September 30, 2007

• Speaker Asks Gov. to Add No-Fault to Florida Special Session
• Scruggs Asks Alabama Judge to Throw Out Katrina-Related Charge

September 28, 2007

• Fla.'s Citizens Responds to Agents' Advisory on Coverage Gaps
• W. Va. Commissioner Tells Drivers to Watch for Wildlife, Avoid Crashes
• Kentucky Gov. Receives National Highway Safety Award
• First Guard Insurance Adds N.C. and N.J. to License List

September 27, 2007

• Insurers Outline Consequences of No-Fault Law Expiration in Florida
• 50 N.C. Businesses Affected, Gov. Declares Disaster Area
• 3 Ga. Communities to Receive Federal Grants to Reduce Flood Chances
• Fla. Agents Warn Consumers State-Backed Citizens Not Always Wise
• Ky. Gov. Breaks Ground on New Highway, Enhances Safety

September 26, 2007

• Alabama Hearing Highlights Catastrophe Plan Options
• Fla.: Propane Caused Apartment Fire in Deerfield Beach
• Alabama Residents Back in Homes After Train Leaves Tracks
• Fla.'s Bankers Financial Expands, Vacates Long-Time Digs

September 25, 2007

• Ky. Gov. Proposes Compromise for Medical Malpractice Cases
• 3 Ga. Agents Violate Military Sales, Commissioner Revokes Licenses
• Fla. Insurance Commissioner Supports National Catastrophe Plan

September 24, 2007

• S.C. Safety Officials Fine Fire Dept., Store in Fire that Killed 9
• Fla. House, Senate Close in on Pact to Extend No-Fault Car Insurance
• Fla. Infant's Crib Death May Be Linked to Rail Involved in Recall
• Cincinnati Insurance Says it's Under Investigation in Florida
• Fire Alert Lifted for Remaining 17 Alabama Counties

September 22, 2007

• Citizens Opens Emergency Operations Center For Fla. Tornado Vicitms

September 21, 2007

• Fla. High Court Affirms Policies Cover Only Losses from Covered Perils
• Commissioners to Hold Coastal Issues Public Hearing in Alabama
• 2 Cabell County, W. Va., Women Indicted on Separate Fraud Charges

September 20, 2007

• Business Cheers as S.C. Adopts Objective Standards for Workers' Comp
• S.C. Rejects 23.7% Increase in Workers' Compensation Rates

September 19, 2007

• Fla. No-Fault Talks Continue; Issue Could be on Special Session Agenda
• State Farm Settles 103 Katrina Cases in Mississippi
• Miss. Gov. Rolls Out Plan to Revive Housing Recovery on Gulf Coast
• Fla. Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Victimizing Dozens
• Miss. Insurance Commissioner Candidates Spar Over Service Records
• Kentucky's Workers' Compensation Rates Drop

September 18, 2007

• 9 Hurt in Mississippi as Natural Gas Main Ruptures, Explodes
• Fla. 'No-Fault' to Sunset, CFO Urges Legislators to Act
• Ga. Gov. Continues Permits for Oversize Trucks Removing Burnt Timbers
• Worker Killed in West Virginia Coal Mine
• W. Va. Woman Indicted on Felony Insurance Fraud Charge

September 17, 2007

• Governor Says Feds Declare Disaster Area in N.C. Counties
• Insurers Agree to $6 Million Settlement in Deadly Fla. Mobile Home Fire
• Second N.C. Arrest Made in Alleged Disability Insurance Fraud Case
• Fla.'s Brightway Uses Territory Owners, Exploits Web-based Advantage
• Morgantown, W. Va. Gets Stormwater Loan, Could Reduce Flooding

September 14, 2007

• New Fla. Special Session Called, Auto No-Fault to Expire as Planned
• Army Corps' Shoddy Work Cited, Fla. Communities and Roads at Risk
• Jurors Hear Opening Arguments in W. Va. Pollution Suit
• Fla. Denies Rate Increases for Hartford Insurance Companies
• Dale Approved Miss. Farm Bureau Casualty Co. Rate Reductions
• S.C. Ad Campaign Asks Residents to Be Ready in Case of a Disaster

September 13, 2007

• Lawmakers Get Mixed Reviews of W. Va.'s BrickStreet
• N.C. Bridge Sways, Gets Sufficiency Score of 2 Out of 100
• Tenn. Grant to Fund Extra Patrols on Treacherous Mountain Highway
• Ala. Agencies Cooperating to Boost Trooper Patrols on Deadly Roads
• Miss. Insurance Candidate Chaney Supports Multi-Peril Policy

September 12, 2007

• Alabama, Florida Officials Share Costs on Hurricane Evacuation Route
• W.Va. Residents Sue DuPont Over Zinc Plant Contamination
• Some Mississippi Coast Homeowners Plagued by Black Mold
• W. Va. Group Launches Project to Provide Free Help to Miners

September 11, 2007

• Tenn. Rep. Rob Briley Charged with DUI, Leaving Scene of Accident
• Insurers Call on N.C. to Strengthen Coastal Building Code Requirements
• N.C.: Gabrielle Leaves Wet but Undamaged Outer Banks for Open Sea
• W. Va. Employer Pleads Guilty to Workers' Comp Noncompliance

September 10, 2007

• Demotech Summit: Fla.'s Private Sector Strives to be Heard Amid Political Rate Storm
• Gabrielle Aiming at North Carolina Coast
• Group Says W. Va. Has Hundreds of Potentially Deadly Dams
• Ga. Drought Takes Partial Blame for Destructive Bug Infestation
• 2 Miss. Men Face Sentencing in December for Katrina Fraud

September 7, 2007

• Fla. Special Session Postponed, Insurers Agree on Level of Confusion
• Fla. CFO to Visit U.K. to Discuss Climate Effects on Insurance
• Fla. Home Mitigation Program Saves Average $154 Yearly for Particpants
• W. Va. Insurance Agent Sentenced on Fraud Charges

September 6, 2007

• S.C. Store Owner where 9 Firefighters Died Wishes He Had Sprinklers
• Insurer Doesn't Have to Pay for Miss. Pastor's Sex Charge Defense
• Accidents at Busy Miss. Intersection Create Safety Issue
• SC. Insurance Director Loses Property Coverage
• Fla.'s Citizens to Hold Policyholder Forum in Ft. Myers

September 5, 2007

• Companies Lining up to Offer Workers' Comp in W.Va.
• Ala. Heat Wave Shutdown at Browns Ferry Stirs Nuclear Debate
• Ala. Supreme Court Reverses $3.85 Million Malpractice Verdict
• A.M. Best Affirms and Withdraws Ratings of Ky. Company
• The Republic Group Enters Mississippi

September 4, 2007

• Ala. Coast Condo Industry Pushes for Action on Rising Insurance Rates
• Court to Hear Suit Challenging State's Raid on Miss. Surplus Lines Fund
• Students, Profs Bolt as UNC-Chapel Hill Building Sags
• Fla. Woman Wins $10 Million Malpractice Verdict
• W. Va.'s BrickStreet Praised by Former Nevada Head of Workers' Comp