Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site November 3, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct...
South Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums November 2, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A south Florida insurance agent has been charged with absconding with more than $130,000 in premiums, leaving property owners uninsured...
Contributory Doesn’t Nix Subsequent Negligence, Alabama Court Says in UM Case October 24, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Alabama Supreme Court has handed down two decisions that could have an impact on uninsured motorist claim payouts and...
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Sentenced Reduced, Due to Guidelines October 17, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A federal judge has trimmed nine months off former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck’s prison sentence for embezzlement, not because...
Slide Assumes 86,000 Farmers Policies in Florida, Offers Appointments to Agents October 16, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Tampa-based Slide Insurance, which has made a practice of assuming Florida policies from other insurers in the last two years,...
Florida Supreme Court Declines to Rehear Med Mal Case that Changed Rule on Experts October 13, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to rehear a medical malpractice case that has made it easier for insurers...
Despite Reform Laws, Florida Premiums Won’t Drop, Karen Clark & Co. Says October 11, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports State laws adopted in 2022 and 2023 may have stemmed excessive claims litigation in Florida, helping to stabilize the distressed...
DFS: Florida Claims Adjuster Arrested in $11M Scheme that Sent Checks to Conspirators September 29, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Additional arrests are expected after a 41-year-old south Florida claims adjuster was charged this week in an elaborate scheme that...
South Florida Public Adjusters Charged with Forging Documents, Defrauding Citizens September 27, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida authorities have arrested four Miami people, including two licensed public adjusters, on charges that they forged an elderly homeowner’s...
AM Best Tweaks State Farm Outlook to Negative After Weather, Regulatory Issues September 25, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The AM Best financial rating firm has downgraded its outlook for multiple State Farm insurance companies due to weather losses...