Southeast News for December 2021
- Judge Holds Skanska Negligent for Barge Damage During Florida Hurricane
- More Minor Earthquakes Shake Parts of South Carolina
- Lighthouse Raises $65M for Debt Refi, Growth of Insurance Carrier
- Top 10 Southeast Insurance Journal Stories of 2021
- Miami Court Finds IDS Property Insurance Withheld Data on PIP Cases
- $1 Million in Hermes Handbags Stolen from Florida Store
- Florida Woman Who Lost Leg After Pedicure Settles for $1.75M
- Gallagher Acquires Five Points in Tennessee
- Florida Ringleader Sentenced After Security First Audit Uncovers Fraud
- $9,000 an Hour for Comp Attorney Fee Has Tongues Wagging in Florida
- King Insurance Acquires Three More Agencies
- As Charleston Seawall Looms, Some Seek More Natural Methods
- Voluntary Comp Rates Drop Again in South Carolina; Assigned Risk Multiplier to Rise
- People Moving: Reagan, Grosso Join Alliant; Mesadieu to Villages in Florida
- Acrisure Acquires Parts of SUNZ Insurance Operations
- Comma-tose: Florida Coverage Case Hinged on Punctuation Question
- Georgia Man Wanted for Deliberately Damaging Roof During Inspection
- Florida Man Sentenced for Starting Fires Behind Tampa Publix
- New Kid on Block Will Use Tech, Rapid Repair Networks to Survive Florida Market
- Insurer Can Keep Using its Own Repair Contractor, Florida Appeals Court Finds
- Merrill Leaves CEO Spot at CoventBridge Investigations Firm
- Fire Destroys Huge QVC Distribution Center in North Carolina
- Former Citizens President Cleared of Waterway Excavation Infraction
- Per-person Limits Apply, Not Per-accident in Deadly Crash, Carolina High Court Rules
- Business Moves: PointeNorth Acquires AIE; United to Sell Personal Lines
- OSHA Slams Dollar General for Repeat Safety Violations at Stores
- Three Years From Loss, Not Denial, Appeals Court Holds in Carolina AOB Case
- Injured Kentucky Candle Factory Workers File Suit Against Company
- North Carolina Workers’ Comp Attorney Disbarred After Keeping Settlement Money, Tax Issues
- Citizens’ Board Requests Larger Than Expected Rate Hike for Florida Homeowners
- Tornadoes Destroyed Kentucky Insurance Agency, Damaged Others as Claims Pour In
- Insurers Begin Work in Areas Hard-Hit By Weekend Tornadoes
- Lawsuit Says Elevator That Killed Teen in Atlanta High-Rise Wasn’t Properly Inspected
- Ex-Deputy, Sheriff in South Carolina Face Second Lawsuit Over Excessive Force
- High Court Won’t Hear Mississippi Lawsuit Over Talcum Powder
- Planning Questions Emerge at Tornado-Destroyed Kentucky Candle Plant
- Confie Acquires Velox Insurance to Expand in Georgia Market
- Insured Loss From Tornado Outbreak Estimated at $3 Billion by KCC
- 400 Adjuster Firms Licensed Under Florida’s New Law
- Tornadoes That Ripped Across Central U.S. Could Be Costliest Outbreak on Record
- Brown & Brown Acquires Florida’s Corporate Insurance Advisors
- Crews Continue Searching for Missing After Tornadoes Ravage Communities
- People Moves: Linton to Head Environmental Underwriting
- In Big Florida Ponzi Scheme Fallout, Security National Sues Firm’s Lawyers
- No Appraisal on Hail Damage When Coverage Is in Question, Appeals Court Says
- Stonetrust Workers’ Comp Expands into Alabama
- Carrabba’s Must Pay $690,000 in Sexual Harassment Suit
- Florida Supreme Court Suspends Plaintiffs’ Lawyer for Second Time
- Auto Insurers Can Use ‘Hybrid’ Model on Med Reimbursement, Florida High Court Rules
- New Insurer Sets Sail in Florida’s Stormy Waters, Credits Legislative Reforms
- City’s Approval of High-Rise Next to Surfside Condo Under Scrutiny
- Injury is Compensable When It’s an ‘Accident,’ Carolina Appeals Court Rules
- Buckle, Amwins Form MGA to Offer Auto to Gig Workers
- Florida Jury Awards $100 Million in Bitcoin Trial; Defense Calls it a Big Win
- People Moves: Kentucky’s Big I; Berkshire’s Life Sciences
- Funeral Directors Accused of Taking Insurance Funds But Not Cremating Remains
- Rates for Florida’s Citizens Insurance to Start Climbing Feb. 1
- People Moves: Sedgwick Pooling; Synapse Gets Energy
- Renaissance Adds Another Florida Insurance Agency
- Snowbirds Could Feel Chill: Citizens Revives Idea of Surcharge on 2nd Homes
- Florida City Braces for Lawsuits Over Repeated Sewage Spills
- Oakbridge Continues SE Expansion
- Two Carolina Women Charged in Separate Insurance Fraud Cases
- Florida DFS Adds More Property Insurance Fraud Investigators
- Florida Growth Will Mean More Cat Losses; Premiums Must Rise – Summit
- Florida Man and Three Others Sentenced for Millions in Fake Construction Bonds
- Cash Found in Condo Collapse to Be Distributed; Trial Could Start in Summer
- People: ClearPath Mutual Names Taylor CFO
- 14 Insurers Pressing Lawsuit vs. Park Service After Gatlinburg Wildfires
- Walmart Said She Shoplifted; Jury Awards Her $2.1 Million
- Florida Appeals Court Rejects Insurer’s Attempt to ‘Retry the Claim’
- Brightway, Guard Expand in Southeast States
- Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Say Don’t Count on Changes
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