Southeast News

Miami Business Owners Accused of Evading $300K in Workers’ Comp Premiums

An investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (DIFS), Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud, has led to the arrest of two business owners for allegedly failing to pay more than $300,000 in workers’ …

World Insurance Associates Acquires LCL Insurance of North Carolina

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired LCL Insurance LLC (LCL) of Charlotte, N.C. on Feb. 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to Rich Eknoian, CEO and Co-Founder of WIA, the acquisition of LCL Insurance LLC …

Freezing Winter Storm Paralyzes Deep South; Thousands Without Power

Winter storms that dumped additional snow and ice on the Deep South plunged more than 300,000 homes and businesses into darkness early Thursday and left roads impassable across a wide area. While temperatures were expected to warm over the weekend, …

Officials: ‘Freak Storm’ Caused Deadly North Carolina Tornado

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state must learn from the surprise tornado that struck Ocean Isle Beach with little or no warning, leaving three people dead and 10 injured. The governor surveyed the brunt of the …

North Carolina Offering Altered Road Test for Teen Drivers to Receive Licenses

North Carolina’s Division of Motor Vehicles has started offering road tests to teen drivers again. The Raleigh News & Observer reports that the DMV had largely stopped the tests last March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The agency …

Crum & Forster Adds Quaranta, Borovski to East, Southeast eRisk Teams

Crum & Forster has expanded its eRisk team with the addition of Cassie Quaranta as an executive underwriter in the Northeast Region and Vlad Borovskyi as an underwriter in the Southeast Region. Quaranta and Borovskyi will focus on underwriting cyber …

Police Arrest 11 in Atlanta Area Pharmacy Burglaries

Police have arrested nearly a dozen people who police say are believed to have been connected to multiple pharmacy burglaries in the Atlanta area. DeKalb County police arrested 11 people after a tracking device in a pill bottle led them …

Several Homes Damaged by Tornado in Georgia

The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that a tornado struck an area of southwest Georgia where one home was destroyed and several others got damaged. The weather service’s office in Tallahassee, Florida, reported that preliminary results of a damage survey …

EF3 Tornado Rips Across North Carolina Community, Levels Homes, Kills 3

It was late Monday night when the power went out at Jesse Clemmons’ home in coastal North Carolina. He went outside to start up the generator and heard a loud roar approaching from the woods. “By that time, I pretty …

Brown & Brown Promotes Florida-Based Nester to CIO

Brown & Brown, Inc. has appointed Gray Nester as chief information officer for Brown & Brown, effective immediately. Nester has more than 20 years of experience in insurance technology leadership. Since December 2019, he has served as the CIO for …

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