Georgia Insurance Regulator Faces 38 Count Indictment for Defrauding Insurer; Claims Innocence May 14, 2019 By Amy O'Connor A federal grand jury has indicted Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck on 38 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and...
Tornado Causes Minor Damage Near Tennessee-Alabama State Line May 14, 2019 Officials say a tornado caused minor damage when it touched down near the Tennessee-Alabama state line. The National Weather Service...
Lenders Scolded for Climate Ignorance in ‘Insane’ Florida Deals May 14, 2019 By Danielle Moran, Katia Porzecanski and Eric Roston Hurricane Michael killed seven people and caused more than $6 billion in damage in Florida in October, a toll compounded...
Tennessee Insurance Head McPeak Steps Down; Lawrence Tapped as Interim Chief May 14, 2019 After eight years as the head of the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI), Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak is...
Freight Train Derails in Mississippi, No Injuries Reported May 13, 2019 Floodwaters in southern Mississippi may have contributed to the derailment of a freight train near Lumberton. Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Rachel...
South Carolina Passes Ridesharing Safety Bill Prompted by College Student’s Murder May 13, 2019 Legislators passed a ridesharing safety act that requires those services to display their license plate numbers on the front of...
Florida Passes ‘Catch All’ Insurance Bill Impacting Surplus Lines, Catastrophe Fund May 13, 2019 By Amy O'Connor A Florida bill that the insurance industry says will help modernize the state’s surplus lines system, as well as impact...
North Carolina-Based Curi Appoints PartnerRe’s Farrelly as SVP of Underwriting May 13, 2019 Curi, a provider of medical malpractice products and services for physicians, has appointed Sean Farrelly as its new senior vice...
Alabama Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill May 10, 2019 The Alabama Senate has approved a bill authorizing the use of medical marijuana for some medical conditions. Senators swiftly approved...
Miami Bridge Cracks Were Growing ‘Daily’ Before Deadly Collapse: Records May 10, 2019 By Brendan Farrington Just hours before a pedestrian bridge collapsed and killed six people at a Miami university, engineers confirmed that cracks in...