25,000 Lawsuits by Today? Florida Plaintiff Firms Rushing to File Before Tort-Reform Bill Signed into Law March 23, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida Senate approved a take-no-prisoners tort-reform bill Thursday and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law Friday. The bill,...
Far from Home: Western-based Warner Pacific Acquires Agents Marketing Group in Miami March 23, 2023 Warner Pacific, a large general agency in several Western U.S. states, is reaching eastward with the acquisition of Agents Marketing...
Florida Insurance Agent Who Used $5M in Premiums for Safari, Condos Gets 14 Years March 23, 2023 By William Rabb More than 18 months after he pleaded guilty to absconding with almost $5 million in premiums, a Florida insurance agent...
Kentucky Governor Signs Bill: Guaranty Fund Won’t Pay Claims from Self-Insurers March 23, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Kentucky’s governor this week signed into law a bill that seeks to make one thing perfectly clear: The Kentucky Insurance...
Insurer-Friendly Justice Retires, But That Gives DeSantis 5th Pick on Fla. High Court March 22, 2023 By Staff and Wire Reports Gov. Ron DeSantis’ already strong stamp on the Florida Supreme Court will be even greater for years to come after...
North Carolina Dems Hoping to Stop Elimination of Corporate Income Tax March 22, 2023 Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups called Monday for blocking the planned elimination of North Carolina’s corporate income tax, arguing that...
Mississippi Doctor Avoids Jail Time in Multimillion-Dollar Cream Scheme Fraud March 22, 2023 A Mississippi doctor will not spend time in jail after pleading guilty to federal misdemeanor charges for his role in...
With Sex Assault Cases on the Rise, Insurers Tighten Hospital Liability Exclusions March 22, 2023 By William Rabb South Floridians may remember the case of a patient at Westchester General Hospital in Miami, who said she was sexually...
Erwin to Keystone VP; Jones to Tennessee PBM Compliance Role March 21, 2023 Keystone Names Erwin VP for Kentucky, Ohio Keystone Insurers Group, one of the largest participant-owned agency networks in the United...
Correll Group Acquires Two More SE Agencies March 21, 2023 Correll Insurance Group, a rapidly growing agency in the Southeast, announced two more acquisitions of Tennessee-based agencies: SouthPoint Risk, in...