Florida’s Universal Profits Are Up as Carrier Sheds Policies, Feels Impact of Reforms July 28, 2023 By William Rabb Efforts by Universal Insurance Holdings, the publicly traded parent company of one of Florida’s largest property and casualty insurers, to...
Mississippi Governor Asks for Federal Assistance After Tornado Damage July 26, 2023 Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has requested financial assistance from the federal government for 16 counties hit by tornadoes and damaging...
South Florida Corals Already Bleaching as Water Temps Hit Record Highs July 26, 2023 Some Florida Keys coral reefs are losing their color weeks earlier than normal this summer because of record-high water temperatures,...
Woman Forced Child to Start Fire to Collect Insurance, Georgia Commissioner Says July 25, 2023 Georgia authorities said a 34-year-old woman has been charged with arson and child cruelty after she forced her stepchild to...
Residents of Memphis Suburb Told to Avoid Tap Water After Fuel Spill July 24, 2023 Residents of a Tennessee city must keep avoiding using their tap water after diesel fuel being used to power a...
Muscogee Nation Renews Lawsuit Over Alabama Casino on Sacred Site July 24, 2023 The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appellate court to reinstate its lawsuit against the Poarch Creek Band of...
Arkansas Schools Face 130% Increase in Property Premiums, Seek Financial Assistance July 24, 2023 By Ezra Amacher An Arkansas subcommittee last week approved Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request for close to $11 million from the state’s restricted...
Tornado Rips Apart Pfizer Plant, Injures 16 in North Carolina July 20, 2023 Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday its plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which is one of the largest sterile...
Hurricanes Getting Costlier and Wetter, Triple I Report Finds July 20, 2023 U.S. population growth in hurricane-prone states, coupled with the increasingly heavy rainfall which accompany these storms, has generated costlier insurance...
Fire Kills Almost Every Animal at Florida Wildlife Center July 14, 2023 An early morning fire on Thursday killed nearly all the animals at a wildlife center in Florida, officials said. News...