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...
Partner Perspective How Certificate Automation Changes the Account Manager Workday Presented by Fulcrum Certificate issuance is one of those tasks that looks straightforward from the outside. A client needs a certificate, the account...
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...
Florida Governor Vetoes Cat Fund Tax-Credit Plan April 24, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida Governor Rick Scott has chastised state lawmakers for failing to fully consider a controversial plan to use state premium...
North Carolina Jury Awards $14.6 Million in Slim Jim Factory Blast April 24, 2012 A jury has awarded $14.6 million to seven people hurt in an explosion at a now closed ConAgra Slim Jim...
Alabama Attorney General Urges Judge to Set BP Trial Date April 23, 2012 Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has urged a Louisiana federal judge to set a trial date to hear claims of...
Florida Massage Therapist, 14 Patients Charged with Insurance Fraud April 23, 2012 Florida officials said they have arrested a licensed massage therapist, a physician’s assistant and 14 massage clinic patients on charges...