Southeast News for June 2008 Tennessee Highway Patrol Cracking Down on Dangerous Driving West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. Cuts Remaining Debt in Half Florida Chief Financial Officer Appoints Deputy Palm Beach Capital Acquires Florida-based Workers’ Comp Provider North Carolina Agents Honor Montgomery Insurance Company Insurance Tax not Enough to Support West Virginia Fire Departments West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Market Opens to Competition Judge Dismisses Insurance Executive’s Lawsuit against Alabama Governor Hydrologist: No Flood Danger for Lower Mississippi Tennessee Rally Highlights Sick Cold War Workers Seeking Compensation North Carolina Auto Insurance Rate Hearings Scheduled 5 Cars, Motorcycle Crash in South Florida, 9 Hospitlaized Fire Hydrant Vandals in Mississippi Pose Threat to Property, Lives Friends Seek Leniency for Well-known Mississippi Attorney West Virginia Workers’ Comp Insurer Working to Pay off State Loan Early University of Alabama Insurance Professor Receives Bickley Award North Carolina Senate Approves Motorist Liability Coverage Measures North Carolina Lawmakers Consider Restricting Pickup Bed Riding Insurers Accuse Florida Regulators of Changing Rules in Mid-stream Florida-based Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Adds Nicholson West Virginia Suit Seeks Damages from Builder, Subcontractors West Virginia Disaster Aid Includes Hazard Mitigation Grants North Carolina Safety Group Opposes Lifting Truck Restrictions Alabama Judge Upholds Fraud Verdict against AstraZeneca, Trims Judgment Florida Free Wind Inspection Program Nears Goal Mississippi Plans Storm Evacuation Drill on Interstate 59 Authorities Launch Drunk Driving Crackdown on Georgia Roads Kentucky Study Explores Possible Causes of All Terrain Vehicle Accidents 10 West Virginia Counties Eligible for Federal Disaster 15 Alabama Families Displaced in Birmingham Apartment Fire Update: North Carolina Wildfire Costs Reach $4.9 Million North Carolina Mortgage Insurance Firm Triad Guaranty Cutting 100 Jobs Florida Citizens Insurance Board of Governors Chairman Retires Florida Supreme Court Declines Jurisdiction in Allstate Matter Judge Dismissed Mississippi Pastor’s $200M Countersuit in Sex Case Florida’s Citizens Secures $1.75 Billion for its High Risk Account Feds Cite Florida Chemical Plant in Fatal Blast South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty in Fires that Affected Several Homes Tennessee Implements Scrap Metal Theft Prevention Program Grand Jury in West Virginia Indicts Mercer County Man on Insurance Fraud Marines in North Carolina Investigating Fire Issues at Camp Lejeune West Virginia Highway Officials: Flood Repairs to Cost at Least $4.5M Nationwide Insurance to Consolidate in West Virginia North Carolina Couple Charged in Insurance Fraud Case Florida Association of Insurance Agents Names New Board Members Great American Insurance Group Adds Grey to Atlanta Office Tennessee Gov. Vetoes Williamson County Bill, Citing Safety Rules NIA Group Acquires Florida-based Taylor Financial Insurance Agency Update: Firefighters Pump Lake Water to Douse North Carolina Blaze Jury Selection Begins in Alabama for Trial of 70 Pharmaceutical Firms Kentucky Gov. Appoints Workers Claims Administrative Law Judges North Carolina Gov.’s 2nd Request for Federal Aid Hits Home Alabama Woman Charged with Killing Show Horse for Insurance Money Mississippi Couple’s Katrina Suit against USAA Goes to Trial Feds Open Loan Office for Mississippi Flood Victims In Yazoo County Mine safety Officials Issue Warning to East Kentucky Mine for Violations Salmonella Cases from Eating Raw Tomatoes Found in Florida, North Carolina Update: 2 Insurers to Pick up State Farm’s Non-renewals Florida Task Force Issues Final Report on Citizens’ Claims Handling North Carolina Holds its Largest Hurricane Evacuation Exercise Feds Propose $193K in Fines for Mississippi Manufacturer Hundreds of Trucks Taken off Georgia Roads for Safety Violations