US Home Insurance Premiums May Hit a Record This Year, Report Warns April 1, 2024 By Coco Liu US home insurance rates are expected to reach a record high this year, with the biggest increases occurring in states...
FEMA: SW Florida Stripped of Flood Insurance Discounts After ‘Improper Rebuilds’ April 1, 2024 After spiking premiums, nonrenewals and complaints about unpaid claims, more than 115,000 property owners in southwest Florida are now facing...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve PTSD Disability Insurance Bill with Smaller Payout April 1, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Georgia General Assembly has approved a less-expensive version of a bill that would provide a type of disability insurance...
J&J to Pay $75 Million to Settle Mississippi’s Baby Powder Suit March 28, 2024 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson will pay $75 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Mississippi over the company’s talc-based...
FBI: Murdaugh Lied About Where Stolen Money Went and Who Helped Him Steal March 28, 2024 By Jeffrey Collins Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he...
BlackRock Gets Legal Warning Over ESG Funds From Mississippi March 28, 2024 By Saijel Kishan and Silla Brush BlackRock Inc. faces the prospect of being barred from offering securities in Mississippi after state officials accused the investment firm...
Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Computers of Georgia City Police and Medical Clinic March 28, 2024 Robert Purbeck, also known as “Lifelock,” and “Studmaster,” who hacked into the computer servers of the police department of Newnan,...
Accuweather Predicts Above-Average 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season March 27, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Accuweather meteorologists are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 20-25 named storms. The 2024 hurricane season...
Disney Ends Fight With Governor DeSantis by Settling Florida Lawsuit March 27, 2024 By Felipe Marques, Madlin Mekelburg and Nic Querolo A board appointed by Ron DeSantis to oversee the municipal authority that governs Walt Disney Co. in Florida has voted...
2 Crew Members Die During ‘Incident’ on Holland America Cruise Ship March 27, 2024 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the...