Allan Bryant scans the sky as he watches over a minutes-old calf huddled under a tree line with its mother. After a few failed tries, the calf stands on wobbly legs for the first time, looking to nurse. Above, a …
Black Vultures Spreading North, Attacking and Killing Cattle Read More »
Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created insurer of last resort, is no longer the largest carrier in Florida. It’s a significant milestone in the push for a more stable, market-based insurance market. Citizens’ leadership announced late last week that October …
Don’t Look Now, But Citizens Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in Florida Read More »
A New York judge dismissed a legal challenge Friday from Texas seeking to enforce a more than $100,000 civil judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman in an early test of the state’s “shield …
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A former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in 2023 testified Thursday that she thought she had died that day. Abby Zwerner testified in her $40 million lawsuit filed against a former assistant principal …
‘I Thought I Had Died,’ Testifies Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Read More »
Nearly two-thirds of construction workers reported experiencing anxiety or depression in the past 12 months, according to a new survey by design-build firm Clayco. Sixty-four percent of the more than 1,000 construction workers surveyed said they felt the impact of …
6 in 10 Construction Workers Report Anxiety, Depression in Past Year Read More »
LP Insurance Services is expanding into Oregon with the acquisition of Mountain West Insurance Services Inc., based in Salem. The Salem team will continue serving clients throughout the Willamette Valley and beyond. The new LP Insurance Salem office is at …
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By Ezra Amacher The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on Oct. 14 on …
Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners’ Insurance Data Read More »
By Ezra Amacher The Texas Department of Insurance recently published an informal draft of rules that would implement a new law requiring all personal auto and residential property insurance policies to include a binding appraisal provision. Texas lawmakers this year …
TDI Drafts New Rule Requiring Appraisal Provision Read More »
At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters altogether. And the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters …
Florida, National Groups File Suit Over ‘Anti-Public Adjuster’ Endorsements Read More »
Anyone in the insurance brokerage world generally knows the three magic words that require an insurance producer license: the “sale,” “solicitation,” or “negotiation” of insurance. For too many, this is the end of the equation. Most state insurance codes do …
