Southeast News for January 2008
- Fla. Court to Expedite Allstate Appeal, Insurance Commissioner Encouraged
- Water Damage Closed V.A. Clinics in Tenn. and Ky., Now Reopened
- High Winds Cause Minor Damage, Injure at Least 1 in Mississippi
- 2 Dorm Fires in 2 Days Prompts 24-Hour Fire Alert at University of Tenn.
- Miss. Couple Weighs Appeal in Katrina Case after Verdict Favors Insurer
- Fla. CFO Concerned as Gov. Proposes Workers’ Comp Fund Sweep
- 9th Windstorm Insurance Forum to Focus on Fla. Property Concerns
- Mississippi Jury’s Verdict in Katrina Case Favors Insurance Company
- Mississippi Commissioner: Coastal Insurance Rates to Increase
- Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Course, Offers Hope to Ill Workers
- Tenn. Regulator Announces Emergency Rules for Fire and Building Codes
- Worker Slightly Injured at Florida Site of Munitions Cleanup
- Mississippi Commissioner Opens Insurance Department Office on Coast
- Burns & Wilcox Adds Staff to Office in Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., Establishes Location in Pensacola, Fla.
- Louisville, Ky.: Art Warehouse, Residential Building Destroyed in Fire
- W. Va.: Raleigh County Couple Indicted For Insurance Fraud
- Boone County, W. Va., Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud
- Georgia Doctor Sentenced to Probation in Health Fraud Case
- Ambulance Co. Loses Insurance, 23 Miss. Counties in State of Emergency
- Tennessee Fire Officials Still Investigating Knoxville Warehouse Fire
- Last Firefighter Pleads Guilty in West Tennessee Arsons
- Judge: Miss. Attorney General Must Testify in State Farm Lawsuit
- Decision: Tenn. Restaurants to Pay $4.8 Million to Workers’ Comp Fund
- Ironshore’s IronPro Opens Southeast Region with Office in Atlanta
- Ky. Towns Plans to Bill Out-of-Town Drivers Blamed for Traffic Accidents
- Lawsuit Claims Ala.-Based Insurance Co. Discriminated Against Haitians
- Mississippi Official Says Criminal Probe of State Farm has New Focus
- Fla. Regulator: Allstate Compliance Still in Question
- Ala. Lawmaker’s Son One of Two Arrested in Arson Cases
- South Carolina Warehouse Fire Ruled Accidental
- Miss. Ambulance Co. Goes Out of Business, 23 Counties Affected
- Ky. Measure Would Ease Safety Requirements for Some Surface Mines
- Alabama: Chilton County Church Fire Blamed on Arson
- Experts Speak to Fla. Senate Property Insurance Accountability Group
- Fitch: Alabama-Based Alfa Group’s Ratings Remain on Watch Negative
- Fla. Insurance Regulator Files to Reinstate Allstate Suspension
- 3-Day Dragnet in Fla. Nets 47 Insurance Fraud Arrests
- W. Va.: Braxton County Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
- N.C. Young Agents Raise $70,000 to Fund Habitat for Humanity House
- OSHA Investigating Fatal Accident in West Virginia
- North Carolina Officials Say Workplace Deaths Dropped in 2007
- Disaster Assistance Available for 2 Storm-Battered Alabama Counties
- Warehouse Fire One of Biggest in Memory, Says Sumter, S.C. Official
- Fla.-Based Lanier Upshaw Adds Staff to Tampa Office
- Georgia Pastor Charged for Arson in Church Fire
- Tenn. Restaurant Owners Concerned about Workers’ Comp Insurer
- S.C. Company Wants Neighbors to Help Pay for Pollution Cleanup
- Feds Agree to $750,000 Payment in Florida Malpractice Suit
- Miss. Judge Removes Himself from Cases Amid Federal Probe
- Tennessee Saw Fewer Traffic Fatalities in 2007
- Fla. Halts Allstate from Writing New Business in All Lines; Insurer Appeals
- N.C. Legislative Committee Examining Auto Insurance Rate Methods
- Nearly 1M in Tenn. Drive without Insurance; Lawmaker Wants Change
- Tennessee Restaurant Owners Looking at $4.8M Worker’s Comp Bill
- Appeals Court Rules for Miss. Lawmakers in Raid on Insurance Fund
- Allstate Back in Business, Fla. Court of Appeals Grants Stay
- Kentucky Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
- Miss. Shooting Victim Awarded $4.5M, Nationwide Insurance not Liable
- W. Va.: St. Paul Travelers Settles Wrongful Firing Lawsuit
- Fla. Family and Aviation Underwriters Reach Settlement in Plane Crash
- RLI Names Southeast Regional Manager, Establishes Georgia Office
- Latest Ala. Church Fire Accidental, Officials Look for Arson Link in 2 Others
- Fire, Explosions Reported at Louisville, Ky. Chemical Plant
- Fla-Based Tower Hill Insurance Group Introduces Instant Quoting
