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...
Insurance Groups Pushing Hard for Georgia Tort Reform as State Liability Costs Soar February 6, 2025 Georgia’s governor has asked state lawmakers for $175 million to cover the growing costs of liability claims against state agencies...
North Carolina Insurance Chief Reports Arrests in Deer, Storm Claims February 6, 2025 A Charlotte man has been arrested on a felony charge of insurance fraud for allegedly falsely claiming to an insurer...
NC Rate Bureau Wants 23% Hike in Auto Insurance Rates February 6, 2025 The North Carolina Rate Bureau, basing its filing on input from insurers in the state, has requested a 22.6% average...
NC Governor Tests Lawmakers With Hurricane Helene Recovery Funding Request February 5, 2025 By Gary Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein asked state legislators Monday to roughly double their spending so far...
DeSantis’ Budget Would Triple Funding for Wind Mitigation Grant Program February 5, 2025 Florida’s 2025-2026 state budget, as proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, would provide some $600 million for home and condominium hardening...