Rescue Efforts Fell Short for Gulfstream Insurance July 19, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Plagued by worsening financial issues and under pressure from credit rating agencies, Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co. entered the...
U.S. Appeals Court Sides With CDC Over Florida on COVID Rules for Cruise Ships July 18, 2021 By David Shepardson A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S....
Witness Says Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Used Arson Money to Buy Campaign Signs July 18, 2021 By Jeff Amy Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy...
Elsa-Related Tornado Causes $1 Million in Damage in Port Royal, S.C. July 16, 2021 A tornado spawned as Tropical Storm Elsa moved inland across South Carolina caused about $1 million damage to buildings in...
Kentucky To Rebid Unemployment Insurance System Amidst Cybersecurity Concerns July 16, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Concerns about cybersecurity have led the state of Kentucky to extend its search for a company to modernize its pandemic-stressed...
Florida Judge Approves Sale of Property Where Collapsed Surfside Condo Stood July 15, 2021 By Freida Frisaro, Curt Anderson and Lynne Sladky A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood,...
Columbus, Georgia To Pay $500,000 To Settle 2017 Police Custody Death July 15, 2021 A local government in Georgia agreed Tuesday to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a...
Florida’s Citizens Insurance Seeks Rate Increase as Policy Count Skyrockets July 15, 2021 By Ezra Amacher The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved rate adjustments that will raise average premiums by an additional 2.3%...
West Virginia Attorney General Opposes Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan July 15, 2021 West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said he will oppose OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan, arguing that his state,...
Trial Underway For Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck July 14, 2021 By Jeff Amy Prosecutors want jurors to conclude that suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was running a $2 million scam to bilk...