Starting July 1, Florida Insurers Face New Guardrails on Force-Placed Insurance June 30, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Starting Saturday, insurers and mortgage lenders for Florida homeowners will face some new restrictions on lender-placed insurance policies, thanks to...
People Moves: McGriff Names Ledford Strategic Growth Officer June 30, 2023 The insurance broker McGriff, part of Carolina-based Truist Insurance Holdings, has hired Rodney Ledford as strategic growth officer for its...
Part of Florida Quarantined Due to Stucco-Eating Giant African Land Snail June 29, 2023 If it’s not malaria-carrying mosquitoes, it’s stucco-eating giant snails. Neighborhoods in Broward County are still under quarantine in an effort...
Arbour National Becomes Majority Owner in Southern Trust Insurance June 29, 2023 North Carolina-based Arbour National, a privately held insurance holding company, has become majority owner in Southern Trust Insurance and it...
Five Teens Killed in Car That Sank in Florida Pond June 29, 2023 Five teenagers were killed when their car ran off a curving street and landed in a southwest Florida retention pond...
USAA Settles Georgia Class Action on Underpaid Taxes in Auto Claims June 29, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A federal judge in Georgia has given preliminary approval to a $2.3 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that charged...
Engineering Report Not Covered in Kidwell AOB Case, Florida Appeals Court Finds June 29, 2023 By William Rabb Insurance carriers do not have to pay for an engineering report if it’s not used in the repair of a...
Florida Police: Theft Ring Targeted Luxury Cars Using Fake VINs, Phony Insurance June 29, 2023 By Jim Sams Florida law enforcement pushed back this week against a nationwide surge in auto thefts, announcing that 23 people were arrested...
NC Lawmakers Move to Override Veto of Bill that Could Diminish Wetlands Protections June 28, 2023 Republicans in the state legislature on Monday began efforts to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the General Assembly’s...
Industrial Gas Maker Messer to Pay $1.9M to Settle WV Pollution Violation Suit June 28, 2023 A producer of industrial gas in West Virginia has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle allegations that it violated...