FEMA Releases New Flood Insurance Rates by ZIP Code. Brace for Impact. May 8, 2023 By William Rabb When the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled its new Risk Rating 2.0 methodology for calculating flood insurance, advocates and critics...
Alabama DOI Needs Insurers to Light Up the Nascent Medical Pot Business in the State May 5, 2023 By Staff and Wire Reports Alabama lawmakers legalized medical marijuana two years ago this month. But it came with a high hurdle: Dispensaries, growers, processors...
Georgia Couple Wins $135.5M for Land Damaged by Runoff from Solar Farm May 5, 2023 A federal jury has awarded a Georgia couple $135.5 million for damages to their property by a Tennessee-based solar company...
Churchill Downs Investigates 4 Horse Deaths Ahead of Kentucky Derby May 5, 2023 The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky...
McDonald’s Kentucky Franchises Fined for Working 10-year-olds at Restaurants May 5, 2023 Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky...
Maury, Donnelly Acquires CANUSA Insurance in Sarasota May 5, 2023 By William Rabb Maury, Donnelly & Parr, a Maryland-based broker and risk consultant that’s almost 150 years old, has acquired CANUSA Insurance Services...
‘Insufficient Support’ Blamed for Collapse of Georgia Courthouse Under Renovation May 4, 2023 Construction crews had placed “insufficient support” beneath part of an upper floor that collapsed during renovations on the 124-year-old federal...
Fla. Solons Pass Accountability Bill, Banning Unexplained Changes to Adjuster Reports May 4, 2023 After years of chipping away at incentives for lawsuits against property insurers, the Florida Legislature has approved the Insurer Accountability...
Summit Makes Grimm Senior VP of Claims May 4, 2023 By William Rabb Summit Consulting, a manager of five workers’ compensation insurance companies in the Southeast, has named Robert Darin Grimm senior vice...
Tennessee Lawmakers Approve PTSD Workers’ Comp Presumption for Firefighters May 4, 2023 By William Rabb The Tennessee General Assembly has approved a workers’ compensation presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related for firefighters, joining several...