Florida Consumers ‘Flabbergasted’ by Property Insurance Rate Hikes February 12, 2021 By Suzanne Barlyn Florida property insurers are jacking up rates by double-digit percentages, blaming the hikes on lingering damage from past hurricanes, a...
Lawmakers Vote to Extend Georgia COVID Lawsuit Shield by One Year February 12, 2021 By Ben Nadler The Georgia state House has voted in favor of extending by one year a law that protects businesses from being...
Cody Appointed President of Orchid Insurance February 12, 2021 Kathy Cody has been appointed president of Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC (Orchid Insurance), a specialty underwriter of catastrophe-exposed property insurance....
Parkland Parents Lose Bid to Hold District Liable for Not Warning of Student Danger February 12, 2021 A Florida judge has ruled that a local school district had no responsibility to warn students and faculty at Marjory...
Kin Insurance Launches Landlord Insurance in Florida Market February 11, 2021 Kin, an insurance technology company, has launched its landlord insurance plans in the Florida market. Kin’s landlord insurance applies to...
Allianz Makes Personnel Changes to Georgia-Based Aviation Team February 11, 2021 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) North American Aviation team has promoted two executives and hired a new underwriting specialist,...
Head of South Carolina Workers’ Comp Fund Ousted Over Deal with Husband’s Firm February 11, 2021 South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday removed the head of the State Accident Fund, calling for an investigation into...
Investigators Focus on Conveyor Belt in Georgia Poultry Plant Deaths February 10, 2021 By Sudhin Thanawala Problems with the operation of a conveyer belt system that transported chicken for freezing appear to be the cause of...
Hacker Breaches Florida Treatment Plant Software, Tries to Taint Water February 10, 2021 A hacker gained unauthorized entry into a remote access software system shared by workers at a Florida city’s water treatment...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Air-Sur of Florida February 10, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Air-Sur, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded...