January 31, 2008

• Fla. CFO Concerned as Gov. Proposes Workers' Comp Fund Sweep
• Fla. Court to Expedite Allstate Appeal, Insurance Commissioner Encouraged
• 2 Dorm Fires in 2 Days Prompts 24-Hour Fire Alert at University of Tenn.
• High Winds Cause Minor Damage, Injure at Least 1 in Mississippi
• Miss. Couple Weighs Appeal in Katrina Case after Verdict Favors Insurer
• Water Damage Closed V.A. Clinics in Tenn. and Ky., Now Reopened

January 30, 2008

• Mississippi Jury's Verdict in Katrina Case Favors Insurance Company
• Mississippi Commissioner: Coastal Insurance Rates to Increase
• Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Course, Offers Hope to Ill Workers
• Tenn. Regulator Announces Emergency Rules for Fire and Building Codes
• 9th Windstorm Insurance Forum to Focus on Fla. Property Concerns

January 29, 2008

• Fire Protection Hanging in the Balance for University of Mississippi
• Mississippi Commissioner Opens Insurance Department Office on Coast
• Worker Slightly Injured at Florida Site of Munitions Cleanup
• Louisville, Ky.: Art Warehouse, Residential Building Destroyed in Fire
• Boone County, W. Va., Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud
• W. Va.: Raleigh County Couple Indicted For Insurance Fraud
• Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., Establishes Location in Pensacola, Fla.
• Burns & Wilcox Adds Staff to Office in Daytona Beach, Fla.

January 28, 2008

• Decision: Tenn. Restaurants to Pay $4.8 Million to Workers' Comp Fund
• Judge: Miss. Attorney General Must Testify in State Farm Lawsuit
• Last Firefighter Pleads Guilty in West Tennessee Arsons
• Tennessee Fire Officials Still Investigating Knoxville Warehouse Fire
• Ambulance Co. Loses Insurance, 23 Miss. Counties in State of Emergency
• Georgia Doctor Sentenced to Probation in Health Fraud Case
• Ironshore's IronPro Opens Southeast Region with Office in Atlanta

January 25, 2008

• State Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Allstate Suspension
• Mississippi Official Says Criminal Probe of State Farm has New Focus
• Ky. Measure Would Ease Safety Requirements for Some Surface Mines
• Miss. Ambulance Co. Goes Out of Business, 23 Counties Affected
• Fla. Regulator: Allstate Compliance Still in Question
• Lawsuit Claims Ala.-Based Insurance Co. Discriminated Against Haitians
• Ky. Towns Plans to Bill Out-of-Town Drivers Blamed for Traffic Accidents
• South Carolina Warehouse Fire Ruled Accidental
• Ala. Lawmaker's Son One of Two Arrested in Arson Cases

January 24, 2008

• 3-Day Dragnet in Fla. Nets 47 Insurance Fraud Arrests
• Fla. Insurance Regulator Files to Reinstate Allstate Suspension
• Alabama: Chilton County Church Fire Blamed on Arson
• Experts Speak to Fla. Senate Property Insurance Accountability Group
• Fitch: Alabama-Based Alfa Group's Ratings Remain on Watch Negative

January 23, 2008

• Disaster Assistance Available for 2 Storm-Battered Alabama Counties
• North Carolina Officials Say Workplace Deaths Dropped in 2007
• OSHA Investigating Fatal Accident in West Virginia
• Warehouse Fire One of Biggest in Memory, Says Sumter, S.C. Official
• W. Va.: Braxton County Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
• N.C. Young Agents Raise $70,000 to Fund Habitat for Humanity House

January 22, 2008

• Fla.-Based Lanier Upshaw Adds Staff to Tampa Office

January 21, 2008

• S.C. Company Wants Neighbors to Help Pay for Pollution Cleanup
• Tenn. Restaurant Owners Concerned about Workers' Comp Insurer
• Georgia Pastor Charged for Arson in Church Fire
• Feds Agree to $750,000 Payment in Florida Malpractice Suit
• Miss. Judge Removes Himself from Cases Amid Federal Probe

January 18, 2008

• Allstate Back in Business, Fla. Court of Appeals Grants Stay
• Fla. Halts Allstate from Writing New Business in All Lines; Insurer Appeals
• Nearly 1M in Tenn. Drive without Insurance; Lawmaker Wants Change
• N.C. Legislative Committee Examining Auto Insurance Rate Methods
• Tennessee Restaurant Owners Looking at $4.8M Worker's Comp Bill
• Appeals Court Rules for Miss. Lawmakers in Raid on Insurance Fund
• Tennessee Saw Fewer Traffic Fatalities in 2007

January 17, 2008

• Fla. Family and Aviation Underwriters Reach Settlement in Plane Crash
• Fla. Sen. Committee on Insurance Accountability to Hear from Regulator
• W. Va.: St. Paul Travelers Settles Wrongful Firing Lawsuit
• Miss. Shooting Victim Awarded $4.5M, Nationwide Insurance not Liable
• Fire, Explosions Reported at Louisville, Ky. Chemical Plant
• Latest Ala. Church Fire Accidental, Officials Look for Arson Link in 2 Others
• Kentucky Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
• RLI Names Southeast Regional Manager, Establishes Georgia Office

