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Alabama DOI Relaxing Rate Filing Requirements on Flood Insurance

In an effort to increase the number of flood insurance policies in the state, the Alabama Department of Insurance is relaxing requirements that carriers file flood insurance rates, except for those covering vehicles. “More than 20% of the claims filed …
Florida Appeals Court Dismisses Lawyers’ Complaint Against CFO in Rubin Saga

Florida’s top financial and insurance regulator may have landed in the middle of a political mess, but he and other state officials were within their rights in hiring an agency head who was later forced out over allegations of sexual …
Florida Lawmaker Holds Town Hall Meetings on Insurance Crisis

In a sign that Florida’s property insurance problems continue to be a hot-button issue, a Florida state representative will hold town hall meetings next week to hear from stakeholders. State Rep. Kamia Brown, D-Orlando, announced the “State of the Insurance …
When Is an Employer Immune from Tort Claims? Florida High Court Could Review after DCA Reversal

One of the largest utility companies in Florida may, after all, be shielded from tort claims by the grand bargain of workers’ compensation law, even though it had contracted maintenance work to another firm, a Florida appellate court has decided …
Organized Fraud Ring in California Sentenced for 15 Staged Collisions

Los Angeles, California residents Victor Valle-Diaz, 55, Eduardo Retana, 25, and Ausencio Gomez, 46, were sentenced to serve in state prison after pleading no contest to charges of insurance fraud and assault for their involvement in the organized ring. The …
Memo Cites Lessons from Ransomware Payments by CNA, JBS and Colonial Pipeline

In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal group called Phoenix. The attackers pressured the insurer to pay up quickly by raising the ransom demand, claiming the data …
People Moves: Lemonade Names Burgess Chief Claims Officer; Newfront in California Adds Naranjo

Lemonade named Sean Burgess chief claims officer. Burgess will oversee the company’s key claims functions across the U.S. and EU. Burgess will be filling the role of Jim Hageman, Lemonade’s first hire in this role when founded six years ago. …
Flood-Stricken British Columbia Weighs Cost of Climate-Proofing Infrastructure

CALGARY, Alberta – Flood-stricken British Columbia is considering major upgrades to its highway network to make it more resilient to climate change risks, as the province starts reconstruction work after last week’s devastating floods. Upgrades would include building longer bridges …
Georgia High Court Leaves Truck Insurer on the Hook for Accident

If the owner of a trucking company drives one of his company’s trucks to a friend’s house for free repairs, is that considered a business use of the truck, or personal use? The Georgia Supreme Court effectively decided this week …
Louisiana Lawmakers: Medical Marijuana Expansion Too Slow

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain came under fire Thursday from state lawmakers who complained his regulatory agency was moving too slowly in expanding the medical marijuana products available to patients. The News-Star reports that Strain, a Republican, told a special …

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