Southeast News for June 2008
- Tennessee Highway Patrol Cracking Down on Dangerous Driving
- West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. Cuts Remaining Debt in Half
- Florida Chief Financial Officer Appoints Deputy
- Palm Beach Capital Acquires Florida-based Workers’ Comp Provider
- North Carolina Agents Honor Montgomery Insurance Company
- Insurance Tax not Enough to Support West Virginia Fire Departments
- West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Market Opens to Competition
- Judge Dismisses Insurance Executive’s Lawsuit against Alabama Governor
- Fire Hydrant Vandals in Mississippi Pose Threat to Property, Lives
- Friends Seek Leniency for Well-known Mississippi Attorney
- West Virginia Workers’ Comp Insurer Working to Pay off State Loan Early
- Hydrologist: No Flood Danger for Lower Mississippi
- Tennessee Rally Highlights Sick Cold War Workers Seeking Compensation
- North Carolina Auto Insurance Rate Hearings Scheduled
- 5 Cars, Motorcycle Crash in South Florida, 9 Hospitlaized
- West Virginia Suit Seeks Damages from Builder, Subcontractors
- University of Alabama Insurance Professor Receives Bickley Award
- North Carolina Senate Approves Motorist Liability Coverage Measures
- North Carolina Lawmakers Consider Restricting Pickup Bed Riding
- Insurers Accuse Florida Regulators of Changing Rules in Mid-stream
- Florida-based Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Adds Nicholson
- North Carolina Safety Group Opposes Lifting Truck Restrictions
- West Virginia Disaster Aid Includes Hazard Mitigation Grants
- Alabama Judge Upholds Fraud Verdict against AstraZeneca, Trims Judgment
- Florida Free Wind Inspection Program Nears Goal
- Mississippi Plans Storm Evacuation Drill on Interstate 59
- Authorities Launch Drunk Driving Crackdown on Georgia Roads
- Kentucky Study Explores Possible Causes of All Terrain Vehicle Accidents
- Update: North Carolina Wildfire Costs Reach $4.9 Million
- North Carolina Mortgage Insurance Firm Triad Guaranty Cutting 100 Jobs
- Florida Citizens Insurance Board of Governors Chairman Retires
- 10 West Virginia Counties Eligible for Federal Disaster
- 15 Alabama Families Displaced in Birmingham Apartment Fire
- Florida Supreme Court Declines Jurisdiction in Allstate Matter
- Judge Dismissed Mississippi Pastor’s $200M Countersuit in Sex Case
- Florida’s Citizens Secures $1.75 Billion for its High Risk Account
- Feds Cite Florida Chemical Plant in Fatal Blast
- South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty in Fires that Affected Several Homes
- Tennessee Implements Scrap Metal Theft Prevention Program
- Grand Jury in West Virginia Indicts Mercer County Man on Insurance Fraud
- Marines in North Carolina Investigating Fire Issues at Camp Lejeune
- West Virginia Highway Officials: Flood Repairs to Cost at Least $4.5M
- Nationwide Insurance to Consolidate in West Virginia
- Great American Insurance Group Adds Grey to Atlanta Office
- Tennessee Gov. Vetoes Williamson County Bill, Citing Safety Rules
- NIA Group Acquires Florida-based Taylor Financial Insurance Agency
- North Carolina Couple Charged in Insurance Fraud Case
- Florida Association of Insurance Agents Names New Board Members
- Alabama Woman Charged with Killing Show Horse for Insurance Money
- Update: Firefighters Pump Lake Water to Douse North Carolina Blaze
- Jury Selection Begins in Alabama for Trial of 70 Pharmaceutical Firms
- Kentucky Gov. Appoints Workers Claims Administrative Law Judges
- North Carolina Gov.’s 2nd Request for Federal Aid Hits Home
- Feds Open Loan Office for Mississippi Flood Victims In Yazoo County
- Mine safety Officials Issue Warning to East Kentucky Mine for Violations
- Salmonella Cases from Eating Raw Tomatoes Found in Florida, North Carolina
- Update: 2 Insurers to Pick up State Farm’s Non-renewals
- Florida Task Force Issues Final Report on Citizens’ Claims Handling
- Mississippi Couple’s Katrina Suit against USAA Goes to Trial
- North Carolina Holds its Largest Hurricane Evacuation Exercise
- Hundreds of Trucks Taken off Georgia Roads for Safety Violations
- South Carolina Governor Nixes Sprinkler Bill
