Florida Tax Watch Calls for Renewed Tax Breaks for Home Hardening Efforts July 12, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida Tax Watch, a nonprofit government watchdog in operation for 45 years, is urging state lawmakers to expand wind-mitigation tax...
Oxendine Asks Judge to Go Easy on Sentencing. Former Commissioners Weigh In July 10, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Federal prosecutors want former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve 44 months in prison and pay $700,000 in restitution...
Three Charged With Helping Agents Cheat on Florida Insurance License Exams June 28, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Three Miami people, two of them licensed insurance agents, have been charged with operating an unauthorized insurance agent licensing school...
Paper Links Social Learning and Flood Insurance Uptake June 11, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Short but severe flooding that followed hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017 triggered a nationwide increase in flood insurance take-up...
Increased NFIP Discounts Coming to East Baton Rouge June 4, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports In Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish residents and business owners will be eligible for an increased discount on their flood...
Kansas Storm Claims Total $442 Million for 2023 June 3, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Kansas storm claims totaled nearly half a billion dollars in 2023. According to numbers shared by the state’s department of...
Wisconsin Average Indemnity Benefit Up, Disability Duration Still Short: WCRI May 30, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Wisconsin’s average indemnity benefit per claim grew nearly 10% in 2022, fueled by large growth in the average duration of...
Popular SC Country Music Venue Shuts Down Due to Liquor Liability Insurance Costs May 16, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A popular country music venue in Greenville, South Carolina, has closed its doors after almost 30 years, citing the cost...
Lindberg Convicted in Second Trial on Attempting to Bribe NC Insurance Commissioner May 16, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Greg Lindberg, who once controlled two life insurance companies, a reinsurance company and multiple...
NC Agent, Missouri Lawyers Convicted in $4M Tax Shelter, Insurance Scheme April 26, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A federal jury on Thursday found a North Carolina insurance agent and two Missouri lawyers guilty on all counts in...