Florida Appeals Court Blocks Punitive Damages Claim in Car-Sharing Crash Case February 3, 2026 By William Rabb Plaintiffs claiming punitive damages in lawsuits must meet a high bar, a Florida appeals court found in overturning a trial...
Florida Cold Damages Citrus Crop, Strains Power Supplies February 3, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and Ilena Peng Florida endured another day of bitter cold that damaged the state’s citrus crop and prompted a local utility to ask...
Carolinas Emerge as New Population Boom States With Affordability and Lifestyle February 3, 2026 By Mike Schneider Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in...
Coverage A for Florida Surplus HO-3 Shows Mixed Bag in Premiums, Policy Count February 3, 2026 Primary insurers in Florida aren’t the only ones reporting rate reductions for segments of the populace. Surplus lines also have...
Georgia City Warns Against Drinking Tap Water After Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill February 2, 2026 A town south of Atlanta advised its residents on Friday not to drink their tap water after a fuel spill...
Record-Breaking Cold Hits South, Leaving Snow, Accidents and Crop Damage February 2, 2026 Record-breaking cold gripped the Southeast this weekend, bringing heavy snow to parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, canceling flights across...
Charges Dropped Against ‘Poster Boy’ Florida Contractor Accused of Insurance Fraud February 2, 2026 By William Rabb Almost three years ago, in May of 2023, a circuit court judge in Lee County, Florida, sharply criticized a restoration...
Florida Committees Approve MGA, Litigation Funding Restriction Bills January 30, 2026 Florida legislative committees approved two bills this week that could impact property-casualty insurance in the state. One would put some...
Worries Deepened in South After Days of Snow, Ice and Power Outages January 30, 2026 By Sophie Bates, Jeff Martin and Russ Bynum Conditions were dire earlier this week in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages...
USAA Prevails in MSP Recovery’s Latest Class-Action Attempt January 30, 2026 By William Rabb MSP Recovery, a now-famous Miami litigation firm, has won some and lost some in federal and state appeals courts during...