- Feds Propose $193K in Fines for Mississippi Manufacturer
- 4 Men Face Katrina Fraud Charges in Mississippi
- Kentucky Woman Indicted for Fraud
- North Carolina Officials Arrest 2 on Suspicion of Conspiracy
- North Carolina Woman Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud
- Judge: Families Can Seek Punitive Damages in Kentucky Plane Crash
- Georgia Officials Investigate 2 Fires at Nearby Stores
- Cameras Enhance Public Safety in Morgantown, West Virginia
- North Carolina Fire Grows by 10%, Homes Evacuated
- Fire Units Consolidation in Tennessee Could Reduce Insurance Cost
- Sanford Signs Safety Bill for South Carolina Bicyclists
- Mississippi Fire Marshal Warns of Potential Explosive Fire Hazard
- South Carolina Insurance Department to hold Coastal Insurance Session
- Olympus Insurance Decreases Homeowners Rates in Florida
- State Farm to Drop Coastal Policies, Raise Rates in Mississippi
- Florida Extends 1% Hurricane Surcharge Until 2014
- Tennessee Bankruptcy Rate Continues to Lead Nation
- Investigators Test Locomotive Involved in West Virginia Mine Fatality
- Tennessee Man Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Virginia
- Workers’ Comp Insurer AmCOMP Fights Excess Profits Charge in Florida
- South Carolina Medical Association Launches Medical Liability Company
- Miami Crane Accident Hurts Worker; Hotel Evacuated
- Officials in Georgia Town Investigating Suspected Arson
- Crews Continue to Battle Wildfire at Eastern North Carolina Refuge
- Possible Tornado Damages Dozens of Mobile Homes in Florida
- Union Wants Kentucky Plane Crash Investigation Reopened
- Mississippi Company Cited for Safety Violations, Faces Federal Fines
- West Virginia Gov. Expands State of Emergency in Flood-affected Areas
- Former Mississippi Risk Consultant to Repay $380,000
- SafeAuto Adding New Contact Center in Central Kentucky
- Salvage Operations Commence after Barge Accident in Kentucky
- South Carolina Firm Adds Account Manager
- Authorities Say North Carolina Wildfire Could Burn for Months
- Federal Judge: Mississippi Attorney General Conspired with Trial Lawyer
- Inspectors Find Problems at Tennessee Nursing Homes
- 39 Homeowners Near North Carolina Wildfire Told to Evacuate
- South Carolina Senate Confirms New Public Safety Director
- Kentucky Governor Appoints Members to State Mining Board
- North Carolina ‘Click it or Ticket’ Yields 15,000 Restraint Violations
- Sentencing for Mississippi Attorneys Moved to June 27
- Mississippi Attorney General Web Site to Track Fraudulent Contractors
- The Republic Group Brings Auto Insurance Rating Product to Mississippi
- Wells Fargo Adds Brown to Professional Risk Group in Atlanta
- South Carolina Safety Department Conducts Hurricane Evacuation Drill
- Alabama Insurance Exec in Runoff for 5th Congressional District Seat
- Feds Say Several Problems Caused Florida Parking Garage Collapse
- North Carolina Senate Panel OKs Millions for University Campus Safety
- Florida Court Decides Asbestos Act Can’t Be Retroactively Applied
- Atlanta Insurer Increases Environmental Surety Bond Limits
- North Carolina Insurance Broker Adds Account Manager
- It’s Official: Insurance Conference Nixed at West Virginia Resort
- West Virginia Conducting Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz
- South Carolina Department of Insurance Awards Safe Home Grants
- 2 Mississippi Municipalities Could Lose Fire Rebates
- Kentucky Residents Worried about Dangerous AA Highway
- Appeals Court to Hear Mississippi Nursing Home Case
- Kentucky Man to Pay Restitution for Cashing Deceased Father’s Checks
- South Carolina Insurance Broker Adds Commercial Lines Processor
- Florida-based First Guard Reduces Driver Error Claims By 25%
- 3 Homes, 800 Acres Burned in Southwest Florida Fire
- After 3-Year Lull, Mississippi, Alabama Gird for New Hurricane Season
- West Virginia Mining Accident Raises 2008 Death toll to 3
- J. Smith Lanier Names New Managing Director in Tennessee
- Florida Regulator Issues Final Order in Hartford Rate Challenge
- Georgia Tornado Victims Get $600,000 in Federal Disaster Assistance
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