Farmers and environmentalists have been arguing for decades over proposals for a massive federal flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta. The fight is continuing into a new presidential administration. Four conservation groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency, with …
HUB International Limited (Hub), a global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of MPE Employee Benefit Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Ridgeland, Miss., MPE Employee Benefit Services is a third-party administrator (TPA) providing administration services …
Florida’s property insurance market is “spiraling towards collapse” and requires immediate attention if there is any chance of protecting the market, consumers, and ultimately, the state’s economy, according to an analysis about to be presented to the Florida Legislature. The …
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled last month that an online poker company must pay more than $1 billion to the state for illegal gambling losses in a court battle that began a decade ago. The ruling from the state’s high …
Atlanta-based INSUREtrust has announced multiple additions and promotions to its Atlanta team. The company, which was just acquired by Constellation Affiliated Partners, has added Beck Heigl as an account manager. Before INSUREtrust, Heigl was an estimator for a property restoration …
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has located and returned more than $22.8 million to Tennesseans in combinedlife insurance benefits/annuities and monies through its mediation efforts in 2020. TDCI’s figures show: $10,164,747 was returned to Tennessee consumers last …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey took the oath of office for his second term as North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner last week. Causey was sworn in Jan. 9 by North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby in a socially distanced ceremony …
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of a lower court decision requiring it to release disciplinary records of students who violated the school’s sexual assault policies. The court issued …
Several north Georgia counties are getting federal aid to repair infrastructure and clean up damage from Hurricane Zeta in October. The storm, which made landfall in Louisiana, blew over trees in metro Atlanta and areas to the north, causing widespread …
Constellation Affiliated Partners (Constellation) has acquired INSUREtrust, a specialty wholesale broker and MGA headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. INSUREtrust, founded by Steve Haase in 1997, is a specialty wholesale broker and managing general …
