Are Billions in Wind Mitigation the Answer for Florida’s Insurance Problems? December 18, 2023 By William Rabb While Florida’s property insurance landscape appears to be leveling out, much more funding is needed to fortify homes against hurricane...
Warmer Winters Could Mean More Tornadoes in December, Like Those in NC, TN December 14, 2023 Residents of Garner, North Carolina, have spent the week cleaning up after an F1 tornado damaged more than 20 homes...
Six Killed, Businesses Destroyed as Severe Storms Hit Central Tennessee December 11, 2023 By Kimberlee Kruesi NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen...
North Carolina Hog Farms Were Properly Permitted, State Appeals Court Says December 7, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several hog farms in North Carolina were properly allowed to collect energy from the animals` waste,...
Report: Kentucky Fund Made $239,000 in Erroneous Tornado Relief Payments December 7, 2023 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A report released Tuesday by state officials on the disbursement of Kentucky`s tornado relief fund found...
Rising War Risks Prompt Insurers to Reassess Property Cover in Geopolitical Hot Spots December 7, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain Insurers grappling with the rising risk of physical attacks on businesses due to war or civil disorder are reconsidering the...
Florida Appeals Court Says Pre-Suit Notice Requirement Not Retroactive November 29, 2023 By William Rabb When Florida lawmakers approved Senate Bill 76 in 2021, requiring a 10-day notice before suits are filed against insurers, it...
Historic Theater Fighting Plans for New Courthouse in Georgia’s 2nd-Largest City November 27, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A historic theater is fighting a plan for Georgia`s second- largest city to build a new...
Skanska Ordered to Pay $1.7M to Florida Oyster Farm for Barges Loosed in Storm November 20, 2023 Skanska USA, part of one of the world’s largest construction firms, was ordered to pay almost $1.7 million to a...
Georgia Fires Kill 3, Destroy Historic Home in Stone Mountain Park November 17, 2023 A house fire in northeast Georgia that killed three people last week was found to be accidental in nature, linked...