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18 12, 2020

Desjadon to Retire from Florida Peninsula; Adkins to Succeed

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Roger L. Desjadon, CEO of Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies, will retire next year. Desjadon is a co-founder of Florida Peninsula Insurance Company and has served as CEO since its inception in 2005. In the first quarter of 2021, …

18 12, 2020

Tornado Causes Damage, Leaves Thousands Without Power in Florida

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A tornado damaged vehicles and buildings on Wednesday while leaving thousands without power in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, authorities said. Most of the damage was in Pinellas County, north of St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The same storm …

18 12, 2020

Fire Kills 240K Chickens at Florida Farm

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A fire early Thursday killed as many as 240,000 chickens at a Florida farm operated by one of the nation’s largest egg producers. The Pasco County fire department reports that three barns each containing up to 80,000 chickens each caught …

18 12, 2020

4 Georgia Firms Form Southeast-Focused Oakbridge Insurance Agency

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Four retail insurance brokers – Founders Insurance, Hutchinson Traylor Insurance, McGinty-Gordon & Associates, and Waites & Foshee – have signed definitive agreements to combine to form Oakbridge Insurance Agency LLC, a new insurance brokerage firm serving clients across Georgia and …

17 12, 2020

Alabama Eases Licensing Rules for Out-of-State Doctors as Virus Surges

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Regulators have loosened rules to make it easier for out-of-state doctors to work in Alabama as the coronavirus pandemic both fills hospital beds and strains medical staff by sickening doctors and nurses, officials said Monday as the first doses of …

17 12, 2020

North Carolina Labor Chief Faces Backlash Over Response to New COVID Rules

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North Carolina worker and civil rights advocates are unhappy with the outgoing state labor commissioner’s refusal to put more regulations upon employers they say will protect employees from COVID-19. Representatives of the groups that petitioned Commissioner Cherie Berry unsuccessfully this …

17 12, 2020

Citizens to Delay Rate Increases, For Now

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Citing a flood of new policies entering Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and a growing disparity between its rates and rising rates of private insurance companies, the board of Florida’s insurer of last resort voted unanimously to postpone final action on …

15 12, 2020

Florida School District Drops Request for Parkland Parents’ Social Media Posts

By | December 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida School District Drops Request for Parkland Parents’ Social Media Posts

A Florida school district abruptly dropped its request Thursday that the families of students and staff slain in a 2018 high school massacre be required to turn over their social media posts from that period as it tries to defend …

16 12, 2020

Neptune Flood Coverage Now Available Nationwide, New Policy System Released

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Neptune Flood has expanded its residential products to five more states – Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming, and Washington, DC, completing the company’s nationwide rollout of all residential, commercial and RCBAP flood insurance products. Neptune has also completed the …

16 12, 2020

Officials Assess Damage from Tornado Touchdown in Alabama

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Weather officials say they’re still assessing the effects of a tornado that touched down in Alabama over the weekend. The National Weather Service said Monday that a storm survey team had found preliminary evidence of a tornado that touched down …