Medical Experts May be Needed, Even in Negligence Claims – Kentucky Supreme Court January 19, 2024 By William Rabb When a baseball umpire, well-traveled in college conferences, went to a hospital for X-rays on his surgically repaired ankle in...
People Moves: Castle, Gray Named to Senior Posts at American Coastal January 19, 2024 St. Petersburg-based American Coastal Insurance Corp. has named two to high-level positions in the company. Svetlana Castle is the new...
19 Dead, Hundreds of Auto Accidents from Ice Storm in Tennessee, Mississippi January 19, 2024 Tennessee health officials have confirmed at least 14 weather-related deaths from the icy storm that has gripped much of the...
Alera Group Buys Med Mal Insurer CLS Healthcare Liability January 19, 2024 Alera Group, an insurance and financial services firm in the U.S., announced the acquisition of CLS Healthcare Liability Specialists. Based...
Georgia Saw Most Frozen-Pipe Claims in 2022-2023, State Farm Says January 18, 2024 Georgia was, by far, the state with the most frozen pipe and water damage claims, State Farm Insurance reported as...
Hedge Fund Fermat Has Best Year Ever as Catastrophe Bonds Deliver Record Results January 18, 2024 By Gautam Naik Fermat Capital Management just had the best year in its more than two-decade history, after outsize bets on catastrophe bonds...
Tangram Enters Reinsurance Brokerage Market with SC-based Preferred Re January 18, 2024 Tangram Insurance Services, an independent managing general agency based in California, has acquired Preferred Reinsurance Intermediaries in Columbia, South Carolina,...
State Farm Owes $2.6M to Florida, Court Says in Reading of ‘Dense’ Tax Code January 18, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports State Farm Insurance and its subsidiaries owe the state of Florida more than $2.6 million in back taxes and interest...
OSHA Fines Mississippi Poultry Plant $212,646 in Death of 16-year-old Worker January 17, 2024 The Occupational Health and Safety Administration this week fined a Mississippi poultry processor $212,646 – an amount set by law...
Fla. Senate Panel Votes to Raise Citizens’ Policy Cap to $1M, End Glidepath for Some January 17, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would make the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance...