Florida Property Insurers Largely Avoid Downgrades, For Now: Demotech March 17, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Ratings company Demotech is holding off on issuing large-scale ratings downgrades of Florida property insurers for now, after a number...
Lighthouse Property President White Acquires Equity Stake in Prepared Holdings March 17, 2017 Current Chairman and President of Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp., Patrick L. White, has acquired an 89 percent ownership stake in...
West Virginia Overdose Deaths Up 13% in 2016 March 17, 2017 Fatal drug overdoses in West Virginia continued to rise last year and its overdose death rate still far outpaces any...
Mississippi Gov. Nominates Rep. Formby to State Workers Comp Commission March 17, 2017 By Emily Wagster Pettus Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is nominating a longtime Republican lawmaker to the three-member Workers Compensation Commission. Rep. Mark Formby of...
Dolly Parton Fund Aids 921 Tennessee Wildfire Victims March 16, 2017 Dolly Parton’s My People Fund has issued monthly checks to 921 people who lost their homes in deadly wildfires that...
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Reducing State Coal Mine Inspections March 16, 2017 Kentucky lawmakers have agreed to loosen inspection requirements for underground coal mines. The Kentucky Senate gave final approval to House...
Florida Resident Sues Mining Company Over Contaminated Land Under Homes March 16, 2017 A central Florida man is suing a mining company that he says built homes over former phosphate mines and didn’t...
Kentucky Passes Bill to End Shock Probation in Fatal DUI Crashes March 15, 2017 A bill aimed at eliminating the option of shock probation for people convicted in fatal drunken driving crashes has cleared...
Florida Insurance Agency Employee Accused of Stealing $1M From Employer March 15, 2017 A Florida insurance agency employee was arrested following an alleged scheme that officials claim bilked her Ft. Lauderdale-based employer out...
Chubb Off the Hook for Legal Fees in Dispute With Mississippi Hospital System March 15, 2017 Singing River Health System in Mississippi has lost its case in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals against an insurance...