Southeast News for February 2016
- E-Cigarette Explosion Injures Florida Woman, Destroys Car
- Citizens: $4.2M in Florida Customer Premiums Recovered in 2015
- FEMA Designates Additional 18K South Carolina Properties in Flood Zone
- Florida Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill Limiting Citizens’ Take-Out Letters
- Florida Reports 3 Pregnant Women Test Positive for Zika
- South Carolina Announces Initiative to Prevent, Fight Cybercrime
- At Least 7 Tornadoes Hit Mississippi as Severe Storms Batter Region
- Nashville-Based Alternative Service Concepts Makes 2 Promotions
- Georgia Agency Owner Gives Handguns to Office Workers
- 5 North Carolinian’s Accused of Staged Accident Ring
- Venture Insurance Programs Acquires North Carolina-Based Tidal Solutions
- Tennessee Reports Fire Death Rate Reached New Low In 2015
- A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Florida-Based Seven Seas Insurance Co.
- $50M Suit Challenges Florida’s Suspension of Driver’s Licenses in DUI Cases
- Lawsuit Filed Over Death of Former Jackson, Mississippi Mayor
- North Carolina Judge Dismisses Academic ‘Sham’ Lawsuit by UNC Athletes
- Mississippi City to Sell Abandoned Properties to Homeowners for $10 to $250
- Florida’s Citizens Rolls Out New Website for Agents, Insureds
- GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to South Carolina Drivers
- North Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement
- Nashville Police Remind Citizens Not to Help Thieves Steal Cars
- Mid-Month Storms Caused 4 Twisters in Alabama
- USI Insurance Services Acquires Florida-Based Best Insurance
- Unlicensed Georgia Agent Arrested for Stealing Premiums From Florida Seniors
- Tennessee High Court Rules to Make it Easier to Arrest, Convict Drunk Drivers
- Florida State Troopers Report 186 Deaths from Hit-and-Run Crashes in 2015
- Ex-Freedom President Gets 1 Month in Prison for West Virginia Chemical Spill
- Tornadoes Batter Multiple Southeast States
- Kentucky Stockyard Fire Ruled Accidental
- Florida-Based Anchor Insurance Appoints Wortman as President, Pawlowski as COO
- Kentucky Commish Green Lights Aetna-Humana Acquisition, Florida Approves Deal
- Ridesharing Bill Makes It Through West Virginia House
- Farmers Insurance Launches Rideshare Coverage in Tennessee
- FEMA Responds to Florida’s Flood Rate Request, Sort Of
- Ex-Freedom Industries Exec Sentenced to 1 Month for West Virginia Chemical Spill
- Florida Reaches 20 Reported Cases of Zika Virus
- Fire Destroys 184-Year-Old Landmark General Store in Kentucky
- Takata Engineer Pleads 5th Amendment in Florida Air Bag Lawsuit
- The Villages Insurance Expands Into Florida’s Lake County
- A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co.
- Tennessee Warns of Hoverboard Dangers After 2 Nashville Home Fires
- Citizens Launches ‘Call Citizens First’ Campaign to Combat Florida Abuse
- South Carolina Lawmakers Seek to Provide $40M in Aid to Farmers Hit by Flood
- Sen. Nelson Seeks Probe of Cruise Ship That Sailed Into Storm
- Women Sue University of Tennessee Claiming Hostile Sexual Climate
- Kentucky Senate Passes 3-Feet Bicycle Safety Rule
- South Carolina Jury Awards $1M to Victim of Drunk Driver
- West Virginia House Approves Bill Waiving Permits for Concealed Guns
- Florida Completes $1.2B Revenue Bond Sale
- Tennessee Insurance Commissioner McPeak Elected as VP of NAIC
- JLT Specialty USA Appoints Segall to Construction Practice Based in Atlanta
- Future of Tennessee Workers’ Comp Option in Question Amid Lawmaker Scandal
- Tennessee Malpractice Law Being Challenged Over Soldier’s Suicide
- Florida Fights Back Against Assignment of Benefits Abuse
- Company Responsible for West Virginia Chemical Receives ‘Symbolic’ Fine
- 4 Arrests Made in Long-Running Alabama Insurance Fraud Operation
- Numerous Tornadoes Strike Southeast, Damage More Than 90 Homes
- Tennessee Disciplines 3 Insurance Agents for Violations, Fraudulent Conduct
- Jury Awards $23M to Unarmed Man Shot by Florida Cop
- Florida Declares Emergency After at Least 9 Reported Cases of Zika Virus
- Risk Strategies Company Adds Wiek to Private Client Team in Nashville
- Tornadoes Damage Mississippi, Alabama Communities
- 7 Arrested in Georgia Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Freedom Industries Official Sentenced for West Virginia Chemical Spill
- Florida Approves 66,500 Policies from Citizens for April Take-Outs
- Candidates Wanted: Florida Insurance Commissioner Application Posted Online
- Georgia Alternative School Owner Charged With 12 Counts of Insurance Fraud
- North Carolina Touts Continued Growth of Captive Insurance Program
- South Carolina Set Record in December for Gun Purchases, Permits
- North Carolina High Court Upholds Firing of Deputies Who Didn’t Donate to Campaign
- Florida’s Wallace Welch & Willingham Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
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