Southeast News for March 2008
- North Carolina Insurance Agent Ordered to Hide his Fire Truck
- Appeals Court: Insurance Policy Excluded Mississippi Official’s Actions
- Mississippi High Court Suspends Judge Involved in Scruggs Case
- North Carolina Coastal Properties at Stake as Sandbag Deadline Nears
- New Crane Rules Go into Effect Days After Fatal Florida Accident
- 2,000 Katrina-Affected Mississippi Families Move from Trailers to Cottages
- Tennessee Fines Oil Well Owner $50K after Fire Forced Evacuations
- North Carolina Wildfire Burns for 2 Days, Causes Evacuations
- Update: Former Housekeeper Charged in Tennessee Dorm Fires
- Florida-based FCCI Insurance Group Deploys Guidewire ClaimCenter
- Flooding in Mississippi Affects Wildlife, Creates Driving Hazard
- Citations Issued in Kentucky Coal Mining Death
- Alabama Enhances Public Safety, Adds Search-and-Rescue Chopper
- Florida Insurance Commissioner Names Director of Market Investigations
- Crane Accident at Florida Construction Site Causes Fatalities
- Update: Tennessee Oil Well Fire Doused, Residents Asked to Stay Away
- North Carolina Motel Guests Exposed to Carbon Monoxide, Hospitalized
- Mississippi Officials to Close Dangerous Railroad Crossing
- Florida Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Insurers’ Catastrophe Coverage Limits
- South Carolina Senate Bill Aimed at Reducing Teen Driver Accidents
- 1 Arrested in North Carolina Insurance Fraud Scheme, 1 Awaits Indictment
- Mine Co. Fined $4,456 for Violations Tied to Fatal West Virginia Accident
- 4 Georgia Teens Charged in Arson of Vacant Building in Tennessee
- Feds and State Open 2 Disaster Recovery Centers in Atlanta
- Insurers Say South Carolina Storms Caused at Least $43M in Damage
- Alabama Homeowners Insurance Rates Soar
- Georgia Woman Wins $8.8 Million against Jacksonville Hospital
- Kentucky Woman Receives Prison Term for Insurance Fraud
- Kentucky Insurance Office Helping with Residual Storm Claims
- West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Workers Compensation Fraud
- West Virginia Invites Workers’ Comp Insurers to Open Market Forum
- Mississippi Officials Say Flooding Conditions Ripe
- West Virginia’s Workers Comp Insurer May not See Huge Profits Again
- Alabama Highway Safety Programs Producing Positive Results
- $200M Set Aside for Post-Katrina Coastal Recovery in Mississippi
- North Carolina Cites 763 Impaired Drivers During Statewide Crackdown
- Mississippi Lawyer Scruggs Guilty of Knowing about Dad’s Bribery Plot
- Mississippi Official Says Collapsed Trench Lacked Safety Devices
- Florida’s Allstate Workplace Division Names Watkins
- Alabama Physician Loses Battle over License at Appeals Court
- Bush Declares Additional Georgia Counties as Disaster Areas
- Feds Say Tennessee Failed to Give Timely Notice on Oil Well Fire
- West Virginia Workers’ Comp Insurer Reports $185 Million Profit for 2007
- West Virginia Train Accidents in 2007 Dip 30 Percent over 2006
- South Carolina Bill to Install Fire Sprinklers has Setback
- State Farm Restricts Storm Coverage for Coastal Alabama
- Kentucky Miner Videotapes Safety Hazard, Receives Reprimand
- Georgia Gov. Tallies Damage, Presidential Disaster Declaration Issued
- Florida House Passes Fire Prevention Bill
- House Fire in Tennessee Ruled Arson
- Mississippi Bar Asks Supreme Court to Pull Scruggs’s Law License
- West Virginia’s Massey Coal Mine Cited for 2007 Accident
- Update: Kentucky Senate Passes Mine Safety Bill
- S.C. Workers’ Comp Nominees Vow to Go by Law, not Gov.’s Orders
- Update: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Personal Injury Protection Fraud
- North Carolina Investigators Arrest 5 in Various Insurance Fraud Cases
- Oil Well Ignites in Tennessee; Flames Seen for Miles
- Alabama Poultry Processor Recalls Giblets after USDA Inspection
- Kentucky Lawmakers Want Faster Med-evacs after Mine Accidents
- Contractor Killed at West Virginia Coal Preparation Plant
- Crash of Military Training Flight under Investigation in Alabama
- Tornadoes Damage 25 Homes in 2 Alabama Counties
- Former Mississippi Attorney General to Help Defend Zach Scruggs
- Mississippi Also Affected by Weekend Storms, Business Destroyed
- 68 Homes Destroyed after 15 Weekend Tornadoes Pummel South Carolina
- Kentucky Jury Awards $5.14 Million in Fatal Wreck with Deputy
- Georgia Governor Asks Bush to Expedite Disaster Declaration
- Judicial Bribery Fallout Reveals Mississippi Manslaughter Case Implications
- Florida Lawmakers Propose Bundle of Bills to Make Roads Safer
- Insurance Commissioner: Atlanta’s Estimated Insured Loss at $250M
- Update: Mississippi Senate Sends Gov. Bill to Give $25M to Wind Pool
- Weather Service Confirms Tornado Hit Northwest Georgia