January 16, 2008

• Florida Blocks Allstate Insurance from Writing New Business in State
• Fla. Insurance Commissioner Says Allstate Uncooperative, Stops Hearing
• Allstate Responds to Fla. Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory Actions
• Fla. Senate 'Invites' 5 Insurance Co. Execs to Provide Sworn Testimony
• Buried Bombs Could Cause Fla. Homeowners to Lose Insurance
• Fla-Based Tower Hill Insurance Group Introduces Instant Quoting
• Former Miss. Insurance Commissioner Joins Adams and Reese

January 15, 2008

• Fla. Regulator Vows Enforcement of 2007 Law, Insurers Weigh In
• N.C. Holiday Traffic Safety Campaign Nets 4,367 Impaired Driving Arrests
• Tornado in Ky. Brings $500,000 in Damage
• Boat Explodes in Florida Marina, Damages 2 Others
• W. Va. Insurance Regulator Fines 5 Based on Market Conduct Exam
• A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Alabama's Alfa Corp. and Subsidiaries

January 14, 2008

• Miss. Insurance Commissioner Working on Lowering Wind Pool Rates
• Georgia Firefighters Charged with Arson for Home, Business Fires
• Settlement Reached in South Carolina Blaze that Killed 9 Firefighters
• 5 Fla. Juveniles Charged with Arson, Commercial Building Destroyed
• 100-Year Old Alabama Home Destroyed, 9-Year Old Responsible
• Maverick Insurance Services Opens Atlanta Office, Hires Voelker

January 11, 2008

• Judge Orders Mississippi Attorney to Offer Testimony in Katrina Case
• Tenn. Supreme Court to Decide Alcoa Asbestos Suit
• 19 Surrender in Ongoing Florida Drivers License Scam Investigation
• W. Va.: State Capitol Cafeteria Closed for Food Code Violations, Reopens
• Peter Kestenbaum Joins Colemont's Atlanta Office

January 10, 2008

• Fla. Appoints Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability
• Brush Fire, Fog Cause 50-Car Pileup on Florida Interstate Highway
• Miss. Senator Rooted in Insurance Industry Elected to No. 2 Spot
• Overflowing Court Docket Creates Fire Hazard in Tenn.
• Kentucky Reports First Mining Death of 2008
• Miss.: Scruggs' Attorney Withdraws from Katrina-Related Bribery Case
• Workers' Comp Bill Advances to West Virginia Regular Session
• Fla. Senate Insurance Panel Reviews Impact of Changes from 2007 Law
• Electrical Problem Blamed for Kentucky Fire that Killed Six Horses
• OSHA Alleges Health, Safety Violations at W. Va. VA Hospital
• Ky.: Insurance Fraud Charges Net Olive Hill Man 20 Days in Jail

January 9, 2008

• W. Va. Bill would Create Special Program for Low Vision Drivers
• Ala.: Bank Wants County to Buy $1M Insurance Policy for Cobb Marker
• Ala.-Based Baggett Transportation Wins Insurance Co.'s Safety Award

January 8, 2008

• Two Charged in East Alabama Church Fires
• W. Va. Lawmakers Resume Move Toward Oversight of Workers' Comp
• West Virginia Lawmakers Urged to Ignore Asbestos Proposal
• Fire from Debris Burn Scorches 250 Acres after N.C. Burn Ban Lifted
• Fla. Report: Workers' Comp Rates Reduced 5 Times in 5 Years
• N.C. Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud
• Georgia Insurance Agency Announces Acquisition of Magnum OPUS
• Kentucky Insurance Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges
• Ky. Insurance Officer Elected to National Insurance Filing Board

January 7, 2008

• Insurer Wants Scruggs-Affiliated Attorneys off Mississippi Katrina Case
• Police Update: Fire that Gutted Kentucky Courthouse was Arson
• 3rd Alabama Church Arson in 2 Days Prompts Command Post
• Group Settles 22 Mississippi Katrina Cases with Insurer
• Insurance Application and Drivers License Fraud Lead to Arrests in Fla.
• Report: Deadly Explosion at Fla. Chemical Plant Equal to Ton of TNT
• 3rd Fire in 4 Years at Kentucky Horse Barn, Arson not Suspected

January 4, 2008

• County in Western Ky. Lost a 2nd Courthouse to Arson
• Fla. Woman Arrested for Insurance Scam While on Probation, Released
• Tennessee Auction Barn Burns in Fayetteville, No Injuries Reported
• Fire Heavily Damages South Carolina Church
• Ala.: Birmingham's Casualty & Surety Buys JC Shannon Insurance
• A.M. Best Puts Georgia Casualty & Surety Under Review Pending Deal
• Fla.-Based USG Insurance Expands National Marketing Department

January 3, 2008

• Motorcycle Fatalities on the Rise in Carolinas, Helmet Laws Scrutinized
• Ga. Church Heavily Damaged, 2nd Church Arson in a Week
• After Fire Code Violations, West Virginia Fraternities Struggle with Costs
• City Records Destroyed, Water Department Damaged in Ga. Arson
• North Carolina to Lift Burning Ban, Hoping to Fight Fire with Fire
• Fla. Truck Insurer Launches Customized Program for Elite Customers
• Georgia Insurance Agent Group Names Associate Director