Florida CFO Steps in, Urges Court to Uphold PTSD Benefits for Firefighter June 22, 2022 By William Rabb Florida’s chief financial officer has stepped into the middle of a firefighters’ workers’ compensation appeal on a mental stress claim,...
Alabama Retirement Fund Shows Challenges of Investing in Current Market June 21, 2022 Investments that are a key source of funding for Alabama’s Employees Retirement System have lost ground in the slumping financial...
NC High Court Restores Verdict Against Health Care Co. in Home Invasion June 21, 2022 By Jim Sams An elderly couple who survived a home invasion robbery plotted by an employee of a home health care business that...
Miss. Supreme Court Counts Unproven Comp Benefits in Legal Malpractice Claim June 21, 2022 By William Rabb The question for the Mississippi Supreme Court was whether the amount of damages due an injured employee for her attorney’s...
After Federal Court Bans Brazilian Plywood Certifier, Another Appears June 20, 2022 By William Rabb Less than a month after a federal judge barred a Brazilian firm from certifying any more plywood due to questions...
Cast Iron Drainpipes Latest Target in Florida Claims. But They Can Be Defended. June 20, 2022 By William Rabb A decade ago, it was questionable sinkhole damages that proliferated in Florida property insurance claims. More recently, “free roof” solicitations,...
People: FAIA Names Six to Board of Directors June 19, 2022 The Florida Association of Insurance Agents installed new board members at its annual convention last week in Orlando. The board...
Alabama Insurance Commissioner Ridling to Retire; Fowler To Take Over June 17, 2022 Alabama’s longest-serving insurance commissioner, Jim Ridling, will retire at the end of the month, the state’s governor announced. “Jim has...
North Carolina Governor Signs Law Waiving Premium Taxes for Relocating Captives June 17, 2022 The battle for the captives continues. Not long after Tennessee regulators this year bragged about the number of captive insurers...
Rehab Plan Didn’t Suffice. Southern Fidelity Sinks into Insolvency June 16, 2022 By William Rabb Two weeks after it lost its financial stability rating, Southern Fidelity Insurance Co. has been ordered into receivership and is...