North Carolina City Settles Female Firefighter’s Discrimination Lawsuit April 14, 2022 Officials in a North Carolina city have settled a federal discrimination lawsuit with a former female firefighter who said she...
Carolina Supreme Court Says Insurers Owe in Aging Fertilizer Pollution Case April 14, 2022 By Jim Sams The carriers that insured a Charleston fertilizer plant more than 30 years ago are liable for contamination at the site...
Lighthouse in Rehab in Louisiana But Could Trigger Another Assessment in Florida April 14, 2022 Because Lighthouse Property Insurance Co. is domiciled in Louisiana, Florida’s insurance regulators probably won’t put the troubled company through the...
This Year’s Hurricane Season Likely to Be Wetter, Just Like 2020, Study Finds April 13, 2022 Climate change made the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season noticeably wetter, and it will likely make this season rainier, too, scientists...
Florida Man Charged With Unlicensed Adjusting, Promising Free Roofs April 13, 2022 By William Rabb In another case involving the notorious Strems Law Firm, a Florida man has been charged with operating as an unlicensed...
Florida Senator Trying to Force Special Session with Support from Rank and File April 13, 2022 Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes is not waiting for legislative leaders or the governor to call a special session to...
Proposed Miami Condo Rules Wouldn’t Prevent Another Collapse, Engineers Say April 13, 2022 A month after Florida lawmakers failed to require more frequent and more thorough inspections of aging condominium buildings, Miami-Dade County...
South Carolina DOI Director Ray Farmer Retires after Half-Century in the Insurance Arena April 13, 2022 Ray Farmer would probably never be accused of being a “caretaker” government official or a mere bureaucrat. “He’s accomplished a...
Louisiana Places Lighthouse Into Receivership; No Word Yet on Florida’s Plans April 12, 2022 Weeks after Lighthouse Property Insurance announced it would stop writing new business in Florida, the insurer has been placed into...
People: Palomar Expands; Alabama DOI Adds Examiner April 12, 2022 Palomar Expands with New Faces in Transportation, Cosmetic Surgery Insurance Palomar Insurance Corp., based in Montgomery, Alabama, has moved into...