Georgia Bill Would Expand PTSD Help for Responders But Not Through Workers’ Comp February 1, 2024 After three years of starts and stops, a bill is moving through the Georgia legislature that would provide mental stress...
OSHA Fines Georgia Plumbing Contractor $186,000 After Fatal Fall Down Manhole February 1, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Georgia plumbing contractor more than $184,000 for failing to take...
Move to End Georgia’s Direct-Action Lawsuits vs. Trucking Insurers Gaining Steam January 31, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports This year could be the year that Georgia joins most other states and repeals its direct-action law that has reportedly...
Murdaugh Denied New Trial After Judge Hears Jury-Tampering Claims January 31, 2024 By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his...
Expanding Bus Fleets Could Improve Risk, Safety for Schools, Kentucky Lawmakers Say January 31, 2024 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation allowing school districts to expand fleets transporting students to school and home was promoted Monday...
Kentucky House Endorses Paid Family Leave Insurance Bill January 31, 2024 By Bruce Schreiner FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation portrayed as a market-driven, voluntary approach to expand access to paid family leave in Kentucky...
Florida Bills Would Let Surplus Lines Do Takeouts and Require More Data Reporting January 31, 2024 By William Rabb A key Florida Senate committee this week advanced a bill that would allow surplus lines carriers to take over coverage...
Latin American Agents Offer Membership to USF Insurance Students January 30, 2024 The Latin American Association of Insurance Agents has teamed up with the University of South Florida to expand awareness of...
Mississippi Lawmakers Approve Incentives for 2 Large Amazon Data Centers January 30, 2024 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers met in special session last week and quickly approved job training money and other...
Former Prominent Georgia Labor Lawyer Who Shot Wife Sentenced to 8 Years January 30, 2024 ATLANTA (AP) — A once-prominent labor and employment attorney who fatally shot his wife in 2016 as they rode in...