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Kentucky Clarifies Matching Law While Florida Insurers Use Endorsements to Limit Replacement Costs

Nov 6 2023 // Matching requirements for roofs and interior furnishings have been a tough issue in the property insurance industry for years. Recent developments show how insurers and regulators in different Southeast states are managing...

One Worker Killed, Another Trapped After Kentucky Coal Tipple Collapse

Nov 2 2023 // One worker was killed and another was trapped under rubble Thursday morning after a unused, 11-story coal tipple collapsed while it was being dismantled to allow reclamation of the land.“Kentucky, we have some tough...

Kentucky Approves 18th-straight Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs

Oct 26 2023 // Kentucky’s Insurance Commissioner has approved a 6.4% decrease in average workers’ compensation loss costs for the state, making it the 18th consecutive drop in costs for most Kentucky employers.“The...

Kentucky Clarifies Matching Law While Florida Insurers Get Limits on Replacement

Oct 24 2023 // Matching requirements for roofs and interior furnishings have been a tough issue in the property insurance industry for years. Recent developments show how insurers and regulators in different Southeast states are managing...

Horse Racing, Boat Manufacturer Announce Major Expansions in TN, KY

Oct 20 2023 // A manufacturer and a famous horse-racing operation are expanding in Tennessee and Kentucky, bringing millions of dollars in investment, hundreds of new jobs and the potential need for more workers’ compensation,...

New Battery Recycling Plant Deepens Kentucky’s Ties to Electric Vehicles

Sep 28 2023 // A recycling facility will be built in Kentucky to shred electric vehicle batteries in a $65 million venture between American and South Korean companies that will supply material for a separate battery-related operation in...

Kentucky Schools Adding More Electric Buses Thanks to EPA Grants

Sep 21 2023 // Blue Bird Corp., one of the largest and oldest makers of school buses, has fully embraced electric vehicles and will soon provide 13 electric buses to a Kentucky school district.Bowling Green Independent School District...

Public Adjusters Can’t Charge Fees Before Contract, Kentucky Commissioner Says

Sep 7 2023 // Kentucky’s insurance commissioner is reminding public adjusters that they are not authorized to get paid up front, before a contract with a homeowner is signed, unless approved by the commissioner. And fees are...

Business Moves

Sep 4 2023 // Acturis Group, Broker BuddhaThe software-as-a-service firm Acturis Group has entered the U.S. market with the acquisition of Broker Buddha. Broker Buddha, based in New York City, provides insurance brokers and carriers...

Kentucky Supreme Court: Docs Must Bill for Injured Workers Within 45 Days

Aug 29 2023 // Medical providers who treat injured workers in Kentucky must bill the employer/insurer within 45 days, even before a workers’ compensation claim has been filed and before an employer’s liability has been...

Tech Firm Behind Kentucky School Bus Route Snafu Had Problems in Ohio

Aug 17 2023 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city`s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last...

Harford Mutual Completes Merger With Workers’ Compensation Writer ClearPath

Aug 16 2023 // Maryland-based commercial property/casualty insurer Harford Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has received final approval from the Maryland Insurance Administration of its merger with ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co.,...

Kentucky Governor’s Storm Relief Efforts Could Trim GOP Leaning in Rural Areas

Aug 11 2023 // Gina Thorn`s life was uprooted when a monstrous tornado tore through her Kentucky hometown of Mayfield, but her family stuck it out and now they`re homeowners for the first time.Thorn says Gov. Andy Beshear deserves credit...

Western Kentucky, Tennessee Again Hit by Flooding

Aug 7 2023 // Flooding in northwest Tennessee and western Kentucky has shut down roads and prompted some home evacuations.Several inches of rain fell over 24 hours in the region along the Mississippi River, causing flash flooding....

Churchill Downs to Improve Track, Vet Resources After Recent Horse Deaths

Aug 2 2023 // Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and equine care following 12 horse deaths before and after the Kentucky...

Mayfield, Kentucky, Hit by Floods 18 Months After Devastating Tornado

Jul 20 2023 // Parts of Kentucky cannot seem to catch a break from extreme weather events.Some 18 months after a powerful tornado ripped up much of downtown Mayfield, in southwestern Kentucky, heavily damaging businesses, homes, churches...

Whiskey Fungus, Liability, Tax Breaks Killing the Buzz for Residents Near Distilleries

Jul 10 2023 // For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in their communities. The distilleries where the liquor is manufactured and barrelhouses where it is aged have complemented the rural...

Kentucky Public Adjusters Must Now File Template Contracts with DOI

Jul 7 2023 // Public adjusters in Kentucky must now file template contracts with the state Department of Insurance. House Bill 232, signed by the governor in March, took effect at the end of June. It placed new restrictions on public...

Churchill Downs Extends Baffert Suspension Through 2024

Jul 6 2023 // Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky Derby and other races for an additional...

Kentucky Official Pleads Guilty to Crop Insurance Fraud

Jun 30 2023 // A central Kentucky farmer who is also a county official has changed his plea, admitting to charges of crop insurance fraud. Randall Taulbee, a Bourbon County magistrate, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to...