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Four Inmates in Problem-Plagued Atlanta Jail Have Died in the Span of a Month

A 34-year-old man who was being held at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta died after he was taken to a hospital. He was the fourth person to die in Fulton County custody in the span of a month. A jail …

Idalia Could Mean New Pressure on Florida Rents, Housing Costs

(Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia is expected to increase insurance costs for Florida commercial real estate, particularly owners of apartments and other multifamily properties already grappling with soaring premiums driven by climate change, industry executives and analysts said. Idalia on Wednesday …

Data Call: Florida OIR Wants Idalia Claims Info Daily Through Sept. 6

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding property insurers that they must report Hurricane Idalia claims information daily, starting Friday. The data should be submitted by noon Eastern time, every day, including Saturday and Sunday, through Sept. 6, the …

Early Estimates Put Idalia’s Insured Losses at $3-9 Billion for Florida

Preliminary estimates of insured losses from Hurricane Idalia have already begun, with about $9 billion in losses predicted for Florida alone. The estimates are far lower than some in Florida had feared and well below the $60 billion in losses …

King Insurance Partners Adds Hartley to the Team in Florida

King Insurance Partners, a brokerage based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Hartley Insurance Services, the firms announced this week. Hartley, with offices in Port Orange, Florida, was founded in 2012 by Paul Hartley. He will remain in charge of its …

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Oxendine Fraud Case Headed to Trial

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine is headed to trial on health insurance fraud and money laundering charges after a federal judge this week denied all of his efforts to have an indictment dismissed. “Having now addressed all referred pretrial …

Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Parts of West Virginia

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West Virginia on Monday, authorities said. Gov. Jim Justice issued a state of emergency in at least five counties, enabling the National Guard to activate swift-water rescue teams and …

Idalia Rumbles Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia

Just when parts of the property-casualty industry thought it was safe to re-enter the Florida market, Hurricane Idalia made landfall closer to the heavily-populated Tallahassee area than expected and brought heavy storm surge to the Big Bend coastline. Idalia made …

What Is it About Named Storms That Start With the Letter ‘I’ ?

Floridians, Georgians and others in the path of Idalia are hoping that the hurricane won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.” Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I” have been …

Crane Collapse at Miami Hospital Killed One, Injured Other Workers

Authorities were still investigating Tuesday after a construction crane at a Miami hospital buckled and collapsed onto construction workers, killing one person and injuring four others. The 200-foot crane was in use Saturday at a part of HCA Florida Mercy …

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