- Buried Bombs Could Cause Fla. Homeowners to Lose Insurance
- Fla. Insurance Commissioner Says Allstate Uncooperative, Stops Hearing
- Florida Blocks Allstate Insurance from Writing New Business in State
- Former Miss. Insurance Commissioner Joins Adams and Reese
- Fla. Senate ‘Invites’ 5 Insurance Co. Execs to Provide Sworn Testimony
- Allstate Responds to Fla. Insurance Commissioner’s Regulatory Actions
- W. Va. Insurance Regulator Fines 5 Based on Market Conduct Exam
- Boat Explodes in Florida Marina, Damages 2 Others
- A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Alabama’s Alfa Corp. and Subsidiaries
- Fla. Regulator Vows Enforcement of 2007 Law, Insurers Weigh In
- Tornado in Ky. Brings $500,000 in Damage
- N.C. Holiday Traffic Safety Campaign Nets 4,367 Impaired Driving Arrests
- 5 Fla. Juveniles Charged with Arson, Commercial Building Destroyed
- Maverick Insurance Services Opens Atlanta Office, Hires Voelker
- Georgia Firefighters Charged with Arson for Home, Business Fires
- 100-Year Old Alabama Home Destroyed, 9-Year Old Responsible
- Settlement Reached in South Carolina Blaze that Killed 9 Firefighters
- Miss. Insurance Commissioner Working on Lowering Wind Pool Rates
- W. Va.: State Capitol Cafeteria Closed for Food Code Violations, Reopens
- 19 Surrender in Ongoing Florida Drivers License Scam Investigation
- Tenn. Supreme Court to Decide Alcoa Asbestos Suit
- Peter Kestenbaum Joins Colemont’s Atlanta Office
- Workers’ Comp Bill Advances to West Virginia Regular Session
- Miss. Senator Rooted in Insurance Industry Elected to No. 2 Spot
- Miss.: Scruggs’ Attorney Withdraws from Katrina-Related Bribery Case
- OSHA Alleges Health, Safety Violations at W. Va. VA Hospital
- Kentucky Reports First Mining Death of 2008
- Fla. Appoints Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability
- Ky.: Insurance Fraud Charges Net Olive Hill Man 20 Days in Jail
- Overflowing Court Docket Creates Fire Hazard in Tenn.
- Brush Fire, Fog Cause 50-Car Pileup on Florida Interstate Highway
- Electrical Problem Blamed for Kentucky Fire that Killed Six Horses
- Fla. Senate Insurance Panel Reviews Impact of Changes from 2007 Law
- Ala.-Based Baggett Transportation Wins Insurance Co.’s Safety Award
- Ala.: Bank Wants County to Buy $1M Insurance Policy for Cobb Marker
- W. Va. Bill would Create Special Program for Low Vision Drivers
- Two Charged in East Alabama Church Fires
- Kentucky Insurance Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges
- Ky. Insurance Officer Elected to National Insurance Filing Board
- Fla. Report: Workers’ Comp Rates Reduced 5 Times in 5 Years
- West Virginia Lawmakers Urged to Ignore Asbestos Proposal
- Georgia Insurance Agency Announces Acquisition of Magnum OPUS
- Fire from Debris Burn Scorches 250 Acres after N.C. Burn Ban Lifted
- W. Va. Lawmakers Resume Move Toward Oversight of Workers’ Comp
- N.C. Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
- Insurance Application and Drivers License Fraud Lead to Arrests in Fla.
- 3rd Fire in 4 Years at Kentucky Horse Barn, Arson not Suspected
- Group Settles 22 Mississippi Katrina Cases with Insurer
- 3rd Alabama Church Arson in 2 Days Prompts Command Post
- Insurer Wants Scruggs-Affiliated Attorneys off Mississippi Katrina Case
- Report: Deadly Explosion at Fla. Chemical Plant Equal to Ton of TNT
- Police Update: Fire that Gutted Kentucky Courthouse was Arson
- A.M. Best Puts Georgia Casualty & Surety Under Review Pending Deal
- Fla.-Based USG Insurance Expands National Marketing Department
- Ala.: Birmingham’s Casualty & Surety Buys JC Shannon Insurance
- County in Western Ky. Lost a 2nd Courthouse to Arson
- Fire Heavily Damages South Carolina Church
- Tennessee Auction Barn Burns in Fayetteville, No Injuries Reported
- Fla. Woman Arrested for Insurance Scam While on Probation, Released
- Motorcycle Fatalities on the Rise in Carolinas, Helmet Laws Scrutinized
- Fla. Truck Insurer Launches Customized Program for Elite Customers
- Georgia Insurance Agent Group Names Associate Director
- North Carolina to Lift Burning Ban, Hoping to Fight Fire with Fire
- City Records Destroyed, Water Department Damaged in Ga. Arson
- After Fire Code Violations, West Virginia Fraternities Struggle with Costs
- Ga. Church Heavily Damaged, 2nd Church Arson in a Week
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