Palm Beach Agent Charged With Keeping $90,000 in Surety Bond Payments June 10, 2026 By William Rabb A licensed property-casualty insurance agent in Palm Beach Gardens has been charged with keeping payments for contractors’ surety bonds, then...
‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Everywhere. NC Farm Bureau Saw an Opportunity December 18, 2025 By William Rabb It began with “door knockers” – the all-too-familiar practice of roofing companies telling homeowners that they could get a new...
Missouri AG Secures $60K Restitution Judgment in Roofing Fraud Case December 1, 2025 Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced last month that her office obtained a final consent judgment and permanent injunction against...
Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried November 18, 2025 By William Rabb Florida’s insurance commissioner has approved a 6.9% average decrease in workers’ compensation rates for the voluntary market for 2026, marking...
Verisk’s $2.35B Buy of AccuLynx ‘Natural Fit’ for Claims Management Solutions July 30, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Insurance data analytics and technology firm Verisk said it has an agreement in place to acquire AccuLynx, a software-as-a-service platform...
Iowa Roofer Ordered to Cease Unlicensed Public Adjuster Services December 16, 2024 By Ezra Amacher An Iowa roofing company has agreed to a consent order to stop promoting itself as a public adjuster or providing...
Rebuilding from Hurricanes Hinges on Immigrants at Center of US Election October 28, 2024 The efforts to rebuild in Southeastern states after a pair of destructive hurricanes are at risk of being drawn out...
Uninsured Roofing Firm Owner Sentenced for Attempted Cover-Up of Workplace Death June 19, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The owner of a New York roofing company has been sentenced for attempting to cover up an employee’s on-the-job death....
Missouri Roofing Contractor Faces $205K Fine After Employee’s Fatal Fall September 12, 2023 On March 27, 2023, an 18-year-old employee of a Missouri contractor was applying sealant to a commercial building’s roof when...
Florida Governor to Sign Property Insurance Measure But Says State Needs to Do More June 10, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson and Amy O'Connor Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he will sign recently-passed legislation addressing property insurance costs and roofing contractor practices while...