Southeast News
News for December 2008
December 31, 2008
December 30, 2008
- Inspector Shortage Hampers West Virginia Coal Mine Safety Effort
- Kentucky Police Use Computer Program to Track Stolen Property
December 29, 2008
- Group Urges Tennessee Residents to Avoid Ash from Coal Plant
- North Carolina Auto Insurance Rate Hike In Escrow Until Court Rules
- Massey Energy to Pay $4.2 Million in 2006 Fatal West Virginia Fire
December 23, 2008
- North Carolina Insurance Agent Arrested on Embezzlement Charges
- Group Tackles Hurricane Products That Don't Meet Florida Code
December 22, 2008
- Former NASCAR Inspector Pleased with $225 Million Bias Settlement
- U.S. Safety Agency Wants Coal Mines to Develop Communications Plan
December 19, 2008
- West Virginia High Court: Insurer Not Liable in Underage Drinking Case
- A.M. Best Restores Ratings of Insurers Tied to Florida Hurricane Fund
- BB&T to Acquire Florida's J. Rolfe Davis Insurance
December 18, 2008
- North Carolina Agrees to 4% Home Insurance Rate Hike
- Florida High Court Nixes Business Liability Waivers Affecting Children
- Mississippi Approves Alfa Auto Insurance Rate Decrease
- South Carolina Coastal Residents Feel Effects of Mini-Earthquake
- Alabama Small Businesses Providing Health Insurance Get Tax Break
- Summit Releases Online Workers Compensation Tool for Southeast
- XL Insurance Adds Atlanta Office Staffed by Jones, Holmes, Lynch
December 17, 2008
December 16, 2008
- Florida Hears 18.6% Workers Comp Rate Hike Bid Today
- Kentucky Man, Already in Prison, Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
December 15, 2008
- SEC Investigating Florida's Citizens Over Bid Placements
- State Farm Loses Second Bid for 47% Rate Hike in Florida
- Florida Supreme Court Won't Review 'Inherently Dangerous' Product Case
- Appalachian Underwriters Opens Florida Office; Hires Gordon, Rupp
December 12, 2008
- Mississippi Katrina Suit Challenges Funds for Port Instead of Homes
- Leniency Asked for Mississippi Lawyer Caught in Scruggs Conspiracy
- 90 Year Old Driving Instructor in North Carolina Holds Last Class
December 11, 2008
- As Domestic Insurers Multiply, Industry Applauds Florida's Licensing
- Several Mississippi Counties Hit by Tornadoes
- South Carolina Better Prepared for Disaster; Lags Only on Liability Issue
December 10, 2008
- Insurers Seek Cut in Florida Hurricane Fund Charges to Reflect Reality
- Encompass Insurance Stops Writing North Carolina Home Insurance
- FEMA to Close Last Katrina Mobile Home Site in Mississippi
December 9, 2008
- Florida Approves New Homeowners, Inland Marine, Excess Flood Insurer
- Georgia: No Single Formula for Insurers Handling Diminished Value Claims
- Truck Drivers Teach West Virginia Teens About Road Safety
- North Carolina Blue Cross Drops Co-Pays to Encourage Generic Drugs
- State Insurance Regulators Honor North Carolina's Long
- Florida Insurance Office Earns Accreditation Renewal
December 8, 2008
- Tennessee Motel Sued for $100M in Death of Alabama Woman
- Kentucky County's Insurer Pays $2.1 Million to Settle Crash Suit
- Florida Renters Without Insurance Struggle to Recover from Fires
- Florida Commissioner McCarty Elected Officer by Fellow Regulators
December 5, 2008
- North Carolina Insurers Seeks 19.5% Statewide Home Insurance Rate Hike
- West Virginia Judiciary Nixes Switching to Nonpartisan Elections
- Florida Municipal Trust Adds 20 Members
December 4, 2008
- Florida Woman's Lawsuit Against Tobacco Company Goes to Trial
- Alabama Police Fear 2 Sought for Insurance Agency Fraud Have Fled
December 3, 2008
- Insurers Urge Surcharges, Reforms to Fix North Carolina Beach Plan
Mississippi Insurance Chief Chaney Reports Progress in Rebuilding Markets- U.S. Supreme Court Stays Out of West Virginia Damages Case
- North Carolina Security Firm in Anti-Piracy Meetings in London
December 2, 2008
- West Virginia Mulls Switch to 'Nonpartisan' Judge Elections
- Georgia to Pay $1 Million to Settle Hospital Death Claim
December 1, 2008
- New North Carolina Insurance Chief Agrees Beach Plan Needs Help
- Duke University Sues Insurer Over Lacrosse Controversy Claims
- South Carolina Sees Slight Drop in Workers Compensation Costs
- Mississippi University Opens Natural Disaster Study Center
- MetLife Auto & Home Expands North Carolina Homeowner Product
- Quaker Special Risk Expands with New Southeast Office in Georgia