From the Plaintiffs’ View: Unintended Consequences of SB 426 on Georgia Insurance August 6, 2024 By Ted Spaulding For decades, Georgia’s insurance industry has sought to eliminate the long-standing provision allowing trucking-accident plaintiffs to sue insurance companies directly....
Push for Flood Mitigation Draws Concerns Over Impact in Mississippi and Louisiana August 5, 2024 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 —...
Authorities Investigating After Worker Killed at Tampa Airport by Falling Equipment August 5, 2024 A worker who was fatally injured at Tampa International Airport last week was struck by a piece of heavy equipment...
Deputy ID’d in Florida Shooting That Killed One, Injured 2 Other Officers August 5, 2024 Authorities have released the name of a Florida sheriff’s deputy killed in what officials called an ambush shooting that wounded...
Hurricane Slams Florida After Gaining Fury in Warm Waters August 5, 2024 Hurricane Debby slammed into Florida southeast of Tallahassee as a Category 1 storm after intensifying over warm waters, the latest...
Insurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian, Florida Lawsuit Says August 5, 2024 By William Rabb Just as another hurricane hit Florida, the child of a central Florida woman is litigating a claim from a previous...
Miami’s ‘Impossible’ Traffic Mess Shows Strains of Booming South August 2, 2024 By Skylar Woodhouse Former reality TV star Fredrik Eklund zips up and down Miami in a lilac Rolls-Royce with a turquoise interior, hunting...
Tropical System Could Bring Heavy Rains, Flooding to Parts of Florida August 2, 2024 The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a tropical wave that could strengthen over the weekend, bringing heavy...
Ryan Specialty Builds with US Assure, a Builder’s Risk Specialist, in Jacksonville August 2, 2024 Ryan Specialty, a publicly traded provider of specialty products for insurance agents, brokers and carriers, has agreed to buy US...
J&J MGA Acquires Georgia-Based Strickland General Agency August 2, 2024 Johnson & Johnson, a managing general agency working in 48 states, has acquired Strickland General Agency in Suwanee, Georgia, J&J...