Downward Spiral: Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement After Lawsuits August 16, 2024 By William Rabb Florida authorities have arrested a well-known southwest Florida insurance agent, charging him with larceny and embezzlement of premiums. Reid McDaniel,...
Client Mix-up Leads to Lawsuits, Bar Complaint Against Mississippi Comp Lawyer August 16, 2024 By William Rabb What’s in a name? Thousands of dollars, a lost job, denied insurance coverage and the possibility of a suspended law...
UNC Launches Risk Management Institute with IAP’s Ursano Chair of Advisory Board August 15, 2024 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced it is launching an Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation,...
Karen Clark Puts Insured Losses from Debby at $1.4 Billion August 15, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Hurricane Debby caused almost $1.4 billion in privately insured losses as it moved across the East Coast this month. That’s...
Can a Streaming Service Agreement Require Arbitration in a Food Allergy Death? August 15, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida property insurers considering the expanded use of binding arbitration to settle claims disputes may want to ponder a recent...
Georgia Investment Manager Charged with Siphoning $6M from GEICO August 14, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A Georgia grand jury has indicted an investment manager, charging that he diverted almost $6 million from GEICO Insurance for...
Health Systems Increasingly Targets of Cyberattacks But They Can be Ready August 14, 2024 By William Rabb Just as a Southeastern U.S. blood center tries to recover from another cyberattack on a health system, others who have...
West Virginia Governor Touts 20th-Straight Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease August 13, 2024 The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 9.1% decrease in workers’ compensation loss cost projections for the West...
First Street Finds Most Debby-Damaged Homes Outside Flood Zone, Without Coverage August 13, 2024 More than three-fourths of properties flooded by Hurricane Debby last week were outside a designated flood hazard area and were...
Employer’s Clinic May Not be Protected by Workers’ Comp Remedy, SC Court Says August 13, 2024 By William Rabb The South Carolina Court of Appeals has signaled that employers who offer on-site health clinics may not be immune from...