Southeast News for August 2017
- Florida Workers’ Comp Premiums Going Down? NCCI Files for 9.6% Decrease
- 2 Kentucky Counties to Sue Drug Companies Over Opioid Epidemic
- Second Florida Highway Patrol Official Resigns Over Ticket Quota Uproar
- West Virginia Doctor Gets 20 Years in Prison for Illegally Distributing Painkillers
- Tennessee Valley Authority Steps Up Monitoring Near Memphis Water Supply
- Barber Appointed President of S.S. Nesbitt in Alabama, Johnson to Lead Benefits Practice
- Tornado in Florida Causes Damage to Several Buildings
- Barbour to Take Over as CEO of Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia
- NCCI Files 10% Reduction in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs for West Virginia
- North Carolina Residents File Suit to Halt Energy Co.’s Bid to Waive Legal Claims
- West Virginia Miner Who Survived 2006 Sago Blast Dies on Job
- 25 Years Later…What If an Andrew-Type Storm Hit Florida Today?
- South Carolina Private School Sued Over Disclosure of Private Student Medical Info
- Georgia Insurance Agent Arrested for Misappropriating Workers’ Comp Premiums
- Suspect in Florida Auto Theft Arrested After Stopping to Watch Eclipse
- Georgia Truck Driver Gets 2 Years in Prison for Crash That Killed 5
- West Virginia to Use $22M from Drug Distributor Suit for Addiction Treatment
- Moultrie Hired as VP of Client Services of S.S. NESBITT Brokerage in Alabama
- 25 Years Later: How Florida’s Insurance Industry Has Changed Since Hurricane Andrew
- Florida Domestic Insurer Sawgrass Mutual to ‘Wind Down’ Operations
- Chlorine Tank Ruptured by Stolen Car Kills 2 in Mississippi
- Louisville Sues Drug Distributors Over Kentucky Opioid Epidemic
- Gas Leak at West Virginia Restaurant Sends 7 to Hospital
- Federal Funding Available to West Virginia Flood Victims
- Miami Insurance Agent Arrested Over Assisted Living Facility Fraud Scheme
- Clemson University Fraternity Hazing Death Settled for $250K
- Brightway Chairman Miller Announces Changes to Top Leadership Positions
- Hurricane Season Ramping Up Along Southeast Coast
- Disaster Designation Issued For 11 Alabama Counties
- Semi-Truck Crashes Prompt Review of Kentucky Interstate
- Georgia Fines Company Behind Deadly Leak at Sperm Bank $302K
- Drug Company Deflects Blame in Lawsuit Over West Virginia Opioid Crisis
- Florida Official Pushes Back On Reports of Highway Patrol Ticket Quotas
- Florida Police: Tiger Woods Had Marijuana, Painkillers in System When Arrested for DUI
- A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for West Virginia National Auto Insurance Co.
- Mississippi City Wants $400K Repaid From Arts School For Roof Collapse Work
- Businesses Owned by West Virginia Gov Settle Flood Clean Up Suit for $550K
- South Carolina Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Over Opioid Marketing
- Georgia State Senator, Agency VP Martin Elected Chairman of PIA Southern Alliance
- North Carolina Study Shows Coal Plants Might Be Even More Toxic Than First Thought
- Car Break-Ins Drop in Alabama City After it Promotes ‘Remove it, Lock it or Lose it’ Policy
- West Virginia Woman Awarded $1.5M Over Deputy Crash Into Home
- Major Florida City to Get Rid of Red-Light Cameras
- Florida Regulators Set Date for Citizens Public Rate Hearing
- Geologists Descend on Florida Neighborhood to Study Massive Sinkhole
- Officials: Failed Communications Hampered Tennessee Wildfire Response
- 50 Calves Killed After Cattle Truck Wrecks On Mississippi Highway
- Allstate To Create 2,250 Jobs With North Carolina Expansion
- West Virginia Car Dealer Settles Suit With Former Employee for $2.1M
- Palmer & Cay Acquires Millennium Benefits Consulting of Atlanta
- Swiss Re: Miami Is More Vulnerable to Hurricanes Like Andrew
- Georgia Offers Reward of $10K for Information on 2 Arson Cases
- Wilson Named VP of Sales, Distribution for North Carolina-Based Smart Choice
- NSI Insurance Group Acquires Southeast Insurance of Boca Raton, Florida
- Tennesee Mountain Community Getting Back on Its Feet After Devastating Wildfire
- South Carolina’s Clemson University Settles Lawsuit Over Fraternity Pledge Death
- 5 Injured on Disney World Bus After It Collides With Car
- Former Georgia Deputy Insurance Commissioner Beck to Seek State’s Top Insurance Post
- Mississippi Rep., Insurance Chief Urge Development of Private Flood Market
- EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Central Georgia
- Thousands of Homes in Florida’s Palm Beach County Now in High-Risk Flood Zones
- Jaramillo to Lead Beazley’s U.S., Latin American Engineering Portfolios From Miami
- North Carolina Tourist Islands Shutdown by Outage Reopened for Business
- Sinkhole in Florida Neighborhood Continues Growing, 2 More Homes Condemned
- Judge Orders Tennessee Valley Authority to Remove Coal Ash at Power Plant
- Stewart to Head Governmental Affairs for Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina
- Top Kentucky Hotel Says Data Breach Could Have Included Guest Info
- North Carolina Company Recalls 5K Pounds of Ground Beef
- Former Gallagher Exec Siegel to Lead New Starkweather & Shepley Tampa Branch
- Former Florida Senator McKay Appointed to Citizens Board of Governors
- Ryan Specialty Group Completes Acquisition of N-Surance Outlets of Georgia
- Lawyers Want Tennessee Bus Crash Lawsuit Docs Restricted After Info Posted on Facebook
- Lawsuits Filed Over Power Outages on N.C. Tourist Islands as Repair Work Continues
- Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Appoints New Chief of Staff, Deputy Commissioners
- Tropical Storm Emily Weakens to Depression After Deluging Florida
- South Carolina Hotel Fire Forces Evacuation of 300 Guests, Permanent Residents
- Reward Offered by Musicians After Popular Georgia Music Venue Burglarized
- Florida Regulators Approve 50K Citizens Policies for October Takeouts
- Tropical Storm Emily Moves Across Florida With Drenching Rains
- FEMA to Reimburse Tennessee Facility Owners for Storm Repairs
- Massive Blaze Breaks Out at Alabama Chemical Plant
- Trucking Company Settles Fatal South Carolina Crash for $11M
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