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Kentucky City Tearing Down Garage Where Concrete Panel Fell

A 30-year-old Lexington parking garage where a concrete panel fell from an upper deck to the sidewalk last spring is being torn down. Mayor Jim Gray says the city will demolish the upper deck of the Phoenix Parking Garage and …

Changes in Catastrophe Adjusting Role Affect Carriers

This year’s increased number of weather-related catastrophes could lead to a reduction in available experienced catastrophe adjusters should additional disasters occur, and produce increased litigation against adjusters, according to a recent panel discussion on the subject organized by A.M. Best. …

Panel Working on West Virginia Business Court Proposal

The West Virginia Supreme Court has given a committee the go-ahead to design a new court system that would consider business-related lawsuits. Wayne County Circuit Judge Darrell Pratt, the committee’s chairman, said the goal is to design a court that …

Bentley Appoints Panel on Alabama Insurance Market

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed 24 people to a panel that will examine the state’s insurance market and suggest improvements. The commission will be led by Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell. Bentley has said he’ll hold a special …