Whitewater Rafting Businesses Face Uncertain Future After Hurricane Helene February 12, 2025 By Travis Loller ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick...
Florida CFO Appoints Former Lawmaker, Car Dealer Attorney to Citizens’ Board February 11, 2025 Florida’s chief financial officer has named a Pensacola lawyer and businessman to the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors....
Battery Firm Pulls Plug on $2.6 Billion Plant in Georgia February 11, 2025 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — A clean energy company is abandoning a plan to build a giant electric battery factory in Atlanta’s...
Smart Choice Agency Network Reports Record Growth in 2024 February 11, 2025 Smart Choice, a North Carolina-based firm that works with independent agencies, reported record growth, with more than 1,450 agencies joining...
Tornadoes Kill 2, Injure 3 in East Tennessee, With Flooding in WV, Kentucky February 10, 2025 WARTBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Two tornadoes moved through eastern Tennessee, leaving a mother and daughter dead and injuring three other...
NCDOI Fines UnitedHealthcare $3.4 Million Over Balance Billing of Insureds February 10, 2025 By William Rabb UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina has agreed to pay a $3.4 million fine and take action to improve claims handling and...
Florida OIR Approves Smaller Average Rate Increases for Citizens This Year February 10, 2025 By William Rabb Just as many Florida property insurers had hoped to see a boost to the private market with a maximum rate...
North Carolina Lawmakers Pitch Much Smaller Helene Recovery Package February 7, 2025 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican lawmakers this week unveiled their initial attempt this year to provide recovery funding...
Ahoy! Expands Boat Insurance to Boat-Filled Florida Market February 7, 2025 Ahoy! Insurance, calling itself an insurance company built by boaters for boaters, has expanded into Florida, one of the world’s...
In Wake of Mass Shootings, Alabama Lawmakers Eye Ban on Glock Switches February 7, 2025 By Kim Chandler MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After a violent year marked by multiple mass shootings in Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and...