Along with hurricanes and litigation, Floridians and their insurers can now add another potential concern: earthquakes. The National Weather Service reported that a 4.0 magnitude temblor, one of the largest recorded in the state, was felt off Florida’s east coast …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank that is seeking to recover more than $300 million in longstanding unpaid business loans to the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is planning to auction off land at a sporting club …
A 73-year-old postal worker pleaded guilty this week to more than $100,000 in workers’ compensation fraud after social media postings showed him engaged in rigorous physical activity, including ziplining at Niagara Falls. Johnnie Franklin Sullivan Sr., of Mooresville, North Carolina, …
The Windstorm Insurance Network, known as WIND, a continuing education organization for adjusters, appraisers and other claims professionals, has installed new officers and board members after its annual conference in Orlando. Wayne Taylor, an insurance defense attorney with Mozley, Finlayson …
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Ashley Prince and her family have been chasing “normal” for years now. Two years ago, the tornado that whipped through Mayfield peeled the roof off their rental property “like a band-aid.” She and her fiance Dylan …
(AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies that hired and employed him, accusing them of failing to follow safety standards that could have prevented his …
When workers drop out of the workforce due to a debilitating injury, they are more likely to develop serious health problems and an elevated risk of death, studies by West Virginia University researchers have shown. “The results suggest that disability …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has rejected an average 42% hike in homeowners insurance rates proposed in January by the state’s rate bureau, setting the stage for a public hearing and negotiations. “Homeowners were shocked with the high amount …
Jacksonville-based specialty insurer Fortegra Group has withdrawn its plans for an initial public offering in the United States, just hours before the IPO and nearly three years after the company scrapped its earlier listing plans. The move by Fortegra, a …
First came the My Safe Florida Home program, providing matching grants to homeowners who fortify their homes against wind damage in exchange for premium discounts. Seeing the popularity and effectiveness of that program, Florida lawmakers last month introduced bills to …
