The Tennessee Senate advanced legislation Thursday that would provide nursing homes, grocery stores and other businesses sweeping protections from coronavirus lawsuits. The measure is similar to the growing trend going on in states that have begun to reopen since shutting …
Conservation groups in South Carolina are challenging a 3,000-acre (12,100-hectare) development project in Charleston over concerns that a loss of wetlands could worsen flooding in an already flood-prone area. The Sierra Club and the South Carolina Wildlife Federation argue that …
W.E. Love & Associates (WEL), an XPT Group company, has hired Christopher Joyce, who joins as underwriter. Joyce will continue his career as a specialist in the transportation niche, as WEL continues to expand its transportation group. Over the past …
A city in northern Alabama will pay a ransom worth $300,000 in Bitcoins in response to a hack of its computer system. Florence City Council voted unanimously at an emergency meeting Wednesday evening to make the payment from the city’s …
Two Atlanta police officers who were fired after video showed them using stun guns on two college students pulled from a car in traffic during a large protest against police brutality are looking to get their jobs back. Former Investigators …
A student sued the University of Kentucky this week, arguing the college should have partially refunded some tuition and fees after classes were moved online and most students were sent home during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit was filed on …
Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings and its subsidiaries have added Tom Brady as vice president of Claims. Brady joined the team in April 2020 and is responsible for all facets of the claims operations, including setting policies and procedures, TPA oversight, …
That Texas, Louisiana and Florida top the list of states that are most vulnerable to natural disasters is probably a finding of a recent study that will come as no surprise to folks who live in those states. Another likely …
The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by The Florida Bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party lawsuits against Florida property insurers over the last …
The Hilb Group, LLC has acquired Florida-based Fort Myers Insurance Agency, Inc., dba Freedom Insurance Center (FIC). The transaction became effective June 1, 2020. FIC is a property and casualty full–service agency that focuses mostly on homeowners and auto policies …
