Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Regulations Would Cut Agents’ Licensing Course Load from 20 Hours to 8
May 8 2024 // The Georgia insurance commissioner is accepting comments on proposed rule changes that would cut the pre-licensing course load by almost two-thirds for personal lines agents. “The primary purpose of the proposed...
Georgia Governor Signs Bill Regulating Kratom, a Supplement Blamed for Deaths
May 7 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor on Thursday signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of products containing kratom, a plant-based supplement. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, prohibits...
Georgia Governor Signs First Responders’ PTSD Benefits Bill Into Law
May 6 2024 // Starting in January, Georgia’s first responders will be eligible for limited, supplemental benefits to help cover treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, after Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 451 into...
PCF Insurance Acquires Georgia, Texas Brokerages
May 2 2024 // PCF Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage operating in 40 states, has acquired All Star Insurance in Venus, Texas, and Encore Advisors, based in Norcross, Georgia. Utah-based PCF said in a news release this week that...
Oakbridge Adds Strawn & Co. in Georgia
Apr 24 2024 // Atlanta-based OakBridge Insurance Agency has continued its rapid expansion with the acquisiton of Strawn & Co., headquartered in McDonough, Georgia, south of Atlanta. Strawn is one of the Atlanta area’s oldest...
Savannah Ordinance: Vehicles Should be Locked When Guns Left Inside
Apr 23 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Coastal Georgia’s largest city will require guns left in empty vehicles be securely stored, an effort that Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says is meant to cut down on gun thefts from unlocked...
Georgia Town Aims to Disrupt Student Beach Bash After Last Year’s Chaos
Apr 19 2024 // TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia’s largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 2 – Hawaii through Maryland
Apr 18 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...
Zurich, Philadelphia, Others Ordered to Pay $345M to Cover Abuse Charges at Ga. School
Apr 17 2024 // Five insurance companies have been ordered to pay $345 million to cover damages awarded to 20 men who said they were victims of sexual abuse at a prestigious boarding school in Georgia in the 1970s and 1980s. Floyd County...
Georgia Bill Requiring Boat Livery Insurance Waiting on Governor’s Signature
Apr 15 2024 // Boat operators, not properly insured boat rental places, will soon be held liable for injuries or damages caused by negligent operation of water craft if Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill into law. House Bill 994 was...
Georgia Regulator Bars Home Warranty Company for Failing to Secure Bond
Apr 12 2024 // A home warranty firm is now prohibited from doing business in Georgia after a cease-and-desist order was issued, the state insurance commissioner announced. Choice Home Warranty did not secure a $100,000 surety bond as...
Georgia’s Latest Effort on Plaintiff Demands Aims to Deter Bad-Faith Claims
Apr 3 2024 // Georgia lawmakers have approved two bills that could have a significant impact on windstorm and bad-faith claim losses for property insurers. First, the bad-faith reform legislation. Auto insurers have for years fought for...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve PTSD Disability Insurance Bill with Smaller Payout
Apr 1 2024 // The Georgia General Assembly has approved a less-expensive version of a bill that would provide a type of disability insurance for first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The state Senate last week...
Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Cause Logistics Headaches, Not Supply Chain Crisis
Mar 29 2024 // The catastrophic bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore to ship traffic on Tuesday is causing some logistics headaches, but is unlikely to trigger a major new U.S. supply chain crisis as competing East Coast...
Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Computers of Georgia City Police and Medical Clinic
Mar 28 2024 // Robert Purbeck, also known as “Lifelock,” and “Studmaster,” who hacked into the computer servers of the police department of Newnan, Georgia and a medical clinic in Griffin, Georgia, has pleaded...
Three Weeks Before Trial, Former Georgia Commissioner Oxendine Pleads Guilty
Mar 25 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. John W. Oxendine of Johns Creek entered the guilty plea...
New Georgia Regs Would End ‘Half Credits’ for Some Insurance License Courses
Mar 21 2024 // The Georgia insurance commissioner’s office will hold a hearing April 15 on proposed changes to continuing education regulations for insurance agents. The new rules would bring Georgia in line with industry best...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve End to Direct-Action Suits Against Trucking Insurers
Mar 19 2024 // A bill that would end direct-action lawsuits against trucking insurers is rolling toward the governor’s desk after it was approved by the full House of Representatives on Monday. Senate Bill 426, heralded as a way to...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background Part 1: Alabama through Georgia
Mar 19 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance licenses can be hard to get and keep, even for those with the most pristine backgrounds. So, what’s an insurance producer to do if they find themselves...
Worker Caught in Conveyor Belt at Georgia Plant While Retrieving Earbuds
Mar 15 2024 // An investigation is underway after a worker at a golf cart manufacturer in Georgia was caught in a conveyor belt and fatally injured. Multiple news reports said a contract worker, Alyssa Drinkard, age 21, had dropped one...
