Southeast News for February 2007 Fla. Homeowners File Suit Seeking Payments for Permit Fees Grant Money at Stake as Biloxi Votes on Elevation Requirement Safer Schools Seminar Coming to Tenn. on March 7 Tenn. Jury Awards $4.2 Million in Nursing Home Death USI Holdings Closes on Purchase of H.W. Gates Agency in Tenn. Property Taxes, Insurance Among Top Issues for Fla. Lawmakers Researcher Says Stronger Building Codes Made Difference in Fla. Tornadoes Real Estate Agents Hoping Fla. Insurance Rate Measures Revive Sales Wholesale Broker All Risks Opens Orlando Office Custard Insurance Adjusters Promotes Two in Ga. N.C. Woman Arrested on Charges of Embezzling Insurance Premiums S.C. Gov. Sanford’s Business Reforms Include Workers’ Comp State Farm Eyes Auto Rate Cuts When Fla. No-Fault Law Expires Nobody Hurt in Kentucky Insurance Agency Drive-Thru Multi-State Natural Disaster Insurance Plan Gets Cool Reception Hope Mills, N.C. Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud Insurers Drop Court Challenge as Fla. Clarifies Cancellation Ban Appalachian Underwriters Expands in Tenn. State Farm to Retain Coverage of Some Coastal Ala. Residents Fla. Insurers Advised on Filing Discounted Rates Required by Law Commissioner Dale Doubts Florida-Like Law is Answer in Mississippi Miss. Gov. Barbour Rejects Hood’s Call to Block State Farm Fla. Sees First Rate Cuts Since Cat Fund Expansion Insurers Dispute Fla. Criticisms of Education and Job Rating Criteria ‘Fire-Safe’ Cigarette Bill Advances in Kentucky Winter Park, Fla. Agency Merges with Beecher Carlson Miss. AG Hood Attacks State Farm as ‘Robber Baron’ Miss. Commissioner, AG Upset Over State Farm Cutback Fla.’s Citizens Vows to be More Consumer Friendly Fla. CFO Names Milligan as Insurance Consumer Advocate Tenn. Posting Doctors’ Malpractice Information Online Auto-Owners Stops Writing New Business in Florida Florida Insurers Fight Emergency Rule Fla. Public Adjusters Under Restriction by State CFO Ga. Proposal Would Require Prior State Approval of Med-Mal Rates Close to New Madrid Fault, Memphis Undertakes Earthquake Planning Fla.’s Older Mobile Homes Vulnerable in Fierce Winds Industry Defends Job, Education as Rating Factors in Fla. Inquiry W.Va. Man Indicted on Felony Count of Insurance Fraud Fla. Emergency Order Reverses Pre-Tornado Nonrenewals Judge To Hear Arguments on Miss. State Farm Settlement N.C. Resident Arrested, Accused of Defrauding State Farm Poll: Ala. Small Firms Back Riley’s Health Insurance Tax Break Ga. Gov. Perdue Pushes ‘Super Speeder’ Legislation Fla. Questioning Use of Education, Job Criteria in Rating Auto Policies Citizens’ Emergency Centers in Central Florida to Close Today BISYS Acquires Atlanta-Based Truckwriters From Zurich Programs Brown & Brown Buys Fla.’s Shapiro Insurance Tourism Leaders Urge S.C. to Deal with Coastal Insurance Costs Tenn. Rakes in Penalties from Workers’ Comp Complaints Fla. Charges 2 Insurance Brokers, 1 Other in Major Workers’ Comp Fraud N.C. Halts Sales By Insurer Accused of Selling Unlicensed Flood Insurance Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Asbestos Medical Criteria Law Fla.: Citizens Tornado Claims Payments Top $500,000 Alabama Senate Leader Calls for Special Session on Coastal Insurance Report: S.C. Insurance Director Kitzman Resigning Sen. Richardson Named to Head S.C. Department, Replacing Kitzman Fla. Gov. Crist Visits Citizens Catastrophe Response Center; Claims Count Rising First Ala. Captive Insurer Licensed Under New Law Fla. Commissioner Prohibits Cancellation of Tornado Victims’ Policies Four Arrested in N.C., One Wanted; All Accused of Major Insurance Fraud Ring Georgia Lawmaker Wants to Ban Genetic Profiling by Insurers, Employers Central Florida Clean Up Continues in Wake of Deadly, Costly Tornados St. Paul Travelers Retreats on Ga. Commissions; Hearing Called Off Small Earthquake Shakes Western Kentucky The Hartford Dropping One-Third of Fla. Property Risks; Tower Hill Reconsiders State Farm Won’t Renew 2,600 Policies in Alabama Beach Towns Miss. Commissioner Dale Raised 40% of Campaign Funds from Insurers Severe Weather Brings State of Emergency in 4 Florida Counties USAA Defends Its Katrina Response Against Comments by Miss. AG Hood Fla. Gov. Crist Persuades Cabinet to Block Insurers’ Exit Kentucky Asks Judge to Reverse Ruling on Christian Health Plan Fla.’s Citizens Insurance Board Appoints New Chief Financial Officer Southeast News Archives
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