Southeast News for May 2020
- Insurance Survey Asks: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?
- AssuredPartners Acquires Cypress Insurance Group of Florida
- Mississippi Governor Says Reopening Plan has ‘Freedom with Risk’
- Survey: Florida Residents More Concerned for Hurricane Season Amid Pandemic
- Kentucky Nursing Home Evacuated After Coronavirus Outbreak
- Heavy Rains Cause Flooded Streets in South Florida
- DUAL Specialty Underwriting Adds Black to Management Liability Team in Tennessee
- Weakened Bertha Expected to Hit Carolinas, Virginia With Heavy Rains, Flash Floods
- Georgia Man Accused of Defrauding Employer Over COVID-19
- Tropical Storm Bertha to Bring Heavy Rain to South Carolina
- Florida CFO to Focus On Pandemic Business Liability Protections in 2021 Session
- Retail Subsidiaries of BB&T Rebrand as McGriff, Maintain North Carolina Headquarters
- Stay-At-Home Order Extended to June 1 in Mississippi
- North Carolina Tyson Foods Poultry Plant Reports 570 COVID-19 Cases
- Mississippi Church Suing Over Virus Restrictions Burns Down; Arson Suspected
- DeBuys Joins Valent Group’s Employee Benefits Practice in Alabama
- Florida Unemployment System Hit by Data Breach
- North Carolina Eases Business Restrictions, Allows Restaurants to Serve Indoors
- Chemours Won’t Face Federal Charges Over North Carolina GenX Contamination
- 2 Construction Workers Killed in Mississippi Trench Collapse
- SUNZ Insurance Solutions in Florida Names Leonard as President
- Many Florida Business Owners Take Slow Approach to Reopening
- 18 North Carolina Counties Receive Disaster Declaration for February Storms
- Florida Keys to Reopen to Visitors June 1
- WNFIS Expands Private Flood Program into South Carolina
- Mississippi to Offer $300M in Virus Relief Grants for Small Businesses
- West Virginia Expands State Reopenings Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Barkasy in South Carolina
- North Carolina Revises Workers’ Comp Premium Rules Related to COVID-19
- Kentucky Requests DOJ Investigation of Meatpacking Industry
- Alabama Insurance Dept. Forms Dedicated Resiliency Division to Reduce Disaster Risk
- North Carolina Coast Gets Heavy Rain, Strong Wind as Tropical Storm Arthur Hits Coast
- North Carolina Tyson Foods Plant Closes for COVID-19 Deep Clean After Worker Illnesses
- Nearly 9K Acre Brush Fire in Southwest Florida Destroys At Least 7 Homes
- Tropical Storm Arthur Inches Closer to East Coast; Minor Impact Expected to North Carolina
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against State of Georgia in Copyright Dispute
- Buckle Adds Delivery Coverage During Pandemic for Georgia Rideshare Drivers
- Aon’s Thurman Joins Lockton Re in Atlanta to Lead New Workers’ Comp Practice
- Florida Man Charged with Starting 343-Acre Wildfire in Panhandle
- After Criticism, Georgia to Require Road Test of Teen Drivers After All
- Walt Disney, Unions Agree on Coronavirus Worker Safeguards for Reopening Parks
- Florida’s Capitol Preferred to Shed Nearly 24K Policies; Regulator to Monitor Operations
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Hatchett Insurance Agency of Tennessee
- Applied Underwriters’ Centauri Files $30M ‘Poaching’ Suit Against Wellington Insurance
- More Restrictions Eased in Georgia; AG Asks Congress for Business Lawsuit Protections
- 23 Killed of COVID-19 in Alabama Veterans Nursing Home
- South Carolina Allows Gyms, Barbers to Reopen; Hires 1,800 Contact Tracers
- Mississippi Approved for Additional Federal Disaster Aid for Easter Tornadoes
- Florida Extends Order Allowing Agency Reps to Work Remotely During Health Emergency
- Reliance Partners of Tennessee Appoints Albrecht as CFO, CRO
- Workers at West Virginia Poultry Processing Plant to be Tested for Virus
- Kentucky to Allow Restaurants to Reopen for Dine-In Service Before End of Month
- Florida Market Study Will Evaluate Exposures, Strategies for Citizens Property Insurance
- Firefighters Battle Raging Florida Wildfire as Many Florida Residents Return Home
- Alabama Reopens Restaurants, Bars with Limits
- Alabama Enacts Pandemic Lawsuit Protection for Health Care Entities, Businesses
- Georgia Allows Teen Drivers to Bypass Road Test During Pandemic
- Growing Virus Outbreak in Northeast Georgia Causes Concern
- Wildfires Rage in Florida Panhandle; More Than 1K People Evacuated
- Towing Company Sued by North Carolina for Pandemic Price-Gouging
- Federal Aid Denied to Georgia County for Damage from April Tornado
- Alabama Sues Tyson Foods for Negligence Over 2019 Wastewater Spill
- Florida Makes Plans for Dealing with Pandemic During Hurricane Season
- Willis’ Podmore to Head AF Specialty Captive Operations in North Carolina
- Royal Caribbean Sued in Miami Court Over Crew Member COVID-19 Death
- Florida Begins ‘Phase 1’ Reopening, Except for South Florida
- Alabama High Court Rejects Motorist Lawsuits Challenging Traffic Camera Tickets
- Strong Storms Knock Out Power for 100K in Tennessee
- Florida-Based BKS-Partners Appoints Nash as Regional President
- EEOC Complaint: Florida ICU Nurse Denied Rental Because of Virus Concerns
- Students Sue Universities in North Carolina for Tuition Reimbursement
- Alabama Highway Deaths Decline by Nearly 60% in April
- Few New Restrictions as Georgia’s Shelter-at-Home Order Ends
- Tennessee Halts Temporary Producer Licensing as Testing Centers Reopen
- North Carolina Kids, Teens Steal $1M in Vehicles from Dealerships
- 7 South Carolina Counties to Receive Federal Disaster Aid for April Storms
- Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance Acquires 2 Southeast-Based Agencies
- Florida to Allow Limited Reopening for Restaurants, Retail Stores
- Third Coast Underwriters to Offer Workers’ Comp Coverage in Florida, Wisconsin
- Mississippi Gov Supports Lawsuit Protection for Businesses that Reopen
- Direct Auto Insurance of Tennessee to Give 15% Credit on April Auto Policies
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