Southeast News for June 2020
- Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services Adds 6 Agency Members in Florida
- Florida Restaurant Fined More Than $314K for Stealing Tips, Wages
- West Virginia Trail Derailment Caused by Engineer Error: Report
- North Carolina-Based BB&T Rebrands as Truist Insurance Holdings
- Georgia Lawmakers Approve Home Delivery of Alcohol
- Atlanta Residents Advised to Boil Water After Water Main Break
- As Florida Virus Cases Spike, Officials Shut Down Bars
- Tennessee Refunds $2.2M to Insurance Consumers So Far in 2020
- Actors Union Asks Disney to Delay Reopening Florida Parks
- North Carolina Gyms, Bars Unable to Reopen as COVID-19 Veto Stays in Place
- Tennessee Department of Insurance Taps Fortman as Captive Director
- Mississippi Lawmakers Seek to Limit COVID-19 Liability to Businesses
- Florida Counties to Crack Down on Businesses as Virus Cases Surge
- Georgia County Hires Independent Firm to Test Water Wells for Coal Ash
- United Insurance Holdings of Florida Appoints Peed as Chairman, CEO
- Feds Charge Man with Setting Fires During Raleigh Protests
- Florida Farmers Offer Reward After Watermelon Crop is Destroyed
- The Plexus Groupe Acquires Florida’s Community Insurance Group
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Florida’s Barrett, Liner & Buss
- North Carolina Electric Distributor Cited for Safety Hazards at Florida Worksite
- Relation Insurance Acquires Summers Thompson Lowry of North Carolina
- West Virginia Mayor Accused of Taking Flood Relief Money
- Tennessee Plumbing Company Hit with Penalties for Labor Violations
- Florida’s Citizens Accuses Embattled Law Firm, Others of Sham Lawsuits, Racketeering
- North Carolina Lawmakers Send Bill to Allow More Business Re-Openings to Governor
- Worker Injured at Georgia Pyrotechnic Plant Previously Cited for Safety Violations
- Florida Congresswoman Requests Longer Hurricane Season
- Worker Killed, 1 Injured in Collapse of West Virginia Power Plant
- Georgia Public Adjuster Accused of Stealing More than $550K
- Crest Insurance Hires South Carolina-Based Hjort as Director of Fleet Management
- Flash Flooding Hits Parts of North Carolina, Prompts Rescues
- Tennessee House Lawmakers Advance Broad Coronavirus Liability Protection
- Appeals Court Rejects Qualified Immunity for West Virginia Police in Excessive Force Suit
- Florida Residual Workers’ Comp Plan Issues $27.6M in Premium Refunds
- Third Coast Underwriters Promotes Hueneke to Southeast Regional Director
- Man Cleared in Wife’s Death Seeking $6M from Alabama Town
- Georgia Senate Panel Wants Businesses Shielded from COVID-19 Suits
- Emergency Declared as Southern West Virginia County Hit Hard by Floods
- Lighthouse Completes Merger with Florida’s Prepared Insurance Co.
- Some Florida Bars, Restaurants Temporarily Close as Virus Cases Rise
- Rental Company in North Carolina’s Outer Banks Sued for Refusing Refunds
- National Guard Decontaminates West Virginia Church After COVID-19 Outbreak
- Smith Elected President of Independent Insurance Association of Georgia
- Florida City Hit with $2.1M Fine Over Sewage Spills
- Centauri Insurance of Florida Taps Moore as VP of Sales, Agency Relations
- Georgia Eases Virus Rules to Allow Sports, Conventions
- Tennessee Senate Approves Coronavirus Liability Bill for Nursing Homes, Businesses
- Environmental Groups Warn South Carolina Development Project Will Worsen Flood Risk
- Joyce Joins W.E. Love & Associates of North Carolina
- Alabama City to Pay $300K in Bitcoin Ransom in Computer System Hack
- Atlanta Officers Fired for Actions Against Students Sue Mayor, Police Chief
- University of Kentucky Student Sues for Tuition, Fees Refund
- Centauri Insurance of Florida Adds Brady as VP of Claims
- Texas, Louisiana, Florida Most at Risk of Natural Disasters: ValuePenguin
- Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits
- The Hilb Group Acquires Fort Myers Insurance Agency/Freedom Insurance Center of Florida
- Workers’ Comp Carrier ClearPath Mutual Expands into Indiana, Tennessee
- Federal Government Proposes $4.6B Plan to Protect Miami from Climate Impacts
- Tornado in Orlando Topples Trees, Damages Buildings
- After Crashing onto Louisiana Coast, Cristobal Moves Up Mississippi River Basin
- Trinity Benefit Advisors of Tennessee Joins BKS-Partners Operating Group
- Trawick International of Alabama Appoints Foster VP for Trip Insurance
- Fire Causes Explosion on Florida Ship, 9 Firefighters Sent to Hospital
- Tropical Storm Cristobal Brings Rain, Flooding to South
- Rite-Aid, Walgreens Sued by West Virginia Over Opioid Rx Flood
- Insurance Office Of America of Florida Names Thompson SVP Of Enterprise Initiatives
- Total Insurance Plus Adds Flatlands Jessup Insurance of North Carolina to Network
- Alabama Alters Hurricane Shelter Plans Due to Coronavirus Concerns
- Phase 2 of Reopening Begins for Florida with Theme Parks, Bars
- South Carolina to Remain Open Despite Spike in Virus Cases
- Applied Underwriters to Acquire Blue Ridge of South Carolina
- Crawford & Company of Altanta Names Stevenson, SVP, General Counsel
- Florida Traffic Crashes Down by Half Amid Quarantine
- Florida Rethinks Hurricane Plans in Midst of Coronavirus
- Mississippi to Release Names of Nursing Homes with Virus Outbreaks After Lawsuit
- Fire at Historic North Carolina Plantation Site Damages Building
- All Mississippi Businesses Allowed to Reopen Amid Virus
- EPA Report: North Carolina Chemours Plant Chemical Release Went Unchecked for Years
- How Florida’s Strained Insurance Market is Facing COVID-19, Hurricane Season
- Mississippi Establishes Small Business Website for Virus Relief Grants
- South Carolina Reopening Committee Leader Wants Business Liability Protection
- Reliance Partners Promotes Cannon to VP of Freight Brokerage Division
- Florida Cat Fund Foregoes Private Reinsurance for 2020 Hurricane Season
- Homeowners Insurtech Openly Expands into Kentucky
- Tennessee to Require COVID-19 Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities
- South Carolina Business Owners Assess Damage After Protests
- Georgia Nursing Home Cited for Delayed Reporting of Virus-Infected Workers
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