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18 12, 2025

‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Everywhere. NC Farm Bureau Saw an Opportunity

By | December 18th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on ‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Everywhere. NC Farm Bureau Saw an Opportunity

It began with “door knockers” – the all-too-familiar practice of roofing companies telling homeowners that they could get a new roof with little or no out-of-pocket expense. North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance, the 2nd-largest property insurer in the state with …

8 12, 2025

Dunkin’ Cashier in Georgia, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp

By | December 8th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Dunkin’ Cashier in Georgia, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp

A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the incident seems far outside the scope of work duites, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided. “In this case, the …

1 12, 2025

Product Liability Verdicts Are on The Rise But There Are Ways to Avoid Them

By | December 1st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Product Liability Verdicts Are on The Rise But There Are Ways to Avoid Them

Nuclear verdicts in product liability suits are on the rise. But manufacturers and their insurance companies can take multiple steps to prevent and defend against large jury verdicts, insurance and legal experts said at a recent webinar hosted by Travelers. …

26 11, 2025

Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary

By | November 26th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary

Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., one of the largest title insurers in Florida, did not fraudulently transfer assets from a bankrupt subsidiary, and the bankruptcy court did not err in excluding an expert’s valuation testimony, a federal appeals court …

20 11, 2025

Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order

By | November 20th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order

The legal battle over Florida’s property insurer of last resort’s use of a state agency to hear claims disputes in arbitration took new turns this week, prompting one policyholder attorney to note that a move designed to reduce courtroom time …

20 11, 2025

Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order

By | November 20th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order

The legal battle over Florida’s property insurer of last resort’s use of a state agency to hear claims disputes in arbitration took new turns this week, prompting one policyholder attorney to note that a move designed to reduce courtroom time …

18 11, 2025

Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried

By | November 18th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried

Florida’s insurance commissioner has approved a 6.9% average decrease in workers’ compensation rates for the voluntary market for 2026, marking the ninth straight year of rate cuts in the state. The average rate reduction will be for new and renewal …

7 11, 2025

Baldwin Group Posts $30M Q3 Loss But Expects More Embedded Builders Growth

By | November 7th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Baldwin Group Posts $30M Q3 Loss But Expects More Embedded Builders Growth

Fresh off its subsidiary’s purchase of a builder-linked homeowners’ insurance program, the Tampa-based Baldwin Group took another hit to its bottom line in the third quarter this year. But the brokerage and advisory group expects the loss to turn into …

5 11, 2025

Ga. Court: Ambulance Chasing Not a RICO Claim But Fake Immigrant Papers Might Be

By | November 5th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Ga. Court: Ambulance Chasing Not a RICO Claim But Fake Immigrant Papers Might Be

The Georgia Court of Appeals this week handed down multiple decisions, three of which could indirectly affect property and liability insurance coverage in the state for years to come. In a case over a deliberately set Atlanta apartment complex fire …

18 09, 2025

Appeals Court Stems Oakes Farms’ Free Speech Claim Over Lost School Contract

By | September 18th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Appeals Court Stems Oakes Farms’ Free Speech Claim Over Lost School Contract

The owner of Florida-based Oakes Farms, known for his political views and conspiracy theories, has no legitimate legal claim against a Florida school district that terminated the farm’s food-supply contract over COVID-19 concerns, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. “To …