Southeast News for January 2019
- Georgia’s InsuranceHub Taps LeBaigue as VP of Technology
- New Georgia Commissioner Beck Implements Insurer Rating, Complaint Systems
- West Virginia City Reports Overdose Deaths Doubled in 2018
- Expert: Florida’s Hurricane-Hit Timber Industry Will Need Years to Recover
- How Forensic Meteorologists are Assisting with Florida First-Party Property Cases
- Coroner: 2 Men Killed by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in South Carolina Complex
- Duke University Suspends 2 Fraternities, Limits 3rd Amid Hazing Probe
- Atlanta Prepares for Super Bowl as Winter Storm Bears Down on South
- Families File Civil Suit Against Parents of Kentucky School Shooting Suspect
- Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Enters Kentucky Commercial Auto Market
- Southeast Officials Focus on Curbing Fraud, Rising Auto Rates, Flood Insurance, Distracted Driving
- Tornado, High Winds Damage Florida Homes, Church, Zoo
- INSUREtrust Adds Boyd as a Professional Lines Account Executive in Georgia
- Trump Expands Federal Reimbursement for Florida’s Hurricane Michael Cleanup
- Shutdown Delays Disaster Relief for Some North Carolina Farmers
- Jury Awards $7M to North Carolina Trooper, Wife in Greyhound Bus Accident Suit
- AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Greenville Casualty of South Carolina
- Miami Beach Developer Dismisses Rising Sea Levels as ‘Paranoia’
- Barrier Collapse at North Carolina Construction Site Kills 1
- Lawsuit Filed Against School District Over Fatal Shooting at Kentucky High School
- Insurance Industry Use of Drone, Aerial Imagery Soared After 2018 Southeast Disasters
- Shutdown Stalls West Virginia Recovery From 2016 Floods
- Arrest Made in $1.4M Florida Comic Book Heist
- Brightway Adds Staplin as In-House Counsel, Promotes Maddox, Pollard
- New Florida Gov Wants State Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana Ended
- Investigators Probe Gas Leaks at South Carolina Apartment Complex
- Marsh & McLennan Agency to Acquire Bouchard Insurance of Florida
- $1.4M Batman Comic Collection Stolen from Florida Storage Unit
- Tornadoes Cause Damage in Alabama, Florida Panhandle
- South Carolina Capitol City Bans Electric Scooters
- Florida Jury Awards Family $500M in Wrongful Death Suit Over Car Shooting
- Unlicensed Adjuster Arrested for Stealing $14K from Homeowners After Irma
- North Carolina Businesses Without Workers’ Comp Coverage Fined $3.2M
- South Carolina Lawmakers Try to Legalize Medical Marijuana, Again
- Kentucky Distillery Employee Dies After Falling from Facility Walkway
- Cabrillo Coastal Launches Flood Coverage for Dwelling Fire Policies in Florida
- Feds Fine North Carolina Restaurant Over Wage, Child Labor Law Violations
- New Florida Gov Signs Order to Fight Algae, Red Tide
- Kentucky High Court Finds Medical Malpractice Review Panels Unconstitutional
- Willis Towers Watson Taps Oppenheim to Lead Southeast Construction Practice
- Alabama Chiropractor Gets 3 Years in Trucker Health Exam Fraud Case
- North Carolina Gov. Declares Emergency to Deal with Power Outages
- Lawsuit Filed Over Crash that Killed 5 Kids Heading to Disney World
- Sea Rise Blamed for Failure of Miami-Dade Septic Tanks
- Freezing Rain Causes Power Outages for 140K Residents in North Carolina
- Kentucky Coal-Mining Deaths at Record Low in 2018
- Florida’s Record Rainfall in 2018 Leaves Farmers Reeling Over Destroyed Crops
- 7 Injured in Explosion at Mississippi Ammunition Plant
- Family of Boy Scout Killed by Falling Tree at Georgia Camp Sues Scouts Group
- Massive Operation to Slow Dune Migration Underway in North Carolina’s Outer Banks
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Complete Benefit Alliance of Alabama
- Brightway Goes ‘All In’ on Independent Agents, Unveils No-Cost Path to Agency Ownership
- Florida Nursing Home Where 12 Died After Irma Loses License
- Winter Storms Cause Lower Mississippi River Flooding
- Orchid Insurance of Florida Hires Bardusch as Chief Technology Officer
- Suit Against Tesla Over Fatal Florida Accident Blames Battery
- Sharp Drop in Drug Overdoses Reported in West Virginia County
- Derailed Train Spills Corrosive Chemical Near Georgia Town
- Tennessee Insurance Head McPeak Talks Leading NAIC, Priorities Under New Gov
- String of Robberies in North Carolina City Under Investigation
- Florida Courts Bogged Down by New Gun Law, Hurricane Suits
- Mississippi Reports 36% Increase in Fire Deaths in 2018
- Insurors of Tennessee Promotes Smith to CMO, Adds Layman as Legislative Director
- Central Mississippi Hit by Flooding from Heavy Rains
- Associated Agencies Taps Shapiro to Expand Southeast Presence
- 5 Children in Church Van Killed in Fiery Crash on Florida Interstate
- Libertate/Risk MD Merges With Ballator Group of Florida
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pointer Insurance Agency of Mississippi
- Florida Zoo Halts ‘Premium’ Experiences After Toddler Enters Rhino Enclosure
- 92 Crashes, 5 Killed on Mississippi Roads Over New Year’s Holiday
- 6 Ex-Florida State Fire College Employees Sue Over Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals
- Alabama Company Recalls Sausages Contaminated with Metal Bits
- Florida Roofer Arrested for Stealing Nearly $50K from Homeowners, Insurance Fraud
- 4 Arrested in Theft of $500K in Tequila from Truck Stop in Florida
- Animal Advocates Speak Out After Lion Kills Intern at North Carolina Zoo
- Timber Farms in Florida, Georgia Suffering After Hurricane Michael
- Kentucky Gov Appoints Collins to State Workers’ Comp Funding Commission
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