‘Fangate’ Stirs Florida Insurance Industry Fears Over Gubernatorial Election October 21, 2014 By Michael Adams If Florida’s insurance industry was looking for any certainty about the results of the looming governor’s race between Governor Rick...
Erie Insurance Group Enters Kentucky Market October 21, 2014 Erie Insurance Group has begun to offer its products in the Kentucky market. The Erie, Pennsylvania-based insurer said its entry...
Mississippi Regulator Reviewing 3.2% Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut October 20, 2014 Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a...
Appeals Court Upholds Prison Term for Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fraud October 20, 2014 A federal appeals court has upheld the fraud conviction of man who pretended to be a shrimp-boat captain and alleged...
South Carolina Jury Awards $97 Million in Mayor’s Shooting October 20, 2014 A federal jury in Charleston has awarded the family of the former mayor of Cottageville $97 million for his shooting...
Mississippi Businessmen Seek $7.9M from Texas Lawyers for BP Claim Referrals October 17, 2014 Three Mississippi businessmen argue in a federal lawsuit that Texas attorneys owe them $7.9 million for steering to them thousands...
Florida County Not Liable for Boy’s Death on Beach October 16, 2014 A judge has ruled in favor of Volusia County in a family’s lawsuit over the death of their 4-year-old son...
Alabama Trio Convicted in $2 Million Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fraud October 16, 2014 Federal prosecutors said three people have been convicted of fraudulently filing Gulf Oil Spill Fund loss claims. Officials said 53-year-old...
Florida Regulators Consider NCCI Request for 3.3% Rate Decrease October 15, 2014 By Michael Adams Florida’s workers’ compensation insurers rating agency says its request for a 3.3 decrease in rates reflects a stable market, although...
Insurer Group Honors 3 Tennessee Lawmakers for Litigation Funding Law October 15, 2014 The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies presented its State Legislator of the Year Award to three Tennessee state legislators....