Hurricane Season Ushered in With a Deluge in South Florida June 14, 2024 Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida on Wednesday, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying the...
NC Bill to Make Manufacturers Pay for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Advances in House June 13, 2024 By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s top environmental regulator could order manufacturers of “forever chemicals” to help pay for water...
Florida Jury Says Chiquita Brands Must Pay $38M for Colombia Deaths June 13, 2024 By Curt Anderson Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia’s long civil war...
Liberty Mutual’s Angle on $4.7M Refund Differs Slightly from Florida Regulators’ June 13, 2024 By William Rabb Liberty Mutual Insurance this week should complete $5.2 million in refunds, premium credits and interest payments to more than 46,000...
Former Florida Fire Captain Charged With Padding Living Expenses on Citizens Claim June 12, 2024 A retired south Florida fire captain has been arrested for insurance fraud, charged with vastly overstating the number of nights...
PointeNorth Acquires McCrary-Daniels in Georgia, its Fifth Expansion This Year June 12, 2024 PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Southeast, has acquired McCrary-Daniels Insurance, based in Douglas,...
Allied American Named Designated Claims Administrator for Lloyd’s June 12, 2024 Allied American USA, a national claims management firm based in Tampa, is now a designated claims administrator for Lloyd’s of...
Fortegra Granted License to Operate in Belgium and European Union June 11, 2024 The Fortegra Group Inc., the Jacksonville, Florida-based specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has received approval to...
Big Miami Apartment Fire Deliberately Set After Shooting, Officials Say June 11, 2024 A 100-year-old apartment complex in Miami on Monday erupted into one of the largest blazes in decades after one man...
Paper Links Social Learning and Flood Insurance Uptake June 11, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Short but severe flooding that followed hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017 triggered a nationwide increase in flood insurance take-up...