Southeast News
News for February 2009
February 27, 2009
- U.S. Pays $100M to Florida Cold War Workers with Occupation Illnesses
- Kentucky's Damages From January Ice Storm Top $185 Million
- Alabamians Urged to Review Weather Safety Rules as Spring Nears
February 26, 2009
- Florida Citizens' Board Member With Ties to Sansom Resigns
- Alabama House Votes to Add Restrictions to Young Drivers
February 25, 2009
- North Carolina Insurance Chief Warns Against Coastal Rate Freeze
- Estimate of Damage From Georgia Tornadoes Upped to $35 Million
February 24, 2009
- Kentucky Considers Forcing Drunk Drivers to Install Ignition Devices
- Tennessee Lawmaker Claims Blog Falls Under Legislative Immunity
- Alabama House Votes to Ban Texting While Driving
- Florida Insurance Requirement One of Many Issues for Midwives
- $160 Million West Virginia Flood Control Project Nears Approval
February 23, 2009
- Returning Florida Lawmakers' Agenda Includes Property Insurance Woes
- Atlanta Fire Department Faces Insurance Rating Amid Budget Cuts
- South Carolina Man Who Slayed Family for Insurance Money Executed
- Henricks Joins AmWINS Brokerage in Florida
February 20, 2009
- Immigrants' Advocate Protests South Carolina Workers' Comp Limits
- Federal Jury Finds Former Alabama Insurance Exec Goff Guilty
- Northern Capital Looking to Write State Farm Florida Insureds
February 19, 2009
- Florida Jury Awards $8 Million in Tobacco Lawsuit
- South Carolina Jury Awards $4M to Parents of Child with Brain Injury
- Judges: Jury Should Hear Florida Carbon Monoxide Suit
- Lawmakers Propose Reining in West Virginia Insurance Agency
February 18, 2009
- Florida's Peninsula Insurance Ready to Write State Farm Policies
- 5 Insurers Asked to Testify at Florida Hearing on Credit Scoring Today
- Former 'Winston' Pitchman's Among 8,000 Tobacco Trials in Florida
- South Carolina Celebrates Licensing 200 Captive Insurers Since 2000
- Report Criticizes Charleston Fire Department Over Furniture Store Fire
February 17, 2009
- Widow's Trial Victory in Florida a Setback for Tobacco Industry
- Mississippi Bill Requires Expert Opinion at Filing of Negligence Suit
- Alabama Jury Deliberates Fate of Former Insurance Exec Goff
February 13, 2009
- Florida Rejects State Farm Withdrawal Plan; Requires Major Conditions on Citizens, Agents
- Kentucky Ice Storm Death Toll at 35; Early Losses at $130 Million
- Georgia Senate Panel Advances Food Safety Measure
- North Carolina Construction Worker Wins Case Over Hostile Workplace
- Ex-Georgia Pastor, Son Face Arson, Insurance Fraud Charges
February 12, 2009
February 11, 2009
- Florida Approves 6.4% Workers' Compensation Insurance Rate Hike
- Earthquake Training Became Blueprint for Kentucky Ice Storm Recovery
- Georgia Senate Panel Considers Changes to Food Safety Rules
- North Carolina House Weighs Ban on Text Messaging by Drivers
February 10, 2009
February 9, 2009
- North Carolina Auto Insurance Companies Seek 1.4% Hike
- Scruggs to Appear in Court Next Week
- accident fund sc agency
February 6, 2009
- Families' Lawsuit Blames Florida Hospital Mold for Kids' Deaths
- FEMA Director Visits Kentucky Area Still Recovering From Ice Storm
- Florida Home-Grown Insurer Says It's Ready for 30,000 State Farm Policies
February 5, 2009
- Florida Lawmakers Question State Farm on Why It's Leaving
- North Carolina Leaders Recall Former Insurance Commissioner Long
- Two Florida Insurance Scam Artists Lose Mail Fraud Appeal
February 4, 2009
- State Farm Rejects Call to Let Florida Agents Represent Other Insurers
- Kentucky Governor to Seek Major Disaster Aid Due to Ice Storm
- FEMA Under Scrutiny for Ice Storm Response in Kentucky
February 3, 2009
- North Carolina Agent Arrested on Embezzlement Charges
- Wills/HRH Executive McCurry Joins Georgia's Seacrest Partners
- Former North Carolina Commissioner Long Dies
February 2, 2009