flood Risk in 30 years; FEMA Wants Input on Standards
- Ex-SCANA CEO Sentenced to 2 Years in Nukegate
- People Moves: Brown & Riding, Columbia Name New Officers
- Strickland Agency Moves to Input 1 for Payments
- Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Sentenced to 7 Years
- Despite Collapse Fears, Condo Sales in South Florida Are Soaring
- North Carolina Clarifies Use of European Lumber in Building Codes
- Following Last Year’s Rate Hike, Alabama DOI to Hold Hearing on Comp Decrease
- People Moves: McGriff Adds Norgan; Green to SIU
- Gallagher Acquires SeaCoast Underwriters
- Judge Says Evidence Destroyed in Georgia Poultry Plant Deaths
- AIA Expands to Florida Workers’ Comp Market
- Former Insurance Chief’s Sentencing Delayed; Could Face 10 Years
- NC Lawmakers Approve ‘Sandbox’ to Waive Regs, Spur Insuretech Innovation
- Liberty Co. Partners with Southern Palm Agency
- Judge to Appoint Mediator in Surfside Condo Claims
- Flooding in Alabama Kills 4, Damages Buildings
- The Cable Guy Is Not a Construction Worker, Florida Court Says
- Pioneer’s Wisely Moves to Amwins’ Crane Program
- Porch Group’s Homeowners Insurance Moves into Tennessee
- Florida Pool Company Charged with Swindling Homeowners, Insurance Fraud
- Skanska Ordered to Pay $92,000 After Evidence Disappeared
- Eyebrows Raised After Universal Drops Complaint About Florida Adjusters
- Orchid Cross-Pollinates with R&Q Accredited in Stormy States
- More Cities Face Tough Choice: Rebuild in Flooded Area or Move
- Custard Adjusts Recipe, Acquires Specialty Group
- Florida Regulators to Hold Hearing on Comp Rate Decrease
- 10 Years On, Florida AOB Case Goes Back to Trial Court
- Fungus Endorsement Outweighs Resulting Loss in Florida State Farm Case
- North Carolina Suit Could Signal Change in COVID Claims Disputes
- UAE Property Group Makes High Bid for Surfside Condo Site
- Cyberattack Crippled Hospital, Led to Baby’s Death, Lawsuit Claims
- Southern States Mean Highest Auto Rates
- Atlanta Apartments Where Student Died in Elevator Had Code Violations
- Insurers Expanding Franchises, Options in Florida
- Number of Georgia Highway Chases Double Since 2019
- Florida Policies in Limbo Over Proposed Insolvency Surcharge
- OSHA Fines Tampa Smelter $320,000 for Lead Exposure
- JZZ Tech Acquires Florida-Based Beacon Insurance Solutions
- Lawsuit says Nashville Diocese Failed to Protect Minor from Sexual Abuse
- Florida’s Citizens Insurance Affirmed in Three of Four Claims Appeals
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