Southeast News for August 2018
- 2 Workers Killed in Scaffolding Collapse Near Disney World
- State Farm Purchases Naming Rights to Atlanta Hawks Arena
- Holman Insurance Services Expands Offerings in Florida, Acquires Murray Insurance
- Shooting at Florida Gaming Tournament Highlights Event Security Issues
- Mississippi Ship Builder Error Causes Fuel Spill Into Pascagoula River
- Tennessee Court Dismisses DUI Conviction Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Roadblock
- Small Earthquake Shakes North Alabama
- Opioid Deaths Continue to Rise in South Carolina
- NCCI Proposes 13% Rate Decrease for Florida Workers Comp, Notes Future Challenges
- Western Kentucky University Developing Drought Warning System for State
- Trinity Underwriting Managers Adds Kirchen as Underwriter in Georgia Office
- North Carolina Suspends Printing of Driver’s Licenses Due to Card Errors
- Serial Arsonist Arrested for Torching RVs at Florida Dealership
- West Virginia AG Reaches Settlement Over Unlawfully Repossessed Vehicles
- The Villages Insurance Partners of Florida Promotes Connell
- Tennessee Slaughterhouse Hit With $41K in Fines Over Safety Violations
- South Carolina Supreme Court Appoints Judge to Manage Opioid Lawsuits
- Stunt Coordinator Injured on Atlanta Set of ‘MacGyver’ Series
- Chairman of Florida Citizens Board Gardner Resigns, Aubuchon Appointed Interim Chair
- Kentucky Fines Justice Companies Additional $3M Over Coal Mine Clean-Ups
- Reliance Partners of Tennessee Names Howell Chief Operating Officer
- Back-to-School Delayed for Alabama Students After Fire Damages High School
- Former Jacksonville Jaguar Player Arrested in $78K Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Kentucky Distillery Sues Bob Dylan Whiskey Company Over Trademark
- Federal Judge Keeps Duke Energy Water Pollution Lawsuit Alive
- Run-Off Venture Targets Florida Auto Insurer Peachtree Casualty for First Acquisition
- High-Net Worth Insurer Vault Enters South Carolina
- Artist R. Kelly Accused of Damaging Georgia Rental Homes in Lawsuit
- Baldwin Risk Partners of Florida Appoints Valentine as Chief Partnership Officer
- A Tale of Two Floridas: Hurricane Irma’s Belated Impact on Reinsurers
- Explosion at Georgia Coffee Shop Injures 3
- Damage Reported in Mississippi City Hit by EF1 Tornado
- FEMA: Alabamians Need Flood Insurance
- 12 People Hurt in Tent Collapse at Alabama Traditions Bank Event
- Cabrillo Coastal Launches Flood Coverage Endorsement for Florida Homeowners
- School System in North Carolina County Accused of Neglect, Discrimination in Suit
- SECURA Insurance Adds Switzer as Market Manager in Kentucky
- Worker Dies After Falling Into Vat of Oil Near Disney World
- Ex-Alabama Police Officer Sentenced to 10 Years for Insurance Fraud, Theft
- Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Privacy Suit Against Google to Move Forward
- South Carolina City Settles Suit Over High-Speed Chase Death for $1M
- New Florida Insurtech Agency HoneyQuote Looks to Shake-Up Agency Model
- Scott Declares State of Emergency Over Toxic Algae Bloom on Florida Coast
- Alera Group Acquires Barnes Insurance & Financial Services of Florida
- Opioids Blamed for 11.5% Spike in Kentucky Overdose Deaths Last Year
- Mississippi Woman Sues Pepperidge Farm Over Contaminated Goldfish Crackers
- Judge Dismisses Certain Claims in West Virginia Industrial Fire Suit
- Nashville Grapples with Hepatitis A Outbreak
- EPIC Adds Glassford to Energy Construction Practice in Alabama
- Poll: Most Floridians Say They’re Prepared for Hurricanes, But Not Covered for Flood
- Construction Company Gets Fine for Fatal North Carolina Accident Slashed in Half
- Clean Up Still Underway at Kentucky Bourbon Warehouse
- Toxic Algae Bloom Devastating Florida’s Gulf Coast
- NTSB: Failure to Fix Unsafe Mississippi Rail Crossing Caused Fatal Bus Crash
- FEMA Awards Nearly $7.4M to Mississippi for Storm Safe Rooms in Schools
- Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Med Mal Review Panels
- Fire at Tennessee Apartment Complex Displaces Dozens of Residents
- Florida United Businesses Association to Offer Lancer Workers’ Comp Coverage to Members
- Kentucky Medical Malpractice Panel Backlogged by Hundreds of Claims
- Brightway Marketing Manager Mathewson Opens New Agency in Florida
- EEOC, N.C. Golden Corral Restaurant Settle Harassment, Disability Suit for $85K
- Kentucky City Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $1.8M
- West Virginia to Eliminate Workers’ Compensation Defense Division
- First Month of Georgia Cellphone Ban Nets 900 Driver Citations
- Insurance Agent, Former WWE Wrestler Wins Mayor’s Race in Tennessee
- Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires JEM Insurance of Florida
- North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: July
- Wells in Florida Town Test Positive for Chemicals
- Jury Orders Pork Producer to Pay $473.5M in North Carolina Nuisance Lawsuit
- Judge Tosses Pulse Nightclub Survivor Lawsuit Against Orlando Police
- $3.7M Recovered for Georgia Policyholders in First Half of 2018
- Freight Train Derails in South Carolina, No Injuries Reported
- Mississippi Poultry Firm Settles Discrimination Suit for $3.75M
- Alliant Adds Segars to Benefits Group in Southeast
- Hemmer Tapped to Lead Transportation Division at InsuranceHub in Georgia
- Georgia Driver Blames Rear-End Crash on Sneeze Attack
- Chaney to Seek Fourth Term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
- Regulators Propose $2.2M Settlement with CSX Over West Virginia Derailment
- Miami Man Accused of Torching 40 Golf Carts at Beckham Soccer Stadium Site
- Commentary: How Florida’s Flood Insurance Model Could Work Nationwide
- Hite Opens Third Brightway Insurance Franchise in Florida
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