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James Brown wins election as state auditor

James Brown, who has served as president of the Montana Public Service Commission for the last four years, has secured the seat to become the state’s top consumer watchdog.At 2:20 a.m. Wednesday morning, The Associated Press called the race for Brown, a familiar...

GOP rep. Wyman Duggan wins re-election in Florida House District 12

Incumbent GOP Rep. Wyman Duggan won re-election in Florida House District 12, which covers portions of Jacksonville’s Southside and Westside.Duggan has served three terms in the Legislature. Four of the seven bills he sponsored in 2024 became law or had their companion bills...

Who pays the insurance payouts for Helene and Milton damage?

Twenty-six feet of water surged through the building holding the Village Potters art collective in Asheville, North Carolina, during Hurricane Helene. “It flooded all the way up to the second floor — 37 wheels, 17 kilns, tables, slab rollers, I mean it’s, it’s astronomical,”...

Recent wildfires making some residents nervous about insurance policies

Ronni Echevarria has always loved being outside, catching a glimpse of the canyon from her backyard.She says, "You feel like you're in the country. And yet you're not. You're in the middle of the city. You can listen to music, sit in the...

‘Have some mercy’ Will state approve Citizens Insurance 14% rate hike?

TAMPA, Fla. — Back in August, state-backed Citizens Property Insurance pleaded its case to the State's Office of Insurance Regulation, requesting a 14% rate increase for its policyholders. That was before back-to-back hurricanes. According to the rate hike request, Citizens is pushing for an...

2024 hurricanes a stark reminder of persistent protection gap for flood coverage, KBRA

As the 2024 hurricane season enters into its final month, KBRA, the global full-service rating agency has highlighted the uptick in storm activity as several weather systems made landfall in the southeastern United States. Readers will be aware that Florida and a number of...