Yearly Archives: 2007

S.C. Sofa Store Fire

In June, fire swept through a Sofa Super Store furniture warehouse in Charleston, S.C., collapsing the building’s roof and claiming...

Change in Direction

George Dale faltered in his bid for an eighth term as Mississippi insurance commissioner. Dale had run as a Democrat...

Business Moves

OneBeacon, Southern Marine & Aviation OneBeacon Insurance Group announced an agreement with Houston-based Southern Marine & Aviation Inc. to represent...

Comp Loss

In 2006, South Carolina’s workers’ compensation premiums grew more than 18 percent and the state has ranked second in the...

Florida PIP Vacation

Florida drivers were given a short recess from having to buy their own personal injury protection coverage as the state...

Florida’s Gamble

It’s all about rates,” maintained Sam Miller, of the industry’s Florida Insurance Council. Florida lawmakers in January passed legislation they...

Pool Politics

Mississippi and South Carolina in particular grappled with coastal woes by working to make insurance from their state’s wind pools...

West Virginia Privatization

The move to privatize the state’s workers’ compensation fund and rebrand it as BrickStreet Mutual has received mostly positive reviews,...