Southeast News
News for October 2008
October 31, 2008
- $7.5 Million Settlement Offered in North Carolina Plant Fire
- Legal Experts in Kentucky Mull Reopening Deadly 1977 Fire
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Deploys Guidewire ClaimCenter
- Mississippi to Get $2 Million in Disaster Funds
October 30, 2008
- Florida Approves Another Rate Decrease for Workers' Comp
- Exposure to Florida Catastrophe Fund Triggers A.M. Best Review
- Alabama Governor Offers Reward in Jasper Arson
- Florida Insurance Fraud Case Lands Attorney in Prison
- Feds to Close Mississippi Disaster Office
- Florida-based AmCOMP Gets Approval to Merge with Employers
- West Virginia Receives $3.1 Million for Disaster Relief
October 29, 2008
- AIG Settles North Carolina Injury Case for $18 Million
- Tennessee's Appalachian Underwriters Acquires Business Insurance Center
- Atlanta Business Magazine Ranks Ebix in Top 10
- North Carolina Independent Agents Announce 2008 Award Recipients
October 28, 2008
- Motorcycle Fatalities Rising in Mississippi
- Tennessee Underwriter Forms Commercial Brokerage in Florida
- West Virginia-based BrickStreet Launches Out-of-State Coverage
- Florida Insurance Commissioner Names Legislative Affairs Director
- West Virginia-based BrickStreet Policyholders Elect New Directors
October 27, 2008
- Mississippi High Court Upholds Verdict in Hospice Death
- Officials in Mississippi City to Research Allowing Golf Carts on Streets
- University to Name Football Field House for Alabama Insurance Executive
October 24, 2008
- Florida Supreme Court Overturns Workers' Comp Attorney Fee Limits
- Feds Fine West Virginia Coal Operation $763K over Dust Hazard
- Cinders to Help Keep West Virginia Roads Safe
October 23, 2008
- Alabama Revenue Chief Seeks End to Crisis on Coast
- New South Carolina Lab will Test Full-size Homes in Wind, Hail
- Erstine to Lead Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina
- North Carolina Independent Agents Elect Directors
October 22, 2008
- Update: Georgia Insurer, Association Resolve Proxy Dispute
- Group Asks Kentucky Governor to Reopen Fire Probe
October 21, 2008
- Insurers' Study Warns on North Carolina Beach Plan Deficit
- Florida-based First Guard Insurance Offers Truck Towing Coverage
- Florida-based United Insurance Holdings Corp. Changes Ticker Symbol
- North Carolina-based TriSure Grows, Expands Office Space
October 20, 2008
- Authorities Investigating South Carolina Home Fires as Arson
- Southern Drought Creeping Northward to West Virginia
- Update: Alabama School Bus Seat Belt Study Hits Bumps
- South Carolina Residents Sentenced in Workers' Comp Scam
- Markel Corp. Appoints President of Southeast Region
October 17, 2008
- Florida-based Homeowners Choice Assumes 45,000 Citizens Policies
- Atlanta-based Digital Insurance Adds New Leaders
- North Carolina Emergency Management Achieves Accreditation
October 16, 2008
- A.M. Best, Insurers Concerned over Florida's Catastrophe Fund Capabilities
- Florida Regulator Orders Further Reduction in Workers' Comp Rates
- Alabama-based ProAssurance Expands Legal Professional Liability Business
- Florida Agents Group Hosting Agency Perpetuation Clinics
October 15, 2008
- North Carolina Insurance Investigators Thwart Alleged Auto Accident Ring
- Tennessee-based Unum Bridges Language Gaps in Employee Benefits
- Nationwide Insurance Expands in Tennessee
- Former Georgia Insurance Exec, Regents Chairman Files for Bankruptcy
October 14, 2008
- 7 Miners Injured in West Virginia when Vehicle Derails, Crashes
- West Virginia Residents Asked to Shelter after Ammonia Leak
- Georgia Drought Persists Despite Rains from Hurricanes
October 13, 2008
- $90 Million Lawsuit Filed in Tennessee Fire that Killed 7
- Dallas-Based Apex Global Expands Aviation Division into South Carolina
- Florida-based Brown & Brown Acquires Al Phillips Insurance Agency
- West Virginia-based BrickStreet Launches Out-of-State Coverage
- North Carolina's TriSure Adds Sokolowski as Partner
October 10, 2008
- 1 Person Killed in West Virginia Mine
- Insurer: Odds of Deer-vehicle Crashes Highest in West Virginia
- Florida Heeds Survey: Rising Energy Costs Could Increase Home Fires
- New Leaders Join Professional Insurance Agents of Florida
- Atlanta-based Engle Martin & Associates Names Director of Sales
- Florida-based XN Holdings Introduces Robert Zobel
October 9, 2008
- West Virginia Bar, Driver Ordered to Pay $400,000 in Damages
- Feds Laud Firefighters in North Carolina Chemical Fire
- Ike Cleanup in Kentucky will Last into Next Year
- Florida Hearing Set for Cincinnati Insurance Rate Increase
- Florida-based Harden & Associates Hires New Account Managers
October 8, 2008
- West Virginia Insurance Commission Employee Info on Stolen Laptop
- Update: Mississippi Firm, Workers Spar in Court over Injuries
- Motorcycle Safety Event Planned at West Virginia Bridge Day
- Florida Web Site to Help Teen Drivers
October 7, 2008
- Mississippi Insurance Agent Claims Sentence too Harsh
- Kentucky Employers' Mutual Lowers Workers' Comp Rates
- Alabama-based ProAssurance Unveils New Brand Initiative, Realignment
October 6, 2008
- West Virginia Eyes Suing Wall St. Firms over State Losses
- Atlanta-based IVOX and ISO Align to Develop Products for Driver Safety
- Atlanta Based AssuranceAmerica Makes Organizational Changes
October 5, 2008
October 3, 2008
- Federal Report Finds Violations at Most Georgia Nursing Homes
- Crack Found in Kentucky Bridge, Eastbound Truck Traffic Halted
- Alabama Judge Stops 2-year System Employee Plan
- Florida's State-backed Insurer Backs off Plan for New Office
- Florida-based United Insurance Holdings Completes Share Repurchase
October 2, 2008
- 'Green' Homeowners Insurance Available in Georgia
- Florida-based Main Street America Acquires Great Lakes Casualty
October 1, 2008
- Insurers Weigh-in on North Carolina Committee's Beach Plan Analysis
- Kentucky Regulator Takes Action against Global Healing Society
- North Carolina Insurance Department Hosts International Burn Conference
- Southwest Risk Expands into Florida and Carolinas
- Tennessee-based Unum Names Bishop Executive VP and General Counsel