Southeast News for October 2018
- Kentucky AG Files 8th Opioid Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Company
- Most of Southeast Mostly Drought-Free But Alabama, Georgia Worsening
- A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Workers’ Comp Insurers Retail First, BusinessFirst of Florida
- Alabama Woman Awarded $10K in Damages in Cyberbullying Lawsuit
- Hurricane Michael Death Toll Now at 35 in Florida, 45 Total
- 1 Dead, 2 Injured in Kentucky House Explosion
- Florida Fraud Strike Team Targets Unlicensed Contractors in Panhandle
- North Carolina Emerald Mine Robbed of $100K in Rare Gems
- U.S. Forming Strike Force to Combat Appalachia Opioid Abuse
- Damage to Florida Crops from Hurricane Michael to Total $158M
- OSHA Fines Florida Farm Over Worker’s Death by Lightning
- Red Tide Plaguing Florida Beaches Spreads to Space Coast
- Alabama School Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 11
- Injury Rates Jump at Coal Giant Murray’s West Virginia Mines
- North Carolina Approves 17.2% Rate Decrease for Workers’ Comp
- Utility, Insurer Sued Over Damage to Voting Machines in Mississippi County
- Survey: Florida Keys Population Fell by Nearly 3K After Hurricane Irma
- Georgia Gov. Calls Special Session to Address Hurricane Michael Recovery Costs
- Florida Death Toll From Hurricane Michael Climbs to 29
- More Than 30 Dorm Rooms Damaged in Fire at Mississippi State University
- BRP Partners with Medicare Division of Trilogy Financial Group of Florida
- Federal Safety Agency Shuts Down Self-Driving School Bus Test
- At Least 30 Injured When Floor Collapses at South Carolina Condo Clubhouse
- Parents of Florida College Student Killed by Garbage Truck Awarded $25M
- Georgia Estimates $250M in Insured Losses from Hurricane Michael
- Power Outages Still Plague Florida Panhandle Nearly 2 Weeks After Michael
- Timber Industry Suffers $1.3B in Losses from Hurricane Michael
- Insurance Office of America Hires Lane in Florida, Expands in Brevard County
- West Virginia Won’t Change Funding for State Workers’ Comp Plan in 2019
- Lawsuit Over Fan Death at Atlanta Braves Stadium Claims Team, MLB Ignored Safety
- Florida Residents Hit by Michael Return to Face Damage as Death Toll Climbs
- JBA Risk Management Releases High-Resolution Flood Maps for Florida
- GenX Undetected in Bloodstreams of North Carolina Chemical Plant Neighbors
- Judge Orders Tennessee to Stop Suspending Licenses Over Traffic Fines, Court Costs
- Regulators, Industry Seek to Keep Florida AOB Abuse In Check After Michael
- Justice Family Coal Firm Ordered to Pay $478K Settlement
- Waccamaw River in South Carolina Finally Below Flood Stage After Florence
- Rural Communities Hit by Michael Face Tough Recovery
- Florida Red Tide Not Diminished by Hurricane Michael
- North Carolina Approves $400M in Florence Recovery Funds
- Weaker Building Codes in Florida Panhandle Scrutinized After Michael
- 4 Alabama Counties to Receive Federal Disaster Funds for Michael Damage
- Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires Allstar Assurance of Florida
- Florida Orders Insurers to Halt Rate Hikes; Sets Up Hurricane Michael Claims Village
- Mississippi Furniture Company Damaged Again by Fire
- Georgia Working to Restore Power to Thousands After Hurricane Michael
- Rescuers Continue to Search Florida Towns Demolished by Hurricane Michael
- Karen Clark: Hurricane Michael Losses Could Reach $8B
- Market Changes Not Expected From Hurricane Michael; Florida Insurers ‘Heavily’ Reinsured
- Turbeville Insurance Agency of South Carolina Adds Former Hub International VP Gardner
- Hurricane Michael’s Destruction in Photos
- Rescuers Search for Survivors as Death Toll from Hurricane Michael Rises
- How Michael Could Affect Florence Recovery in Storm-Weary Carolinas
- A.M. Best: Insurer Losses from Hurricane Michael Will Be ‘Significant’
- Fast, Furious: How Michael Became a 155mph Monster Hurricane
- Michael Leaves Path Of Destruction Through Florida Panhandle
- After Battering Florida, Hurricane Michael Heads for Georgia, Carolinas
- Brown & Brown of Kentucky Acquires FNI Management Group
- CoreLogic Estimates Hurricane Michael Losses Could Top $4.5B; Top 10 Insurers Affected
- Losses to North Carolina Schools from Florence Worse than Hurricane Matthew
- AIR: Hurricane Michael Strongest Storm to Hit Florida Panhandle on Record
- Georgia Insurance Chief Says to Prepare for Hurricane Michael; State of Emergency Issued
- Duke Energy Braces for Second Hurricane Hit as Michael Nears Florida
- Fast-Moving Hurricane Michael, Now Category 4, Threatens Florida Panhandle
- Florida Regulator Urges Insurers to Respond Quickly After Michael, Says 500K Insureds At Risk
- Lockton Adds Rioux to Employee Benefits Team in Atlanta
- North Carolina Agriculture Chief Requests $300M in Aid for Florence Recovery
- Update: Hurricane Michael Could Bring 12 Ft. Storm Surge to Panhandle Wednesday
- Hurricane Michael Headed Towards Florida Panhandle, 13 Killed by Storm in Central America
- CoreLogic: 57K Homes in Florida Totaling $13.B RCV At Risk from Hurricane Michael
- Flood Damage to Central Mississippi Won’t Qualify as Federal Disaster
- Florida Activates Disaster Fraud Teams Ahead of Hurricane Michael
- Subpoena Issued to North Carolina Insurance Department Over Private Political Donor
- Red Tide Affecting Both Sides of Florida’s Coasts, Expected to Linger
- Update: Florida Calls Emergency Ahead of Expected Hurricane Michael
- North Carolina Road Repairs After Florence to Cost More Than $266M
- 38 Sickened in 7 States From Tainted Eggs from Alabama
- Florida Disaster Fraud Team Makes Arrest Over $30K in Fraudulent Irma Claims
- Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires Spencer Insurance Agency of Florida
- North Carolina Lawmakers Approve Florence Recovery Legislation, $57M in Funding
- Family of South Carolina Woman Killed in Elevator Shaft Awarded $600K
- Florida Woman Arrested Over $50K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
- Godbold Joins Turbeville Insurance Agency in South Carolina from Hub International
- American Traditions Insurance Launches Renters Policy in Florida
- Mississippi Basketball Coach Sues Over Firing, Claims Age Discrimination
- West Virginia Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease Nov. 1
- 2 Recent Florida Supreme Court Rulings Could Impact Insurance Industry
- West Virginia University Bans 5 Fraternities for At Least 10 Years
- Canonico & Son Open Brightway Agency in South Carolina
- Insurtech Kin Insurance Expands Homeowners Offering into Georgia
- 20 People Arrested in Florida in ‘Operation Hot Water’ Workers’ Comp Fraud Sting
- Fire that Destroyed Mississippi Furniture Plant Ruled Arson
- Florence Recovery Begins in Carolinas as Flood Waters Finally Recede
- Maximum Taps Searcy to Open New Office in Jacksonville, Florida
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