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...
Citizens’ Cerio Pushes Back Against Senator’s Questions About Insurer’s ‘Solvency’ March 20, 2024 By William Rabb The CEO of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has denied that corporation representatives have been unresponsive to Congressional requests for financial...
Florida Jewish Center Burned by Arsonist But Police Say It’s Not a Hate Crime March 20, 2024 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police...
Florida High Court Ruling Could Cut Damages for Bars Serving Booze to Minors March 20, 2024 By William Rabb Insurers in Florida can can contemplate potentially lower loss costs on liquor liability policies after a recent state Supreme Court...
5th Circuit Finds Travelers Policy Excluded Waste Dumping by Mississippi Firm March 19, 2024 By William Rabb Courts have found that policy exclusions often fail due to ambiguous wording. In the case of a Mississippi company that...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve End to Direct-Action Suits Against Trucking Insurers March 19, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A bill that would end direct-action lawsuits against trucking insurers is rolling toward the governor’s desk after it was approved...
North Carolina Labor Chief Rejects Infectious Disease Rules for Workplaces March 19, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s elected labor commissioner has declined to adopt rules sought by worker and civil rights...