When Sandy and Geff Lee finally saw a photo of the building that was home to their Nashville boutique on the day after the Christmas morning bombing, a quiet came over the room. The rubble was overwhelming. Debris shadowed familiar …
The Georgia State Patrol says 20 people died in crashes across the state over the Christmas weekend. Troopers said Monday that they investigated 251 crashes from 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, resulting in 91 injuries and 11 deaths. Nine other …
The 2020 hurricane season was one for the books. From ferocious storms battering the Gulf Coast to heavy rains inundating the Florida Panhandle, the Atlantic saw an unprecedented amount of activity this year. The Weather Channel reported that this season, …
It was another busy year for the Southeast region – from Florida’s distressed property insurance market to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was plenty of news to follow. Some of the top insurance topics this year included: Florida, Florida, Florida The …
Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by sea level rise – at least a little. The city is considering offering residents …
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners, LLC (BKS-Partners), the middle-market indirect subsidiary of BRP Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Tanner, Ballew & Maloof, Inc. (TBM), an Atlanta, Ga.-based provider of commercial P&C insurance to middle …
Restaurant owners, who have seen their capacity and hours limited by government entities, are struggling to keep the doors open, while their staff, often in a very public-facing position, try to stay both employed and healthy. The tension in the …
Federal agents spent the weekend probing an explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the blast that damaged dozens of buildings on Christmas morning. More than 48 hours after the explosion, a motive …
Here’s a look back at Insurance Journal’s most read stories of 2020 for the Southeast region, based on readership metrics: 1.) Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Florida attorney Scot Strems was suspended by the Florida …
The Hilb Group, LLC has acquired South Carolina-based Plan Benefit Services, Inc. (PBSI). The transaction became effective on Dec. 1, 2020. Plan Benefit Services, Inc. is an employee benefits consulting, management and brokerage firm independently owned and operated since 1986. …