Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Hospital Chain to Pay $513M to Settle Georgia Kickback Claims
Oct 5 2016 // Texas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. and two of its Atlanta subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $513 million to resolve criminal and civil claims accusing the chain of paying kickbacks to steer pregnant Medicaid...
ICW Group Now Writing Workers’ Compensation in Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia
Sep 26 2016 // ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the...
Fix to Pipeline Leak Responsible for Southeast Gas Shortage Expected Today
Sep 21 2016 // A main gas line is expected to restart Wednesday with a temporary bypass after a leak and spill in Alabama led to surging fuel prices and some gas shortages across the South, a company official said Tuesday. The roughly...
Owners of Georgia Apartments Ordered to Pay $10M in Shooting Death of Resident
Sep 13 2016 // A jury has ordered the owners of a metro Atlanta apartment complex to pay $10 million to the family of a resident who was fatally shot last year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports a jury in Clayton County reached...
Drought Declared in 53 Georgia Counties
Sep 12 2016 // Environmental officials say a drought has been declared in north Georgia and metro Atlanta. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division announced in a news release Friday that 53 counties are experiencing severe or...
OSHA Fights Georgia Poultry Plant Over Right to Inspect Facility
Sep 2 2016 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is pushing back against a local judge in Georgia’s recommendation to deny the agency a warrant to inspect the Mar-Jac poultry plant in Gainesville for worker-safety...
Bystanders Hold up Collapsing Roller Coaster in Georgia, Save 6 Kids
Aug 29 2016 // Fire officials say several bystanders held up a kiddie roller coaster that had begun to collapse in Georgia, allowing six children and one adult to escape. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner spokesman Glenn...
Students in Georgia Residence Hall Displaced by Flood
Aug 26 2016 // A flood at a University of West Georgia residence hall has forced students to relocate to a local hotel. The Newnan Times-Herald reports that the on-campus residence hall was flooded Aug. 19 following a sprinkler system...
Cause of 27-Car Pileup in Georgia Under Investigation
Aug 24 2016 // Georgia officials are investigating the cause of an accident on Interstate 75 in Bartow County that involved nearly 30 vehicles and sent several people to the hospital with minor injuries. The Georgia Department of...
People – Southeast
Aug 22 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has hired Stephanie Bryant as senior claim representative in the Brentwood office. The company also announced it has promoted LaTronya Roberts on...
Georgia Agent Arrested for Premium Theft
Aug 12 2016 // An investigation by the Georgia Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division has resulted in the arrest of an agent in Gwinnett County insurance for fraud, according to a statement from Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. Julia...
Pearl Insurance Expands Lawyers PL Program to Florida, Georgia
Aug 10 2016 // Pearl Insurance, a third-party administrator, has expanded its Lawyers Professional Liability program to Florida and Georgia. The program is designed for law firms with one to 35 employees. Pearl Insurance has over 60...
PIA of Georgia Names New Officers; Tillman Elected President
Aug 4 2016 // Members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia (PIA of Georgia) elected Hamilton Tillman serve as president at their annual meeting held at Lake Oconee, Georgia. Tillman is president of Tillman Insurance Agency,...
Extreme Drought Hurting Crops in Parts of Georgia
Aug 2 2016 // Georgia’s ongoing drought – combined with above-average heat – is taking a toll on some crops in the state, authorities said. Crops feeling the effects of the brutal weather include peanuts, corn and hay, WSB...
Fire that Damaged Historic Georgia Courthouse Believed to be Arson
Jul 29 2016 // A fire that caused heavy damage to the historic courthouse in Macon County, Georgia, is being investigated as a case of arson. WSFA reports that that the Macon County Sheriff’s Office believes the July 9 fire was...
A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Century Casualty Company in Georgia
Jul 28 2016 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B (Fair) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bb+” of Century Casualty Company in Alpharetta, Ga. The outlook for the FSR remains stable, while...
48 People Escape Bus Fire in Georgia
Jul 25 2016 // Some 48 people were uninjured after a charter bus erupted into flames on an interstate near the Mall of Georgia. Gwinnett Fire spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge says the fire started near the engine compartment toward the...
Central Insurance Promotes Lee to Regional Marketing Manager in Southeast
Jul 21 2016 // The Central Insurance Companies has promoted David Lee to Regional Marketing manager in the companies’ Southeast Regional Office. A graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Business Administration, Lee...
Truck Driver in Deadly Georgia Crash Gets 5 Year Prison Sentence
Jul 18 2016 // A Louisiana truck driver charged in a fiery interstate crash that killed five nursing students in southeast Georgia was sentenced to prison Thursday – one year for each life lost – after he pleaded guilty to...
Trucking Firm Won’t Face Criminal Charges in Crash that Killed 5 Georgia Students
Jul 8 2016 // A Georgia prosecutor says he’s dropped the criminal case against a trucking company charged in a deadly interstate crash last year that killed five nursing students. Tom Durden is district attorney for southeast...
