Altering Adjusters’ Reports a No-No Under Florida Insurer Accountability Bill April 6, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports As trial lawyers and news reports around the state continue to criticize Florida lawmakers for the far-reaching tort-reform passed last...
13 Years Later, Oil Drilling in Gulf Safer, But Concerns Persist, Study Shows April 6, 2023 Thirteen years after the massive Deepwater Horizons spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks...
NC Farm Bureau Can Keep $24 Million in Green Energy Tax Credits, Court Says April 6, 2023 By William Rabb An insurance company is entitled to generous tax credits even if the carrier did not invest directly in renewable energy...
Georgia Crash Sends 14, Including Children, to Hospital April 5, 2023 A crash involving three vehicles in coastal Georgia early Monday sent 14 people to the hospital with injuries, authorities said....
Hub’s SPG Acquires Squaremouth Travel Insurance Platform April 5, 2023 Specialty Program Group, a holding company established to acquire specialty insurance firms, has purchased the travel insurance service known as...
South Carolina Safety Inspections Discriminate Against Black Workers, Union Says April 5, 2023 By Josh Eidelson South Carolina’s workplace safety agency “engages in egregious discrimination,” by failing to inspect industries with high percentages of Black workers,...
DOXA Acquires Georgia-based Preferred Aviation MGA April 4, 2023 DOXA Insurance Holdings, an Indiana firm, has expanded its stable of distribution companies with the recent acquisition of Georgia-based Preferred...
Is a Scooter a Vehicle? Appeals Court Says ‘Yes’ and State Farm Must Pay UM Claim April 4, 2023 By Jim Sams State Farm must pay an uninsured motorist claim for injuries caused by an electric motor scooter even though the scooter...
NHC Report Ranks Ian as Costliest Florida Hurricane, Shows Forecasting, Storm Surge April 4, 2023 By William Rabb The National Hurricane Center’s report on Hurricane Ian, posted Monday, six months after the storm hit southwest Florida, pegs Ian...
New Mississippi Law on Pet Insurance Requires Exclusions to be Disclosed April 4, 2023 By William Rabb The Mississippi insurance commissioner is reminding consumers and insurance companies that the state will soon have a pet insurance regulatory...