Insurer Can Keep Using its Own Repair Contractor, Florida Appeals Court Finds December 21, 2021 By William Rabb For the fourth time this year, a Florida appeals court has decided in favor of People’s Trust Insurance Co., requiring...
Merrill Leaves CEO Spot at CoventBridge Investigations Firm December 20, 2021 The founder and head of CoventBridge Group, a major investigations firm for the insurance industry, will be stepping down as...
Fire Destroys Huge QVC Distribution Center in North Carolina December 20, 2021 What was described as a “massive” fire destroyed most of a sprawling QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina,...
Former Citizens President Cleared of Waterway Excavation Infraction December 20, 2021 The former president of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has been found not guilty by a federal jury after he...
Per-person Limits Apply, Not Per-accident in Deadly Crash, Carolina High Court Rules December 17, 2021 It’s not unusual for uninsured and underinsured motorist policies to carry per-person limits and per-accident limits. But in North Carolina,...
Business Moves: PointeNorth Acquires AIE; United to Sell Personal Lines December 17, 2021 PointeNorth Insurance Group, a regional agency, has acquired Alabama Insurance Exchange, based in Birmingham, the company said in a news...
OSHA Slams Dollar General for Repeat Safety Violations at Stores December 17, 2021 Dollar General, which began in Alabama and now has stores nationwide, has been fined $321,000 for repeated safety violations at...
Three Years From Loss, Not Denial, Appeals Court Holds in Carolina AOB Case December 17, 2021 In a property insurance claims dispute, the statute of limitations’ clock starts ticking on the date of the loss, not...
Injured Kentucky Candle Factory Workers File Suit Against Company December 17, 2021 Workers who were injured at a candle factory that was demolished by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, have filed suit...
North Carolina Workers’ Comp Attorney Disbarred After Keeping Settlement Money, Tax Issues December 16, 2021 A North Carolina workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney has agreed to close his practice after he was disbarred for settling a...