South Carolina Governor Nixes Sprinkler Bill 4 Men Face Katrina Fraud Charges in Mississippi Kentucky Woman Indicted for Fraud North Carolina Officials Arrest 2 on Suspicion of Conspiracy North Carolina Woman Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud Cameras Enhance Public Safety in Morgantown, West Virginia Olympus Insurance Decreases Homeowners Rates in Florida North Carolina Fire Grows by 10%, Homes Evacuated State Farm to Drop Coastal Policies, Raise Rates in Mississippi Fire Units Consolidation in Tennessee Could Reduce Insurance Cost Sanford Signs Safety Bill for South Carolina Bicyclists Mississippi Fire Marshal Warns of Potential Explosive Fire Hazard Judge: Families Can Seek Punitive Damages in Kentucky Plane Crash Georgia Officials Investigate 2 Fires at Nearby Stores South Carolina Insurance Department to hold Coastal Insurance Session Investigators Test Locomotive Involved in West Virginia Mine Fatality Tennessee Man Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Virginia Workers’ Comp Insurer AmCOMP Fights Excess Profits Charge in Florida South Carolina Medical Association Launches Medical Liability Company Miami Crane Accident Hurts Worker; Hotel Evacuated Florida Extends 1% Hurricane Surcharge Until 2014 Tennessee Bankruptcy Rate Continues to Lead Nation Mississippi Company Cited for Safety Violations, Faces Federal Fines Former Mississippi Risk Consultant to Repay $380,000 West Virginia Gov. Expands State of Emergency in Flood-affected Areas Officials in Georgia Town Investigating Suspected Arson Crews Continue to Battle Wildfire at Eastern North Carolina Refuge Possible Tornado Damages Dozens of Mobile Homes in Florida Union Wants Kentucky Plane Crash Investigation Reopened Federal Judge: Mississippi Attorney General Conspired with Trial Lawyer SafeAuto Adding New Contact Center in Central Kentucky Salvage Operations Commence after Barge Accident in Kentucky South Carolina Firm Adds Account Manager Authorities Say North Carolina Wildfire Could Burn for Months Inspectors Find Problems at Tennessee Nursing Homes 39 Homeowners Near North Carolina Wildfire Told to Evacuate South Carolina Senate Confirms New Public Safety Director Kentucky Governor Appoints Members to State Mining Board North Carolina ‘Click it or Ticket’ Yields 15,000 Restraint Violations Sentencing for Mississippi Attorneys Moved to June 27 Mississippi Attorney General Web Site to Track Fraudulent Contractors The Republic Group Brings Auto Insurance Rating Product to Mississippi Alabama Insurance Exec in Runoff for 5th Congressional District Seat Feds Say Several Problems Caused Florida Parking Garage Collapse North Carolina Senate Panel OKs Millions for University Campus Safety Wells Fargo Adds Brown to Professional Risk Group in Atlanta South Carolina Safety Department Conducts Hurricane Evacuation Drill Atlanta Insurer Increases Environmental Surety Bond Limits North Carolina Insurance Broker Adds Account Manager It’s Official: Insurance Conference Nixed at West Virginia Resort West Virginia Conducting Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz Florida Court Decides Asbestos Act Can’t Be Retroactively Applied Kentucky Residents Worried about Dangerous AA Highway Appeals Court to Hear Mississippi Nursing Home Case Kentucky Man to Pay Restitution for Cashing Deceased Father’s Checks South Carolina Department of Insurance Awards Safe Home Grants 2 Mississippi Municipalities Could Lose Fire Rebates Georgia Tornado Victims Get $600,000 in Federal Disaster Assistance South Carolina Insurance Broker Adds Commercial Lines Processor Florida-based First Guard Reduces Driver Error Claims By 25% 3 Homes, 800 Acres Burned in Southwest Florida Fire After 3-Year Lull, Mississippi, Alabama Gird for New Hurricane Season West Virginia Mining Accident Raises 2008 Death toll to 3 J. Smith Lanier Names New Managing Director in Tennessee Florida Regulator Issues Final Order in Hartford Rate Challenge Southeast News Archives
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