Southeast News for April 2019
- Blaze at North Carolina Zinc Plant Releases Sulfuric Acid Into Air
- West Virgina Airport Awarded $14.8M in Runway Overrun Collapse Suit
- Appalachian Underwriters Taps Florida-Based Kidd to Lead Commercial Auto
- Florida Man Suspected in Multiple Fires Arrested
- Florida Officials Call on U.S. Lawmakers to Pass Hurricane Michael Aid Package
- Jacks Joins Teneo Cobbs Allen Partnership in Alabama
- NWS: 75 Tornadoes Confirmed in Mississippi So Far in 2019
- Florida Senate Passes Texting While Driving Ban
- Tennessee Doctor, 30 Others Targeted in Federal Opioid Investigation
- Florida Supreme Court Rules Against Parkland Sheriff
- New AAIS Florida Homeowners By-Peril Program Approved by State Regulator
- Historic Tennessee Courthouse Damaged by Fire
- Florida Governor to Sign AOB Reform Bill; Citizens Plans Rate Review
- Brightway Insurance Opens New Agencies in Florida, Tennessee
- Above Average Year for Tornadoes in Alabama; 53 Confirmed So Far
- Update: Florida Legislature Passes Industry-Backed AOB Reform Bill
- Customers of Florida Spa in Kraft Case File Class Action Suit Against Police
- North Carolina-Based Medical Mutual Rebrands as ‘Curi’
- Ferber Named CEO of South Carolina-Based Dovetail Insurance
- Duke Energy to Appeal Order to Excavate North Carolina Coal Ash
- Audit Criticizes Spending Practices of Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance Execs
- Florida Contractor Accused of $40K AOB Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Strong Storms Cause Tornadoes, Deaths Across Southeast
- Murder of South Carolina College Student Prompts Uber Safety Changes
- NOAA Upgrades Hurricane Michael to Category 5
- Travelers’ Close to Lead Valent Group’s Alabama P&C Brokerage, Service Dept.
- AssuredPartners Acquires Premier Insurance Corp. of Florida
- Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Alabama-Based Alfa Insurance Group Members
- Increase in Accidents on Scenic Tennessee Road Prompts Officials to Take Action
- Sells Appointed Chief Information Officer for SUNZ Holdings of Florida
- Florida AOB Reform Bill Passes Final Committee, Heads to Full Senate
- Miami Agent Accused of Pocketing $476K in Homeowners Insurance Scheme
- ProAssurance of Alabama Makes Management Changes; Francis to Lead Healthcare
- Mississippi Nuclear Plant Cited for 2 Low-Level Violations
- Weekend Tornadoes Damaged More Than 250 Buildings Across Mississippi
- Investor’s World-Famous Porsche Collection Damaged in N.C. Gas Explosion
- Georgia Gov. Blasts Congress for Inaction on Hurricane Aid Package
- Future of Insurance Firms Owned by Indicted N.C. Campaign Donor Uncertain
- Starkweather & Shepley, O’Neill & Co. Celebrate Palm Beach Gardens Location
- Fire Chief Says Shop Owner Declined to Evacuate Before North Carolina Blast
- Leak Evacuates North Carolina Shopping Center Days After Fatal Explosion
- Officials Say One Dead, 17 Hurt in North Carolina Gas Explosion
- Sponsor of S.C. Bill Requiring Lighted Uber Signs Say Just First Safety Step
- Mississippi Plastics Manufacturer Could Face $159K Fine After Worker Loses Fingers
- Assignment of Benefits Reform Moves Forward as Florida House Passes Measure
- Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners Acquires Florida’s Lykes Insurance
- Senate Committee Passes Bill Impacting Florida’s Surplus Lines Insurance Industry
- North Carolina Survey: Many Coastal Homeowners Have No Plan to Mitigate Storm Damage
- Southeast States Push Industry Over Cleanup of Toxic Coal Ash Ponds
- Judge Says Security Company Not Liable in Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub Shooting
- NCDOI: State’s Captive Insurance Program Continues Steady Growth
- Florida Could Expand Self-Driving Car Law
- Mississippi Funeral Home Sued for Giving Families Wrong Bodies
- Florida Legislature Considers Reforms to Non-Admitted Insurance Market
- Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners Acquires Lykes Insurance of Florida
- North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: March
- Judge Rejects Lawsuit from Florida Sheriff Fired After High School Shooting
- Focus Turns to Insurance Investor’s North Carolina Political Donations After Indictment
- Jackson Sumner & Associates Adds Bull as North Carolina Marketing Rep
- Former N.C. Insurance Chief Goodwin Denies Aiding Indicted Political Donor
- Congressman Wants Probe of Fire at Historic Tennessee Social Justice Center
- White-Power Symbol Found Near Fire at Historic Tennessee Social Justice Center
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Mississippi-Based M.B.I. Group
- Miami’s Rising Seas Force ‘Underwater Homeowners’ to Mobilize
- Mercury Insurance Expands Cyber Coverage to Georgia Homeowners, Renters
- Officials Open Mississippi Floodgate to Handle River Flooding
- Florida Gov to Form Opioid Task Force
- 4 Indicted in North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Bribery Scheme
- Beck Launches ‘Open Checkbook’ Site to Show Georgia Insurance Dept. Spending
- North Carolina Orders Duke Energy to Excavate All Coal Ash
- Section of Tennessee Highway Bridge Collapses, Injures 1
- New Atlanta-Based Multicultural Women’s Network to Tackle Industry Leadership Gap
- Cabrillo Coastal Launches Flood Endorsement for South Carolina Homeowners
- Hurricane Michael Debris Fueling Wildfire in Florida Panhandle
- Florida Pharmacist Convicted in $100M Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
- Florida Serial Arsonist Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
- Florida Looks to Add Insurance Requirements, Regulations for Cosmetic Surgery Clinics
- Scientists Investigate Recent Earthquakes in the South
- North Carolina Personal Auto Rates to Increase by 1.6%
- EPIC Adds Knight, Smiley in Atlanta
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