- Officials Assess Impact of Tornado Damage to Downtown Atlanta
- Florida Arson Officials: Polk County Fire Caused $22M in Damages
- Fire at Tennessee Sports Uniform Factory under Investigation
- Fire Destroys North Carolina Railroad Museum, Historic Memorabilia
- State Employee Indicted for Theft at Kentucky Office of Insurance
- South Carolina Insurance Department Gives $1 Million in Safe Home Grant
- Florida Officials Arrest Man on Personal Injury Protection Fraud Charges
- Miss.: Scruggs Pleads Guilty to Trying to Bribe a Judge
- Tornado, Storms Slam Atlanta, Gov. Declares State of Emergency
- Fire Lights up Downtown Baxter, Tennessee, Businesses Destroyed
- Tennessee Officials: Fatal Cumberland Co. Fire was Arson
- Feds to Investigate North Carolina Helicopter Crash
- Georgia Investigators Look for Cause of Fire that Displaced 25 Families
- Fla. Senate Makes Recommendations on Property Insurance Accountability
- Florida Gov. Authorizes Emergency Declaration for Columbia County
- Tennessee Fire Destroys Businesses
- Traffic Safety Measure Gets Red-Light in Atlanta
- Tennessee Arson Team to Investigate House Fire that Killed 2
- Hospital Corp. Settles Suits Alleging Malpractice in West Virginia
- Alabama House Votes to Stengthen Mandatory Insurance Requirement
- Ex-NFL Player McCants, Driving without Insurance, Jailed in Alabama
- Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Tighten Rules on Amusement Park Rides
- Florida Insurance Commissioner to Speak at Forum in Boca Raton
- North Carolina Company Fined for Fatal Workplace Accident
- South Carolina Company Closed by Train Wreck Wants $420M
- Feds Give West Virginia $543,898 for Mine Safety Training
- North Carolina’s Global Risk Holdings Acquires North American Risk
- Florida Insurance Commissioner Amends Citizens’ Take-Out Procedures
- Tennessee House Panel Kills Measure to Ban Text Messaging by Drivers
- Florida Hospital Error Prompts Parents to Prevent Similar Accidents
- Kentucky Lawmakers Taking Action after Amusement Ride Accident
- Georgia Insurance Commissioner: Consumers Lose if Law Passes
- 3 More Tennessee Counties Approved for Federal Aid after Storms
- Army Base Bus Wreck in Alabama Injures 23, 3 Marines Critical
- Strong Winds in Georgia Damage Homes, Blow Down Trees
- Buildings Reopen in Downtown Frankfort, Kentucky after Devastating Fire
- Georgia Insurance Commissioner Tightens Rules on Industrial Dust
- Fire Destroys North Carolina Woodworking Company
- Bill would Let Tennessee Ban Open Fires during Hazardous Conditions
- Tornado-ravaged Tennesseeans Waiting for Aid, Insurance, Construction
- West Virginia Lawmakers Crack Down on First-time Drunk Drivers
- Consol Cited in Fatal West Virginia Mine Accident
- Florida Congressman: Law Critical to Challenged Homeowners’ Markets
- Alabama Business Owners Urged to Insure Before Disaster Hits
- Kentucky Woman to Repay $69,414 in Workers’ Comp Case
- North Carolina Insurance Regulator: Auto Insurance Increase not Justified
- Insurers Weigh-in on Georgia Auto Reform Measure
- Aon Consulting Hires Southeast Region Leader
- Elevator Safety Rules Subject of Fight in W. Va. Senate Committee
- Horse Owners Laud Florida’s Upcoming ‘Equine Lemon Law’
- Outdoor Burning Hours Limited under W.Va.’s Spring Fire Season
- S.C. Drivers Face Penalties for not Switching Lanes to Avoid Emergency
- Opponents to New Ala. Beer Law Say Higher Alcohol Content Unsafe
- W. Va. Emergency Officials Watch Rivers, Some Residents Evacuated
- S.C.-Based Rosenfeld Einstein Adds Whaley as Account Manager
- Critics Fear Measure Could Spike Georgia Insurance Rates
- Georgia: Firefighters Arrested and Charged in Irwin County Arson Case
- Tenn. Insurance Commissioner Appointed to National Producer Registry
- Tenn.: 3rd Disaster Declaration Amendment Aids Fentress County
- S.C. House Toughens Drunk Driving Bill; Gov. Sanford Urges Senate Follow
- Fla. Mobile Home Insurance Co. Files 72.9% Rate Increase
- N.C. Insurance Commissioner Will Not Run for Another Term
- S. C. Insurance Department Announces 4th Round of Safe Home Grants
- W. Va. Officials Arrest Ohio Man on Fraud Charges
- N.C. Auto Insurance Companies Ask for 13% Rate Hike
- S.C. Couple Seeks to Hold Insurance Co., TV Station Liable for Slander
- Insurers to Fla. Lawmakers: Make Corrections on Property Insurance
- Mississippi Insurance Commissioner to Host Coastal Forum
- Experimental Planes Collide at Fla. Airfield East of Orlando
- North Carolina Lifts Burning Ban
- Fire Damages West Virginia’s Historic Greenbrier County Manor
- 100-Year-Old Baptist Church in Georgia Burns to Ground
- Judge Dismisses Ala. Contempt Case against Miss. Attorney Scruggs
- Miss. Senate Approves $25 Million for Wind Pool to Help Gulf Coast
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