Move to End Georgia’s Direct-Action Lawsuits vs. Trucking Insurers Gaining Steam January 31, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports This year could be the year that Georgia joins most other states and repeals its direct-action law that has reportedly...
Murdaugh Denied New Trial After Judge Hears Jury-Tampering Claims January 31, 2024 By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his...
Expanding Bus Fleets Could Improve Risk, Safety for Schools, Kentucky Lawmakers Say January 31, 2024 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation allowing school districts to expand fleets transporting students to school and home was promoted Monday...
Kentucky House Endorses Paid Family Leave Insurance Bill January 31, 2024 By Bruce Schreiner FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation portrayed as a market-driven, voluntary approach to expand access to paid family leave in Kentucky...
Florida Bills Would Let Surplus Lines Do Takeouts and Require More Data Reporting January 31, 2024 By William Rabb A key Florida Senate committee this week advanced a bill that would allow surplus lines carriers to take over coverage...
Latin American Agents Offer Membership to USF Insurance Students January 30, 2024 The Latin American Association of Insurance Agents has teamed up with the University of South Florida to expand awareness of...
Mississippi Lawmakers Approve Incentives for 2 Large Amazon Data Centers January 30, 2024 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers met in special session last week and quickly approved job training money and other...
Former Prominent Georgia Labor Lawyer Who Shot Wife Sentenced to 8 Years January 30, 2024 ATLANTA (AP) — A once-prominent labor and employment attorney who fatally shot his wife in 2016 as they rode in...
Three in Miami Charged with Workers’ Comp Payroll Fraud January 30, 2024 Three Miami-area construction labor suppliers have been charged with underreporting payroll and shorting their workers’ compensation insurers more than $220,000...
COVID Liability Immunity Includes Slips and Falls at Hospital – Alabama High Court January 29, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports When the COVID-19 virus spread across the country three years ago, dozens of state legislatures approved statutes that granted health...