Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner News

Georgia Offers Reward of $10K for Information on 2 Arson Cases

A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information regarding separate fires that damaged two vacant homes last week in Walker County, Georgia, according to a statement from Georgia’s Deputy Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Jay Florence. State …

Farmers Launches Rideshare Insurance Coverage in Georgia

Farmers Insurance has introduced new rideshare insurance coverage for drivers in Georgia. According to Mariel Devesa, head of product innovation for Farmers Insurance, the coverage is available to ridesharing drivers as part of their Farmers personal auto insurance policies. Farmers …

Georgia Agency Owner Accused of 10 Counts of Insurance Fraud

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ announced the arrest of insurance agent Macie Anedra Yawn, 27, of Cochran, Ga. Yawn owned and operated Charles Robinson Insurance Agency in Eastman and is accused of committing 10 counts of insurance fraud. Bleckley County …

3 Georgia Residents Charged With Insurance Fraud

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ office issued a warrant last week for three Treutlen County residents on charges related to insurance fraud. Theresa Dyer, 59, was charged with one count of insurance fraud. John David Dyer, 33, and Ronald William …

7 Arrested in Georgia for Insurance Fraud in Staged Car Crash

Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says seven central Georgia residents accused of staging a car crash have been charged with insurance fraud. Hudgens said in a statement that the crash on Sept. 5, 2013 involved a 1998 BMW and a rented …

Former Georgia Agency Owner Charged With Insurance Fraud

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced this week that a former insurance agent from Franklin County has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud. Officials said James Travis Williams was arrested and charged with 15 counts of insurance fraud and …