Special Report: Execs Warn of Impending Florida Market Crisis Over Water Loss Claims May 3, 2016 By Amy O'Connor Abuse of assignment of benefits (AOB) from water loss claims has become a full-blown Florida insurance crisis that will mean...
Homes on Mississippi Coast Hit by Flooding May 2, 2016 The mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi, has declared a state of emergency because of heavy rain and widespread flooding in the...
3.0 Earthquake Hits Western Alabama May 2, 2016 No injuries are being reported following a small earthquake in Alabama’s Tuscaloosa County. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude...
South Carolina Senate Approves $40M Farmer Flood Aid May 2, 2016 The Senate has approved a bill providing $40 million to South Carolina farmers devastated by last fall’s flooding. Senators voted...
University of Alabama Partners With Industry on Tornado Preparedness Guide May 2, 2016 The Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce has partnered with...
Florida Picks Deputy Altmaier to Be Next Insurance Commissioner April 29, 2016 The Florida Cabinet has selected David Altmaier to be the state’s new insurance commissioner. Altmaier, 34, is currently a deputy...
Florida’s Universal Insurance Holdings Raises $10M in Share Sale April 29, 2016 Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. has raised an additional $10 million in capital by selling shares to one of its...
Florida Braces for Rate Hikes, Litigation Due to Workers’ Compensation Fee Ruling April 29, 2016 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court’s ruling that the state’s current attorney fee limits are unconstitutional will have serious ramifications on the...
West Virginia Doctor Gets 8 Years in Drug, Health Care Fraud Case April 29, 2016 A pain clinic doctor in Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for illegally prescribing...
Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Headed to Governor April 29, 2016 By Melissa Brown The Alabama legislature on Wednesday voted to decriminalize medicinal marijuana oil possession. In a 95-4 vote in the House of...