Chantal Rain Brings Flash Flood Worries in Carolinas, Virginia July 7, 2025 MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Chantal was downgraded to a depression Sunday but raised concerns of possible flash flooding as...
NC Carrier Sanctioned for Pressing Workers’ Comp Claim it Had Denied July 7, 2025 By William Rabb What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful-death tort suit, then...
Florida Taps Contractors With No Detention Experience for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ July 3, 2025 By Michael Smith, Sophie Alexander and Rachel Adams-Heard On June 20, nearly three weeks into the Atlantic hurricane season, Florida disaster-management officials assembled a group of emergency relief...
Data Call: South Carolina DOI Sets August Deadline for Liability Insurance Info July 3, 2025 In keeping with state law, the South Carolina Department of Insurance is again asking carriers to submit extensive data on...
Only Carrier or Comp Judge Can Determine Compensability, Fla. Appeals Court Says July 3, 2025 By William Rabb An employee cannot file a tort lawsuit against her employer until after it has been determined that she is not...
Marsh McLennan Buys Excel Agency in South Florida July 2, 2025 Marsh McLennan Agency, part of the global Marsh insurance brokerage and services companies, has acquired Excel Insurance, an insurance agency...
Once Known as ‘Dirty Myrtle,’ Myrtle Beach Now Fastest-Growing Metro for Seniors July 2, 2025 By Mike Schneider A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a...
Judge Mutes GEICO Call Center Workers’ Class-Action Demands Over Unpaid Time July 2, 2025 By William Rabb A federal judge in Georgia has put a block on some GEICO call center employees’ efforts to create a class...
Hancock Claims Acquires Knight’s Solutions, Expanding Service in SE, Midwest July 2, 2025 Hancock Claims Consultants, a 22-year-old claims adjusting firm with offices in Georgia and Kentucky, has acquired Knight’s Solutions, an inspection...
New Carrier Reporting Requirements on Investments, Liquidity, SC DOI Says July 1, 2025 South Carolina’s Department of Insurance is reminding carriers that it may soon give extra scrutiny to liquidity and capital as...