Southeast News for May 2026
- Delay in Calling Police Does Not Wreck UM Claim, WV Supreme Court Says
- These Homeowners Got an Energy-Bill Lifeline. Trump Yanked It Back
- OSHA Has 6 Inspectors for 60,000 West Virginia Workplaces
- Reaction Muted After Former Staffer Details Texts From NC Insurance Commissioner
- Insurance Agent, Former Lawmaker in Runoff in Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
- Three New HO Carriers and an Improving Condo Market in Florida, Reports Show
- NC Commission Warns About Workers’ Comp Scam Impersonating Officials
- South Carolina Law Adds Workers’ Comp Stroke Presumption for Some Firefighters
- Murdaugh Sues Clerk Whose Actions Led to Overturning His Murder Conviction
- NCDOI Offering Flood Insurance CE Webinars but They’re Filling Up Fast
- Questionable Engineering Reports Continue to Be a Problem in Claims Litigation
- Another View: Proposed Florida Engineering Rules Would Slow Claims
- New York Homes Most Exposed to Hurricane Risk, Beating Miami
- Lilypad Leans Into AI for Coastal Areas with Matta Hire
- NextEra to Buy Dominion for $67 Billion to Form Power Giant
- Tampa Bay Rays and Local Officials Announce Tentative $2.3B Deal for New Ballpark
- Jury Trial Is There if Corporations Need it, Appeals Court Finds in WV Opioid Case
- Inszone Acquires Florida’s Coastal Insurance, Shepherd Moves to New Bradenton Office
- Miami Condo Developer Kapoor Changes Plea to Guilty in $89 Million Fraud Case
- Safepoint Exec Pay, Slide’s Stock Sell-Offs Getting Attention in Florida
- Georgia Insurance Agent Kept Comp Premiums, Gave Fake COIs, Board Says
- Tennessee Solar Ranch Aims to Prove Grazing Under the Panels Is Sunny Side Up
- Dream Finders Homes Offers $704 Million to Buy Rival Beazer
- Florida’s Ailing $6 Billion Rail Line Has Debt Vultures Circling
- Shepherd Insurance Expands Florida Footprint With Arnold Agency Acquisition
- Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Conviction Tossed on Clerk Interference
- South Florida Wildfires Have Burned Thousands of Acres
- Florida Surplus Lines’ HO Premiums Now Average About the Same as Admitted Market
- Alabama AG Announces Civil Probe of Southern Poverty Law Center
- South Florida Police Officers Sue Actors, Say Details in ‘The Rip’ Are Too Real
- Viewpoint: Why a Quieter Hurricane Season Doesn’t Mean Lower Risk
- Family of FSU Mass Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI
- Ex-NFL Player Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for $200M Medicare Fraud Scheme
- Viewpoint: When Coverage Isn’t Enough: Where 831(b)s Fit in on Business Continuity
- Boat Explodes Near Miami, Injuring a Dozen People
- A Faint Sound in Rumble of Mississippi Tornado Leads to Stunning Rescue
- Florida, Louisiana Insurer Safepoint Reveals 97% Revenue Surge in IPO filing
- Florida Governor Signs Bill Dropping Building Permits for Work Valued at $7,500 or Less
- Nissan Cancels Plan to Build Electric SUVs at Mississippi Plant
- In Florida Court, Sackler Family Member Admits Felony Tied to Her Opioid Addiction
- Florida Contractors Sentenced in Decade-Long Scheme to Avoid Taxes, Workers’ Comp
- HCI Group Reports $85M in Profit for Q1, With Premium Growth for Most Subsidiaries
- Reporting Shows Georgia Officials Knew Carpet Mills Polluted Local Water
- Kentucky DOI Posts Local Premium Tax Schedule for 2026-2027
- People Moves: NCDOI Names Price Deputy Commissioner Over Company Services
- Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After 34 Years, Blames Higher Oil Prices
- Fire Destroys Lab Building on University of South Florida Campus
- Florida’s Baldwin Group Brokerage Sees Small Q1 Loss After Busy Merger Year
- People: Sunstar Names New CEO, King Risk Adds Sales Leadership
- After Greg Biffle Plane Crash, Police Think ‘Friends’ Stole From His NC Home
- No, Florida Lawmakers Did Not Repeal the No-Fault Auto Insurance Law
- Most Are Overcharged for Property Insurance, Vanderbilt Study Says
- KBRA Assigns Issuer Rating to Universal as Q1 Results Mark ‘Fantastic’ Start to 2026
- SC Bill Would Change ‘Free’ Windshield Replacement and Give DOI More Authority
- Charlie Crist Is Running for St. Petersburg Mayor
- Tenn. Detective Facing Charges of Burning His Own Car, Filing False Insurance Claim
- Florida Firms Introduce New Tarp and Flood-Protection Products
- Kentucky Insurance Agent Pleads Not Guilty in Church Premium Fraud Case
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