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8 12, 2015

South Carolina Insurers to Weather At Least $181M in Claims from October Storm

By | December 8th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on South Carolina Insurers to Weather At Least $181M in Claims from October Storm

The mega-storm that devastated South Carolina in early October is estimated to have cost more than $1.4 billion with insurers paying around $181 million of those losses in claims, so far. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced the flood damage …

3 12, 2015

Tennessee Supreme Court Rejects Constitutionality Ruling on Damages Cap

By | December 3rd, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Tennessee Supreme Court Rejects Constitutionality Ruling on Damages Cap

The Tennessee Supreme Court has vacated the decision of a trial court that ruled a state law putting a cap on certain personal injury damages is unconstitutional. The decision stems from a negligence lawsuit brought by Donald and Beverly Clark …

9 11, 2015

South Carolina Establishes New Precedent for Legal Malpractice Cases

By | November 9th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on South Carolina Establishes New Precedent for Legal Malpractice Cases

The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case based on the expiration of the statute of limitations and in doing so adopted a new rule for which the …

6 11, 2015

Southeast Best Agency to Work for – Bronze: Celedinas Insurance Group

By | November 6th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Southeast Best Agency to Work for – Bronze: Celedinas Insurance Group

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA Celedinas Insurance Group Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Providing a Personal Touch From the Top   Ray Celedinas may be the “man at the top” and namesake of the successful Celedinas Insurance Group, but …

4 11, 2015

Florida Drops Order for The Doctors Co. to Lower Rates

By | November 4th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Florida Drops Order for The Doctors Co. to Lower Rates

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has dropped its Order for The Doctors Co. (TDC) to lower its filed rates by 15 percent. The rate increases proposed by the medical malpractice insurer back in Dec. 2014 for its will …

5 11, 2015

Best Agency to Work For – Southeast: Peel & Holland

By | November 5th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Best Agency to Work For – Southeast: Peel & Holland

BENTON, KENTUCKY Peel & Holland Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Happy Employees That Are Committed to Their Clients Insurance Journal‘s Silver Award winner for the Best Agency to Work For in the Southeast has created a culture of …

4 11, 2015

Southeast Best Agency to Work For – Wallace Welch & Willingham

By | November 4th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Southeast Best Agency to Work For – Wallace Welch & Willingham

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA Wallace Welch & Willingham Best Agency to Work For – Southeast A Successful Agency Built on Family Values Employees at Wallace Welch & Willingham (WWW), Insurance Journal‘s 2015 pick for Best Agency to Work For, Gold Winner …

2 11, 2015

Florida DMV Requests Dismissal of Taxi Companies’ Rideshare Complaint

By | November 2nd, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Florida DMV Requests Dismissal of Taxi Companies’ Rideshare Complaint

In a move that is sure to further frustrate Florida taxicab companies, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) has asked a Leon County, Florida, judge to dismiss a complaint requiring the state agency to clarify Uber …

29 10, 2015

Florida Regulators ‘Encouraged‘ by Insurers’ Stress Test Results

By | October 29th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Florida Regulators ‘Encouraged‘ by Insurers’ Stress Test Results

Florida property insurers are well-capitalized and able to handle a 1-in-100 year storm event if and when it occurs in the state, according to the Florida Office of Insurance’s 2015 Data Call and subsequent stress test report. The annual Reinsurance …

28 10, 2015

CoreLogic: $18B in Potential Losses from South Carolina’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Storm

By | October 28th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on CoreLogic: $18B in Potential Losses from South Carolina’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Storm

The potential exposure home insurers in South Carolina face from the early October storm that flooded the state is estimated to be over $18 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm CoreLogic. Richland County had the most exposure with 8,185 damaged …