Researchers at the University of Florida said they have created a model that may help growers plant at optimal times and avoid crop-destroying drought, which can cost millions of dollars in a given year. Put simply, if growers know when …
A newspaper investigation has found that Tennessee has a loophole in its drunken driving law. The Commercial Appeal reported that a person could potentially spend more time in jail for driving drunk and getting pulled over than for causing a …
South Carolina employers could see their workers’ compensation premiums go down later this year after regulators approved an average 7.4 percent decrease in the state’s loss costs. Director of Insurance Ray Farmer has approved the new rates, which are scheduled …
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed into law legislation on June 9 restricting texting while driving, making South Carolina the 49th state to have such a ban. Under the new law, it is illegal for anyone, regardless of age, …
Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputations as tornado hot spots, but Florida and the rest of the Southeast are far more vulnerable to killer twisters, a new analysis shows. Florida leads the country in deaths calculated per mile a …
Seven states, including five in the Great Plains, saw their median age decline between 2012 and 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. At the same time, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37. …
The board of governors for Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has approved a 2015 rate package that reflects an average 2.9 percent statewide decrease for personal residential policyholders. Citizens said single family homeowners will see an average drop of 3.2 …
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a lawsuit against a Maumelle man he’s accusing of deceptively marketing chiropractic services to consumers involved in automobile accidents. McDaniel filed the suit in Pulaski County Circuit Court against Roger D. Pleasant, his five …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Pat Arthur, shareholder at MHBT in Dallas, to serve as chairman for 2014-2015 during IIAT’s 117th Annual Conference and Trade Show in San Antonio. Peter Lauve of CBS Insurance LLP in Abilene …
Insurance consumer interest in Trusted Choice, the national brand created for the members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or Big “I”) is growing, according the association’s chair-elect. David Walker, president of Hartland Insurance Agency in …
