Appeals Court Upholds $12M Verdict in Fatal Keys Crash; Insurer Facing Bad-Faith Claim October 27, 2023 By William Rabb A federal appeals court this week upheld a $12 million jury award against a gravel and waste-hauling company in a...
Kentucky Approves 18th-straight Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs October 26, 2023 Kentucky’s Insurance Commissioner has approved a 6.4% decrease in average workers’ compensation loss costs for the state, making it the...
FEMA Raises Federal Cost Share to 90% of Eligible Hurricane Ian Recovery in Florida October 26, 2023 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has raised the federal cost share for funding assistance, potentially making millions more dollars available...
People Moves: XPT Taps Jones as VP, to Head Orlando Office October 26, 2023 XPT Specialty, a wholesale brokerage with offices in 12 US states, has named Mike Jones senior vice president, based at...
Atlanta Temporarily Closes 3 Fire Stations Amid Firefighter, Truck Shortage October 25, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta has temporarily closed three of its more than 30 fire stations because of...
South Carolina Prosecutors Want to Limit Minority Leader’s Sway Over Judges October 25, 2023 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nine of South Carolina`s 16 elected prosecutors are asking to remove all legislators who are lawyers...
People: Myers Named Benefits Group VP at Alliant October 25, 2023 Alliant Insurance Services, a distributor based in California, said it has named Scott Myers vice president of its employee benefits...
Florida-based Brown & Brown Beats Expectations with Earnings, Dividends October 25, 2023 Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO on NYSE) this week reported third-quarter earnings of $175.9 million. The Daytona Beach, Florida-based brokerage...
Delayed Autopsies Pile Up in Mississippi, Complicating Insurance, Legal Questions October 25, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi – despite tough-on-crime talk by...
Six Years After They Began, Strems’ Massive Litigation Actions Detailed in Book October 25, 2023 By William Rabb The story of disbarred Florida plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems has been told, in bits and pieces, in this publication and...