Southeast News for December 2017
- Top Insurance Journal Southeast Stories of 2017
- Assignment of Benefits Abuse Tops Florida News for 2017
- Insurers Off The Hook for West Virginia Hole-in-One Tournament Payouts
- Building for Climate Change: Miami’s High-Net Worth High-Rises as a Model
- Report: Florida Rarely Punishes Doctors Sued for Malpractice
- North Carolina Proposes Rules for Opioid Use in Workers’ Comp Cases
- A.M. Best Withdraws West Virginia National Auto, Downgrades Ratings
- West Virginia Nursing Home Owes $124K in Back Pay to 500 Workers
- North Carolina Man Accused of Faking $104K in Insurance Claims
- Christmas Eve Apartment Fire in South Carolina Leaves 54 Homeless
- Mississippi Reports No Fatal Crashes Over Holiday Weekend, 61 DUIs
- Prosecutor Claims Tennessee School Bus Driver in Deadly Crash Was on Phone
- Tennessee Returns $6.5M in Restitution to Insurance Consumers in 2017
- Weather Service Reports Possible Tornado in Southern Mississippi
- Delta Projects Revenue Hit of Up to $50M From Atlanta Airport Outage
- Mississippi to Stop Suspending Driver’s Licenses Over Unpaid Fines
- Florida Construction Co. Owner Accused of $700K Workers’ Comp Scam
- North Carolina Environmental Agency to Step Up Pollution Violation Investigations
- Casey Opens Second Brightway Insurance Agency in Florida
- South Carolina Gov. to Form Opioid Response Team, Limit Prescriptions
- Florida’s Citizens Expects Policy Count Increase in 2018, Plans Claims System Upgrade
- Alabama Department of Insurance Names Workman as Deputy Commissioner
- North Carolina Coastal Community Searching for Fire Protection Services
- Greek System at Florida State University Remains Suspended After Frat Death
- Fire at Mississippi Community College Believed to be Arson
- Feds: Mississippi City Owes $850K in Police Officer Back Pay
- 400 Delta Flights Scrapped After Atlanta Airport Outage Chaos
- Former Tennessee Deputy Insurance Commissioner Giannini Killed in Car Crash
- Orchid Underwriters Taps Cyran as Chief Underwriting Officer in Florida
- Florida Disaster Fraud Team Investigation Leads to False Claim Arrest
- 17 Workers Sickened at Tennessee Metal Fabricater Plant
- Insurer Settles Federal Suit With Defunct Tennessee Plant Over Unpaid Bills
- Lockton Adds Former Marsh Exec Gillmon to Southeast Property Team
- 3 Fraternities at University of North Carolina Suspended for Hazing
- Smith to Join Prime Risk Partners in Atlanta as Chief Operating Officer
- Greenbrier Hotel Corp Sued by Tennessee Rental Co Over $623K Insurance Payout
- Florida Professor Fired for Saying Sandy Hook a Hoax in Blog Loses Lawsuit
- Traces of GenX Compound Found in North Carolina Food Product
- Former Hartford Underwriter Reese Joins Pioneer Underwriters’ Georgia Team
- Uncertainty Hangs Over Florida Citrus Growers After Irma’s Damage to Crops
- Alabama Private School Fire Sparked by Leaking Gas Injures 5
- Death at Kentucky Ford Truck Plant Under Investigation
- Brentwood Services Administrators of Tennessee Adds Anderson to Claims Unit
- Ex-Tennessee Lawmaker Sues Trucking Company for $1.5M Over Accident Injuries
- Hackers Fail at Second Cyberattack Attempt on North Carolina County
- Heavy Snow Causes Problems Across the Southeast
- 41 Students Injured in Kentucky in Crash Between 3 School Buses
- Atlas Insurance Management Adds Olsen as SVP in North Carolina
- Judge Orders North Carolina-Based Pork Producer to Clean Up Water Pollution
- Brightway Insurance to Open 3 New Offices, Expand Into Tennessee
- North Carolina County Refuses to Pay $23K Ransom to Hacker Who Froze Servers
- 5-Year-Old Killed, 21 Kids Injured in Georgia School Bus Crash
- Florida AG Investigating Uber Over Data Breach Affecting 32K Drivers
- Tennessee Community Devastated by Fires Doubtful Climate Change Poses Future Risk
- Florida Approves 6.6% Statewide Homeowners Rate Increase for Citizens
- Georgia To Expand Cybersecurity Training Center
- Fire at Tennessee Animal Rescue Injures Workers, Firefighter, Animals
- Former Wells Fargo Insurance Exec Jennings to Lead Lockton in the Southeast
- Hospitals in Mississippi, Alabama Sue Opioid Manufacturers Over Addiction Costs
- New Lawsuit Over West Virginia Warehouse Fire Targets Chemical Manufacturer
- Coverys Finalizes Acquisition of GIMC of Florida
- Maritime Program Group Promotes Kelly to Chief Underwriting Officer in Atlanta
- North Carolina Sheriff Changes Policy on Police Chases After 5 Killed
- 3M Says it Underreported Chemical Discharge in Tennessee River
- West Virginia Planning Response to Fight Statewide Opioid Epidemic
- Tennessee Fines Nursing Home $50K For Patient Deaths
- Miami Woman Arrested Over Fraudulent Insurance Claims, Attempt to Steal $178K
- Woman Staying in Hotel During Tennessee Wildfires Claims PTSD in Lawsuit
- Miner Dies on Blackhawk Mining Property in West Virginia
- DEA Opens Kentucky Field Office to Target Opioid Abuse
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