Southeast News for August 2015
- Tropical Storm Erika Fades Before Florida After 20 Deaths in Caribbean Island
- North Carolina Lawmakers Send Ridesharing Regulations to Governor
- West Virginia Takes 212 Commercial Vehicles off Road After Failed Inspections
- Ross Joins Florida’s SUNZ Insurance as In-House Counsel
- U.S. Risk to Acquire Florida-Based Strategic Program Managers
- Kentucky Supreme Court Reinstates Jury Award to Former Track Coach
- Florida Nightclub Reaches $5M Settlement with Patron Attacked by Bouncer
- 2 North Carolina Residents Accused of Insurance Fraud in Multiple Counties
- Hiscox Appoints Giralt as Head of Property for Miami MGA
- Deadly Erika May Weaken Before Reaching Florida on Monday
- Florida Prepares for Possible Hurricane Erika on Monday
- North Carolina Looks at Regulating Zip Lines
- Authorities on Alert After South Georgia Church Break-Ins
- Florida Governor Orders Random Audits of 100-Plus Hospitals
- Citizens: Water Losses the Reason for Rate Increases in South Florida
- Tropical Storm Erika Could Reach Florida by Monday
- Two-Year Florida Insurance Fraud Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests
- Florida’s West Coast Facing Sinkhole Risk After Month of Wet Weather
- South Carolina DUI Campaign Going Through Labor Day
- Auto-Owners Insurance Acquires North-Carolina Based Atlantic Casualty
- 11 Georgia Residents Charged With Staging Car Accidents
- Florida Foreclosure Filings Spiked in July
- PURE Insurance Expands Southeast Regional Hub in South Carolina
- Increase in Sinkholes Leaves West Virginia City Struggling
- GEICO Promotes Florida-Based Rogers to Senior Vice President
- Revised Kentucky Accident Victim Solicitation Law Under Fire, Again
- Study: Kentucky’s Medicaid Population Centered in Impoverished East Region
- Tennessee Teen Says Siri Called Emergency Dispatchers and Saved His Life
- 3 Georgia Residents Charged With Insurance Fraud
- NCCI Proposes Decrease to Florida Workers’ Comp Rates
- Lawsuits Against Neurosurgery Chief at WVU Settled for $1.3M
- Underwriters Sue Over Greenbrier Classic’s Hole-in-One Jackpot in W.Va.
- New Hole Opens Up at Site of Fatal 2013 Florida Sinkhole
- Florida’s Brightway Insurance Hires Azar as VP of Customer Experience
- USG Unit Acquires Certain Program Renewal Rights From US Assure in Florida
- Car-Swallowing Sinkhole Fixed but Not Forgotten at Kentucky Corvette Museum
- Florida Man Gets 6 Years for Staging Car Crashes, Filing False Claims
- Study: In 1st Year, 2 Florida Laws Reduced Amount of Opioids Prescribed
- The Hilb Group Acquires JWB Insurance in North Carolina
- Florida’s Brightway Establishes $20M Financing Agreement With SunTrust Bank
- Florida Commissioner McCarty Says NFIP Rates May Be Unfairly Discriminatory
- Bauknight Insurance Promotes Green to VP of Operations in Florida
- Tenn. Highway Patrol Says Fewer Traffic Deaths Reported So Far This Year
- PMA Management Promotes Brown to Senior Account Executive for Carolinas
- Florida to Conduct Public Hearing on Citizens’ Proposed Rate Changes
- SUNZ Insurance Hires Stevens as President in Florida
- Florida’s Heritage Approved to Write P/C Insurance in North Carolina
- Appeals Court Denies State Farm’s Rehearing Request in Katrina Fraud Case
- Lockton Hires Sharma as COO of Southeast Operations
- West Virginia to Require Criminal Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers
- Blue Cross Seeks 34% Rate Hike in North Carolina for ACA Plans
- Johnson & Johnson Acquires John Handel & Associates in Florida
- Maximum Adds 2 New Producers From All Risks in Florida
- GlaxoSmithKline Shuts Down N.C. Factory Due to Legionnaires’ Bacteria
- Florida Approves Removal of Up to 280,857 Policies From Citizens
- PIA of Georgia Elects New President
- The Villages Insurance Promotes Decker to Managing Advisor in Florida
- Raleigh to Restrict Late-Night Sidewalk Use by Downtown Bars, Restaurants
- Marsh & McLennan Acquires Florida-Based Tequesta Insurance Advisors
- Survey: Decrease in Seat Belt Use in Tennessee
- Beecher Carlson Promotes Flynn to National Casualty Claims Leader
- Hub International Acquires Triangle Insurance in North Carolina
- AmWINS Adds Brott, Vecchio, Oliver to Southeast
- Marsh Acquires South Carolina-Based Technology Provider Dovetail Insurance
- Prosecutors Want Life Sentence in Georgia Peanut Exec Salmonella Case
- Florida Makes 4 Arrests in $145K PIP Fraud Scheme
- Georgia-Based INSUREtrust Adds Josaphs, Dollar to Cyber Team
- Whistleblower Lawsuit Accuses Kentucky 911 Dispatchers of Abuse, Sleeping on Job
- Environmental Groups Concerned Over Renewed Oil Hunt in Florida
- Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Chaney Wins Republican Nomination
- Tennessee Attorney General: Private Groups Can’t Ban Guns in Parks
- Minivans Most Targeted Vehicle by Atlanta Thieves
- Mississippi County Wants Unified Flood Control Approach With Neighbors
- Florida Updates Neutral Evaluation Rules for Sinkhole Claim Disputes
- West Virginia Purchases Second Drone to Assess Natural Disaster Damage
- Willis Appoints Norris Managing Partner in Alabama
- Summer Flooding Causing Damage, Evacuations in Tampa Bay Area
- 8,000 Customers Affected by Water Main Break in North Carolina City
- Regions Insurance Acquires Georgia-Based The A.I. Group
- Florida-Based Gulfstream P&C Names Block as CFO, Treasurer
- West Virginia Investigators: Harpers Ferry Fire Started on Business Patio
- PURE Introduces Domestic Staff Workers’ Comp Coverage for Florida Members
- Firefighters Work to Contain North Carolina Forest Fire Threatening Homes
- West Virginia Prosecutors Say Explosion Evidence Crucial to Blankenship Case
- 200 Kentucky DUI Cases in Jeopardy After Suspension of Breathalyzer Operator
- Florida Agent Arrested for Selling Fraudulent Policies with Suspended License
- West Virginia to See Decrease in Workers’ Comp Premiums
- Judge Sets 2016 Trial Date for Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Lawsuit
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