Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Say Don’t Count on Changes December 1, 2021 By William Rabb When CVS Pharmacies, just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company,...
OSHA Fines Georgia Grading Contractor $20,480 After Worker’s Death November 30, 2021 If federal workplace safety requirements had been followed, a 24-year-old Georgia worker would not have been killed in a front-end...
Tennessee Approves 5.6% Cut in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs; COVID Impact Uncertain November 30, 2021 The Tennessee commissioner of commerce and insurance has ratified a 5.6% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for voluntary market...
McGriff Names Two to National Positions November 30, 2021 Charlotte-based Insurance broker McGriff, a subsidiary of Truist Holdings, announced the promotion of two long-time officers. Crystal Sanderson, now senior...
Georgia, North Carolina Move to Beef up Benefits for First Responders November 30, 2021 Two Southern states have taken steps to provide improved benefits for first responders who suffer from mental conditions and from...
Florida Bill Would Extend COVID Liability Protection for Health Workers November 29, 2021 A Florida Senate committee has drafted a bill that would extend health care providers’ COVID-19 liability protection for another 14...
Universal Raises $100M for Future Growth November 29, 2021 Universal Holdings, parent company of Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Florida’s largest private P&C carrier, announced it had placed...
Openly Moves into Alabama November 29, 2021 Openly, a homeowners’ insurance platform, announced it has expanded into Alabama, its eighth new state in 2021. Openly, which lets...
Alabama DOI Relaxing Rate Filing Requirements on Flood Insurance November 29, 2021 In an effort to increase the number of flood insurance policies in the state, the Alabama Department of Insurance is...
Florida Appeals Court Dismisses Lawyer’s Complaint Against CFO in Rubin Saga November 29, 2021 By William Rabb Florida’s top financial and insurance regulator may have landed in the middle of a political mess, but he and other...