North Carolina Rate Bureau Wants 42% Hike in Residential Property Insurance Rates January 8, 2024 The North Carolina Rate Bureau, basing its calculations on input from 197 property insurance companies, has asked for a 42%...
Florida Bills Would Provide Millions in Flood Mitigation, Elevation Grants January 8, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida’s wind-mitigation grant program for homeowners has proven to be so popular that the governor has proposed another $107 million...
FDA Allows Florida to Import Cheaper Drugs From Canada January 5, 2024 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it had authorized Florida to directly import prescription...
Georgia Awards $189M Bridge-Raising Contract to Allow Bigger Cargo Ships January 5, 2024 By Russ Bynum SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has chosen a general contractor to oversee a...
Florida Bad-Faith Suit Survives Even Though Policy Limits Paid and Sinkhole Excluded January 5, 2024 By Jim Sams Just because an insurer paid the full policy limits on a claim, and argues that the damages weren’t even covered,...
Gallatin Point Buys Majority Stake in American Family’s Florida Unit, Has National Plans January 4, 2024 If you can make it in Florida, you can make it anywhere—especially if you have a billion dollars in capital....
NFL Star Receiver’s House Catches Fire in Miami January 4, 2024 Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his family were reported safe after a fire broke out in his Miami-area...
Florida Labor Supplier Sentenced to 12 Months for Tax, WC Insurance Fraud January 4, 2024 The head of a Tampa-area labor supplier has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to...
Florida Bill Would Require Option of Policies That Cover Only Unpaid Mortgage Amount January 4, 2024 By William Rabb Ahead of Florida’s 2024 legislative session that begins Jan. 9, at least a dozen bills have been filed that could...
Alabama Wind Mitigation Grant Application Process Opens for Q1 January 3, 2024 The application process for another round of Alabama home-fortification grants opened Wednesday, Jan. 3, offering up to $10,000 for homeowners...