Southeast News for July 2019
- Sexual Harassment Scandal Rocks Florida CFO’s Office; Banking Regulator Fired
- Kentucky Teen’s $250M Defamation Suit Against Washington Post Dismissed
- North Carolina Residents Hit by 2 Hurricanes Still Waiting on Long-Term Aid
- Lawsuit: Tennessee City Violated Civil Rights in Disbanding Police Department
- Florida Regulator Approves Post-AOB Reform Rates for Citizens Policyholders
- Challenges Facing the Florida Insurance Market: A Reinsurer’s Perspective
- Nearly $2M Related to North Carolina Insurance Donor Bribery Case Taken by Feds
- 1K Guests at Hotel Near Florida SeaWorld Evacuated After Room Fire
- Florida-Based Insurance Office of America Names Peters SVP of Operations
- Car Thefts Up 60% in Southwest Georgia City
- Georgia Reports Drop in Arson Fires in First Half of 2019
- West Virginia Jury Finds Bar, Landowner Responsible in Drunken Driving Death
- Sparks, Sonderman to Lead Alabama-Based Cobbs Allen Specialty Insurance Brokerage
- 17K Oysters Stolen from Florida Seafood Company
- N.Sure Opens All Digital Home, Auto Insurance Agency in Florida
- North Carolina College Requests Campus Shooting Suit Be Dismissed
- 2019 Deadliest Boating Year On Alabama’s Lakes, Rivers Since 1998
- EEOC Sues McDonald’s Over Religious Discrimination Against Florida Job Applicant
- Investigators Blame CSX Safety Lapses for Fatal Amtrak Collision in South Carolina
- Addressing Florida’s Rising Tide of Flood Exposures
- Kentucky Drug Overdose Deaths Decrease for First Time in 5 Years
- North Carolina Company Accused of Selling $4M in Mislabeled Meat as Blue Crab
- FCCI Insurance Group Taps Burnside to Lead Southeast Region
- Duke Energy Sued Over Environmental Damage to Dan River from 2014 Coal Ash Spill
- Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Police Can Be Sued Over Deadly Car Chases
- North Carolina Zoo Worker Killed During Rescue Drill
- Report: Florida Pill Mills Helped Fuel Opioid Crisis
- Mississippi City Sues FEMA for $15M Over Post-Katrina Recovery Project
- Southern Fidelity Insurance Expands into Mississippi
- Nearly 3 Dozen Injured in Scooter Crashes in North Carolina Cities Since 2018
- Nearly 25K Citations Issued in First Year of Georgia Hands-Free Law
- Jim Beam Thanks Firefighters, Says It Regrets Environmental Impact of Kentucky Warehouse Fire
- Suspected Tornado in Mississippi From Hurricane Barry Damages Homes
- Alabama Towing Firms Under Investigation for Overcharging Drivers
- Florida Gets Ready for Peak Hurricane Season After 3 Years of Major Storms
- Researchers Explore Causes of Suicides Among Georgia Farmers
- Florida-Based Universal Insurance Holdings Names Downes Executive Chairman; Donaghy Appointed CEO
- Gulf Coast Still Faces Flood, Tornado Risks from Weakened Barry
- Court Rules Florida Medical Marijuana Regulations Are Unconstitutional
- ‘Operation Southern Shield’ Speeding Crackdown Underway in 5 Southeast States
- Causey: More Time Needed to Review North Carolina Homeowners’ Rate Increase
- Harden Expands into South Florida; Taps Beller as Market Leader
- 11K Birds Killed in Fire at North Carolina Chicken House
- Kentucky to Fine Jim Beam Over Warehouse Fire, Bourbon Spill
- Florida-Based Olympus Insurance Appoints Carpenter AVP of Sales, Marketing
- Miami Insurance Agent Arrested in $1.7M Fraud Scheme
- I.I.I. Appoints Friedlander as Florida Communications Consultant
- 26 Traffic Deaths in Georgia Over 4th of July Holiday Period
- Court Allows $30M Tennessee Hoverboard Fire Suit Against Amazon to Proceed
- Confie Acquires Southeast Auto Insurer Southern Harvest
- Georgia Makes 49 Insurance Fraud Arrests in First Half of 2019
- Plant-Based Food Makers Sue Mississippi Over Meat Labeling Law
- Fire Damages Equipment at SpaceX Facility in Florida
- Florida-Based Windhaven, The Hearth Insurance Group Tap Wollenberg as CFO
- AM Best Revises Outlooks for Capacity Insurance Co. of Florida
- 3M Investigating Potential Contamination at North Alabama Plant
- Bourbon Spilled from Kentucky Jim Beam Warehouse Heading to Ohio River
- South Carolina Fire Crew Dodges Explosions at Fireworks Stores
- Florida Prepares as Tropical Depression Forms in Gulf
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Stonehenge Insurance Solutions of Florida
- Georgia Returns $3M to Insurance Consumers in First 6 Months of 2019
- North Carolina Regulator to Take Over Firms Owned by Embattled Insurance Investor
- Lightning Strike Causes 5 House Fires in Georgia Neighborhood
- 45K Barrels of Jim Beam Whiskey Destroyed in Kentucky Warehouse Fire
- Update: 21 Injured in Gas Explosion at Florida Shopping Plaza
- West Virginia Fraternity Sued Over Brain Damage to Student
- Commentary: Surplus Lines Support Florida’s Vibrant Insurance Market
- Georgia County Commissioner Accused of Stealing from Insurance Clients
- Georgia Conducts Statewide Insurance Fraud Raids; Makes 8 Arrests in 10 Days
- Law to Study, Combat Florida Red Tide Takes Effect
- Kentucky Businesses Awarded $700K to Fight Opioid Addiction in the Workplace
- Tennessee Hand-Held Phone Driving Ban Becomes Law
- 12 Miami School Bus Employees Arrested in $427K Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Suit Alleges Dangerous Conditions Caused Death at Atlanta Braves Stadium
- OSHA Fines Florida Zoo $14.5K Over Worker Injured by Rhino
- North Carolina House Approves Safety Rules for Ridesharing Companies
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