Stacking Cracks: 30 Years of UIM Coverage Rules Are Wrong, NC Supreme Court Says March 26, 2024 By William Rabb North Carolinians can no longer stack underinsured motorist policies to compare to liability limits in order to boost the amount...
West Virginia Lawmakers Ban Smoking in Cars with Kids Present March 25, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, became the...
Two Crew Members on Florida-based Cruise Line Die in Ship’s Engineering Space March 25, 2024 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the...
Alabama Sales Rep and Clinic Owner Sentenced in $28M Billing Fraud Scheme March 25, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A medical sales representative and a pain clinic owner in Alabama have been sentenced to years in prison for their...
Three Weeks Before Trial, Former Georgia Commissioner Oxendine Pleads Guilty March 25, 2024 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to...
Alabama Bill Would Let Alfa Federation, Not Insurer, Sell Health Plans. BCBS Opposes March 22, 2024 By William Rabb Alfa, one of the largest property-casualty insurers in Alabama, is clarifying that it is not planning to move into the...
Corner Turned? Top Florida Insurers See First Profit in Seven Years, S&P Global Says March 22, 2024 By William Rabb Florida’s beleaguered property insurance market is starting to look normal again, with the top insurers in the state showing a...
New Georgia Regs Would End ‘Half Credits’ for Some Insurance License Courses March 21, 2024 The Georgia insurance commissioner’s office will hold a hearing April 15 on proposed changes to continuing education regulations for insurance...
Indiana, West Virginia Pass New Restrictions on Third-Party Litigation Financing March 21, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Efforts to rein in third-party litigation financing are on their way to becoming law in Indiana and West Virginia, a...
Panel Asks W.Va. Supreme Court if Opioid Distribution Can Cause a Public Nuisance March 21, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a...