West Virginia House Backs Cap on Workers’ Damages in Deliberate Intent Cases March 6, 2023 By Leah Willingham Republicans in the West Virginia House passed a bill last week that would cap some of the damages workers and...
A.J. Gallagher Buys Nashville Brokerage March 6, 2023 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has acquired Nashville-based Anderson Benson, a retail insurance...
Insurance Executive Lindberg Remains Free After Indictment on New Fraud Charges March 6, 2023 A North Carolina business magnate remains free after he was indicted on charges he conspired to conduct a massive scheme...
Kentucky Bill Would Boost Disclosure of Teachers’ Misconduct March 6, 2023 By Bruce Schreiner A Kentucky House committee advanced a bill Tuesday to bolster disclosure requirements meant to reveal past misconduct allegations when teachers...
Authorities Investigating After Train with Propane Derailed in Florida March 3, 2023 Federal and local officials in Florida were investigating after a train car carrying 30,000 gallons (113,562 liters) of propane tipped...
People Moves: Wallace to NC Commission, Draddy to McGriff March 3, 2023 Wallace Named NC Deputy Commissioner William Wallace, a mediator and former chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation...
Keyes Acquires Three Florida Firms March 3, 2023 Keyes Coverage, a rapidly growing Florida insurance brokerage, has acquired three firms: Bill and Sheila Gaylor Insurance, based in Melbourne,...
Florida’s Reform Bill Means New Deadlines for Insurers, Insureds, Starting This Week March 3, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Senate Bill 2A, enacted into law in December, gave Florida property insurers some major relief on litigation costs. But it...
Georgia House Votes to Raise Workers’ Comp Benefits, Still Lower than Other States March 2, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Georgia House of Representatives voted this week to raise the maximum workers’ compensation benefit amounts and to increase the...
$1 Million Settlement in Class Action over Immigration Raid at Tenn. Meat Plant March 2, 2023 A federal judge has approved a settlement of more than $1 million in a class action lawsuit that challenged a...