Southeast News for November 2023
- Woman Fell Through Floorboards and a Hidden Well Shaft in SC Home Fatality
- Springsteen’s Drummer, Weinberg, Says Florida Car Restorer Took $125,000 From Him
- State Supreme Court Upholds Attorney Fees in Tennessee Workers’ Comp Case
- Florida Injury Attorney Begins Prison Time for Defrauding Former Players in NFL Lawsuit
- Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Kentucky Derailment But Didn’t Trigger Alarms
- Alex Murdaugh Gets 27 Years Added to Prison Time for $12M Theft From Clients
- Florida Appeals Court Says Pre-Suit Notice Requirement Not Retroactive
- Murder, Arson Charges on Hold in Killing of Former Mississippi Legislator
- Former Allstate Agent in North Carolina Agrees to Abide by Non-Compete Agreement
- Maine, Louisiana, Kentucky Most Injury-Prone States, Group Says
- Florida Hospital Alleges Juror Misconduct, Wants New Trial After Verdict in Maya Case
- Hall Sues Oates, Wins Restraining Order Over Plan to Sell Stake in Joint Venture
- Cleanup, Air Monitoring as Residents Return Home After Kentucky Derailment
- Historic Theater Fighting Plans for New Courthouse in Georgia’s 2nd-Largest City
- Alabama Begins $13.6M Rebuild of Pier Damaged in Hurricane Sally
- HCI Execs to Launch Condo Insurance Exchange in Florida After OIR Approval
- Wildfires Prompt North Carolina, Tennessee Campgrounds to Evacuate; West Virginia Blaze Contained
- People Moves: Wiglesworth-Rindom Names Cathey; Liberty Brokers Promotes Baillie
- Justice Department Investigating Lexington, Mississippi Police Practices
- Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Bronze Winner: Energy Insurance
- HCI’s Homeowners Choice Takes On 53.7K Florida Citizens Policies; TypTap Goes Next
- When Extreme Weather Hits, Smaller Farms Often Pay the Price
- Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Silver Winner: Ellis Insurance Agency
- Florida Man Sentenced for Role In Workers’ Compensation Fraud Conspiracy
- Alabama Firms Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims
- Alacrity Acquires South Carolina’s Cross Country Adjusting
- AM Best Places Florida Farm Bureau Ratings Under Review After Idalia Losses Pile On
- Choice Financial Acquires Hackmeier Agency in South Florida
- People: McCosh, Sumrall Take New Posts at McGriff
- Skanska Ordered to Pay $1.7M to Florida Oyster Farm for Barges Loosed in Storm
- ‘I Am Guilty.’ Murdaugh Pleads to 22 State Financial Crimes for 27 Year Sentence
- Dollywood Temporarily Suspends Park Entry Due to Nearby Wildfire
- Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Gold Winner: Wiglesworth-Rindom Insurance Agency
- Georgia Fires Kill 3, Destroy Historic Home in Stone Mountain Park
- Heavy Rains, High Winds Bring Flooding, Damage to South Florida
- Mississippi Loosens Burn Ban After More Rain and Fewer Wildfires
- Mom Not Liable in Son’s Crash of Family Car, Florida Supreme Court Says
- Alabama’s WRM Group Joins Higginbotham
- Marijuana Dispensary Sues Over Mississippi Regs that Bar Advertising
- Former Orlando Museum Director Countersues Over Fake Basquiat Art Scandal
- Is Miami-Dade, Once the Leader in Strong Building Requirements, Now Out of Step?
- Holding Company for American Southern Reports Improved Net Earnings for Q3
- Disney Study Says it Has $40B Impact on Florida as it Battles DeSantis in Court
- Florida Officials Pause Plan to Disband Pro-Palestinian Student Groups, Citing Liability
- Florida OIR Approves Record Workers’ Comp Rate Cut, Despite Roofers’ Concerns
- American Coastal, Once Affiliated with UPC, Has Buyer for Interboro in New York
- 2 Arrested After Atlanta Apartment Fire Linked to Fireworks Displaces 100+
- Federal Court Splits North Carolina Hurricane Insurance Claims
- West Virginia Taps $4 Million in Insurance to Pay Settlement With Inmates
- Florida Firm Fined $16 Million Over Defect in Clothing Steamer Products
- WV High Court: Liability Coverage Due for Latent Disease, Even Years After Policy Dates
- Markets/Coverages: Florida Citizens Taps Verisk Aerial Imagery for Underwriting
- Florida’s HCI Group Rebounds: Q3 Profit, Fewer Policies, Lower Litigation Costs
- Lawsuit on West Virginia Jail Conditions Has Been Settled
- Fed Judges Ask Florida Supreme Court to Decide if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops
- Higginbotham Expands Collegiate Athletics Investment With LEARFIELD, Adds 10 Southern Universities to Portfolio
- ‘Black Panther’ Stuntman Mourned After Georgia Crash that Killed Him and Children
- Local Governments in West Virginia Will Soon See Opioid Settlement Money
- Florida Lawmakers Fund Home Hardening Program, Idalia Recovery in Special Session
- Life After Runoff? Anchor Insurance Exploring ‘Possibilities’ in Warming Florida Market
- Markets/Coverages: SURE Brings Commercial Coverage to South Carolina
- People Moves: Alliant Names Sullivan, Holmes-Morton VPs in SE
- Deadline for More Enhanced Hurricane Idalia Claims Data is Nov. 16
- Georgia Law Officers Call for Full Salary Benefits Under Workers’ Comp
- Collab with Claims Handling is Key to Success for Insurance Defense Litigation
- 2nd Worker Trapped in Collapsed Kentucky Coal Structure Has Died
- Georgia Condo Association Leaders Charged with Taking Insurance Proceeds After Fire
- More SE Houses Being Built to Withstand Hurricanes – and Cut Emissions
- More Highly Contagious Avian Flu Found at Alabama Chicken Farm
- Poaching, Sexual Harassment, Sabotage? Alabama Insurance Agency Suits Air it Out
- After Raising Premiums, Shedding Policies, Heritage Reports a Smaller Net Loss for Q3
- Tennessee Settles Fired Vaccine Chief’s Lawsuit for $150,000
- Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site
- More Disruption in Who Appoints Boards in NC, as Court Blocks Legislative Changes
- Bad-Faith Payouts Are Penalties, Not Insurance Benefits, Florida Supreme Court Says
- Toyota Doubles Investment at North Carolina EV Battery Plant
- One Worker Killed, Another Trapped After Kentucky Coal Tipple Collapse
- South Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums
- Wife of Troubled Grammy Winner Killed by Nashville Police Sues City
- Whistleblower Says Southern Co. Should Repay $382M for Failed Clean Coal Plant
- Insurtech Layr Closes $10M Funding to Expand Reach for Brokerage Platform
- NC Commissioner Fires Top Fire Marshal Officials as Feud with Lawmakers Continues
- Tennessee Law Officials Settle Claim They Arrested Man for Meme Over Fallen Officer
- Ravaged Fort Myers Becomes Magnet for Risk-Taking Property Buyers
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