Viewpoint: Early Action Key to Mitigating Risk in Professional Liability Claims September 11, 2024 By Robert Barton and Frank Sheppard Professional liability claims impact a multitude of professions, including those in the legal, medical, financial and insurance industries. Claims for...
CRC Group Adds New People in Southeast September 10, 2024 CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has added new faces to its team. Davon Fields has joined CRC’s Birmingham,...
Florida Governor Floats Condo Relief Session; Condo Captive Idea Flagging September 10, 2024 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged lawmakers to weigh ideas on providing condominium owners with relief ahead of a Jan. 1...
‘Dr. Taxes’ in Georgia Charged With Taking Workers’ Comp Premiums From Clients September 10, 2024 A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges...
Fourth Coal Miner This Year Killed in West Virginia September 9, 2024 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim...
New Georgia Direct-Action Changes Aren’t Perfect: What Insurers Need to Know September 9, 2024 By Gillian Crowl-Parrish On July 1, 2024, changes to the Georgia Direct Action Statutes, O.C.G.A. § 40-1-112 and O.C.G.A. § 40-2-140, went into...
Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin on NC Tribal Land But Still Illegal in State September 9, 2024 CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling marijuana and cannabis products to any adult 21...
New Mississippi Lawsuit Names Pharmacy Benefits Managers for Opioid Epidemic September 6, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is suing drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers alleging that opioids were...
Workers at GM/LG Battery Plant in Tennessee Join UAW and Get Big Pay Raise September 6, 2024 DETROIT (AP) — About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee,...
Florida-based FCCI Moving Into Excess and Surplus Market Oct. 1 September 6, 2024 Sarasota-based FCCI Insurance Group will soon start writing excess and surplus lines across much of the country, the carrier announced...