Southeast News for February 2012

• North Carolina Lawmakers Look to Tackle Copper Theft
• Mississippi County’s Funds for Flood Property Buybacks Remain Unspent
• West Virginia Bill Requires Insurance Disclosure
• Florida May Change Citizens’ Policyholder Assessments
• Eastern Kentucky Fire Departments Struggle to Find Volunteers
• North Carolina Farm Bureau to Raise Homeowners’ Rates, Drop Policies
• Florida Lawmakers Split on Workers’ Comp Drug Dispensing; Rate Cut Possible
• Alabama Judge Acquits Man in Australia Honeymoon Death
• Kentucky Screenings of Miners Highlights Risk of Drug Use
• West Virginia Judge OKs Settlement in Agent Orange Suit
• Court Upholds 1998 Tobacco Deal, Denies North Carolina Firm’s Claims
• Mississippi Moves to Enforce Flood Codes on Hunting-Fishing Camps
• North Carolina Says 2 Counties Must Buy Flood Insurance to Get Loan
• North Carolina Court Denies Damages in Wrongful Death of Dog
• Driver Texting Ban Passes Alabama House, Moves to Senate
• Massey Mine Superintendent Charged with Conspiracy in West Virginia Blast
• Struggling Floridians Line Up for Mortgage-Mending
• South Carolina’s Small Glass Shops Seek to Crack Giant Safelite’s Clout
• Mississippi Bar Owners Say Security Guard Proposal Goes Too Far
• Florida Senate Leader Opposes Immunity for Lawmakers
• Trucker’s Widow Settles Mississippi Wrongful Death Claim with Insurer
• West Virginia Seeks Input on Proposed Business Court
• Workers’ Compensation Cost Hike Sought in South Carolina
• Florida Jury Awards Man $3.3 Million Over Bank’s False Alarm
• North Carolina Wins Delay on Medical Loss Ratio
• Florida Lawmakers Still Balk at Raising Homeowners’ Premiums for Cat Fund
• Earthquake Simulator to Be Built at University of Alabama
• 4 Executives Found Not Guilty in Florida Hurricane Fund Fraud Case
• Electric Cigarette Explodes in Florida Man’s Mouth
• Georgia Disaster Training Site Replicates New Orleans’ 9th Ward
• Kentucky Lawmaker Wants Whistleblower Law to Combat Fraud
• Insurance Called Motive in Alabama Trial Over Bride Drowning in Australia
• Alabama Governor Wants 1 Year Tax Holiday for Storm Supplies
• Family of Slain Girl Sues Georgia Apartment Complex
• North Carolina Supreme Court Weighs ‘Reasonableness’ of Hospital Bills
• Florida Bill Seeks to Curb Medical Malpractice Claims
• Kentucky Lawmakers Swayed by Amish Man’s Letters on Buggy Issue
• Lawyers Appeal Mississippi Asbestos Fraud Verdict
• Georgia Fire Damages 23 Cars
• Florida Lawmakers Weigh Texting While Driving Ban
• North Carolina Insurers Still Hoping for Medical Loss Ratio Waiver
• Alabama Insurance Agent Enjoys New Acting Career
• Alabama Panel Passes Texting While Driving Bill
• Florida Insurance Commissioner: ‘This Is Year for PIP Reform’
• Florida’s Agency Harbor Acquires Fidelity Insurance Associates
• West Virginia Lawmakers Urged to Hold Mine Operators Accountable
• Georgia’s Warm, Dry Weather Could Bring Busy Wildfire Season
• W.Va. Governor Issues Flood Disaster in Jackson County
• Mississippi College Appeals Workplace Retaliation Award
• Kentucky Says It’s Better Prepared to Handle Disaster
• Want Fries With That Insurance Policy? Restaurants on Fidelity National’s Menu
• North Carolina Continues Auto Regulation Debate As Rates Stay Same for 2012
• West Virginia Firm Develops ‘Guardian Angel’ for Miners
• Alabama Sports Trademark Infringement Claim Set for Court
• Brown & Brown Chief Takes Leave for Health Reasons
• Agents Raid 2 Florida CVS Stores in Prescription Drug Abuse Probe
• Florida Senate Panel Clears PIP Fraud Bill But House Showdown Looms
• Florida Bill to Let Surplus Lines Assume Citizens Policies Advances
• Mississippi May Mandate Homeowner Insurance Discounts for Mitigation
• West Virginia Candidate Maloney Denies Profit Over Safety Charge
• HIV-Positive Man Who Sued Atlanta Police Gets New Hearing
• West Virginia Mutual Names Wallace President, CEO
• Judge Allows South Carolina Company’s Twitter Lawsuit Against Employee
• A.M. Best Downgrades Florida’s FFVA Mutual to A-
• Florida Lawmakers Tackle Check Cashing Ties to Workers’ Comp Fraud
• Florida Firefighters Win Workplace Retaliation Claim Against Union, County
• Conoco Phillips Appeals Mississippi Worker’s $15.2M Asbestos Award

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