Florida House, Senate Committees Advance Slightly Different Tort-Reform Measures March 17, 2023 A Florida bill that would clamp further limits on attorney fees and litigation passed another Senate committee Thursday, moving it...
Alabama Senate Panel Wants $1B in Pandemic Relief for Infrastructure, Broadband March 17, 2023 Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a House-passed plan to use the state’s final $1 billion in federal pandemic relief funds...
Alabama-based National Security Group Promotes Three to Top Positions March 17, 2023 The National Security Group, the Alabama-based parent company of a number of property-casualty, life and health insurance companies, has elevated...
Tool & Die Workers at Tenn. Nissan Plant Vote Down Union Effort March 17, 2023 Tool and die workers at a Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly against unionization Thursday, another loss for organized...
Carolina Town to Phase Out Golf Carts on Streets; Florida Lawmakers Want Age Limit March 16, 2023 A beach town in North Carolina is cracking down on golf carts on city streets, after the number of carts,...
Georgia Firefighter Charged with Arson of His Own Home After Filing $700,000 Claim March 16, 2023 One year after Georgia volunteer firefighter Todd Anthony said a kitchen fire burned down his house and he filed a...
Florida Lobbying Firm Hires Altmaier as Lobbyist and Consultant March 16, 2023 Former Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has been hired as a lobbyist and consultant by one of the largest and...
Amendment to Florida Tort-Reform Would Grant One-Way Attorney Fees in Some Cases March 15, 2023 By William Rabb A sponsor of a far-reaching Florida tort-reform bill warned last week that the measure, unlike previously adopted insurance legislation, is...
Federal Appeals Court Reverses, Allows $5M Bad Faith Claim vs. USAA to Proceed March 15, 2023 By Jim Sams The poorly executed handoff of a claims file from a retiring claims adjuster to his replacement may have made USAA...
Three Killed in Georgia House Fire as Propane Tanks Explode March 15, 2023 Three people were killed in a house fire as multiple propane tanks exploded, officials said. ”Explosions were going off inside...