Florida Agency to Fight FEMA Ban on Flood Insurance Commission Rebating April 27, 2012 By Michael Adams One Florida insurance agency is protesting a decision by the federal flood insurance program that would stop insurers and agents...
Donor Agrees to Pay Insurance for Bessie Smith Event in Tennessee April 27, 2012 An anonymous donor has stepped up to ensure the Bessie Smith Strut will go on, preserving the annual music event...
Tennessee to Arrest Illegal Drivers Involved in Serious Auto Accidents April 26, 2012 By Michael Adams Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill that for the first time would require law enforcement officials...
Alabama Governor Tours Towns Still Recovering from Last April’s Tornadoes April 26, 2012 By Phillip Rawls Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and...
Court Sides with Mississippi Insurance Agent in Restaurant Case April 26, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of a Bay St. Louis restaurant cannot collect...
Brown & Brown CEO Returns After Leave of Absence April 25, 2012 J. Powell Brown, president and CEO, and a director of Brown & Brown Inc. has returned from a temporary leave...
Mississippi Judge Declares Damages Cap Unconstitutional April 25, 2012 By Jack Elliott Jr. A state judge has declared a legislatively imposed cap on how much juries can award in non-economic damages unconstitutional. Circuit...
FEMA Reports $18.6 Million in Disaster Aid to Kentucky April 25, 2012 More than $18.6 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for Kentucky residents who went through the tornadoes and...
Brainard to Manage East Coast Brokerage for Beecher Carlson April 25, 2012 Atlanta-based specialty insurance broker Beecher Carlson has promoted Sharon Brainard to senior managing director. Brainard will now manage the East...
Silverstein Joins Lockton in Southeast April 24, 2012 Insurance broker Lockton has appointed Eric Silverstein to a new role as senior vice president for its national casualty insurance...