Georgia Construction Company Must Remain Defendant in Wetlands Suit, Court Finds July 5, 2022 By William Rabb A federal court in Georgia has refused to dismiss a construction company from a lawsuit over wetlands violations, even though...
Gone with the Flo: Progressive Stops Writing DP-3 Policies in Florida July 1, 2022 By William Rabb Eight months after it stopped renewing homeowners and rental property policies in Florida, Progressive Insurance announced it will now stop...
Court Orders New Trial for Insurance Exec Convicted of Bribing NC Commissioner June 30, 2022 By William Rabb It may seem a minor point to some, but it’s fundamental to the American system of justice, advocates said: It’s...
Starting July 1, Sea-Level Rise Studies Required for Florida Gov’t Coastal Structures June 29, 2022 By William Rabb Starting Friday, July 1, state and local governments will have to conduct a sea-level impact study if they build anything...
Court Ruling Provides Ammo for Insurers in Florida AOB Cases June 29, 2022 By William Rabb Florida insurers may have another weapon in the war over assignments of benefits in insurance claims, thanks to an appeals...
After Halting New Business in Florida, Bankers Faults Reinsurers’ Excessive Price Hikes June 27, 2022 By William Rabb Two more Florida property insurers have stopped accepting new business in the state. One of them blamed it partly on...
‘Well-to-Do’ Investment Firm Head Charged in $300,000 South Florida Insurance Fraud June 23, 2022 By William Rabb The head of a small, South Florida investment firm has been charged with insurance fraud after he submitted a $300,000...
Alabama Counties’ Insurance Fund Not Liable for its Own Actions in Deadly Dock Fire June 23, 2022 By William Rabb Insurers and government self-insurance pools should be breathing a sigh of relief after the Alabama Supreme Court absolved a county...
Florida CFO Steps in, Urges Court to Uphold PTSD Benefits for Firefighter June 22, 2022 By William Rabb Florida’s chief financial officer has stepped into the middle of a firefighters’ workers’ compensation appeal on a mental stress claim,...
Miss. Supreme Court Counts Unproven Comp Benefits in Legal Malpractice Claim June 21, 2022 By William Rabb The question for the Mississippi Supreme Court was whether the amount of damages due an injured employee for her attorney’s...