Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flood Threat Continues in Georgia as More Rain Moves into State
Dec 31 2015 // More rain moved into Georgia on Wednesday as forecasters warned that another 1 to 2 inches was expected to fall across much of the area by week’s end, adding to the deluge that already saturated the state in recent...
Top 10 Southeast Stories of 2015
Dec 30 2015 // Ridesharing, drones and medical marijuana garnered a lot of attention from the insurance industry in 2015, and readers in the Southeast were no exception. Among the most popular stories in the Southeast included...
Dog Bites, Golf, and Sperm Banks: The Top Southeast Lawsuit Stories of 2015
Dec 30 2015 // It was another year of lawsuits and settlements for the insurance industry to pay and learn from. In 2015, some of the top headline makers in the Southeast included a huge uninsured motorist payout for GEICO, a $36 million...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Georgia-Based Managed Healthcare Solutions
Dec 22 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Managed Healthcare Solutions, Inc. in Atlanta. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2000, Managed HealthCare Solutions (MHS) provides employee benefit...
The Charity Issue
Dec 21 2015 // Gillis, Ellis & Baker Employees of Gillis, Ellis & Baker Insurance (GEB) spent a recent weekend fixing up the exterior of the Gentilly home of Eleonor Sheppard. The GEB team repaired siding, painted the...
Georgia Agency Owner Accused of 10 Counts of Insurance Fraud
Dec 17 2015 // 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...
Report: Southeast States Unprepared for Future Risks from Climate Change
Dec 11 2015 // Source: States at Risk Many states across the country, particularly in the Southeast, are unprepared to face the risks posed from extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding and other extreme...
Report: Southeast States Not Prepared for Future Risks from Climate Change
Dec 7 2015 // Many states across the country, particularly in the Southeast, are unprepared to face the risks posed from extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding and other extreme weather events, according to...
A.M. Best Downgrades Georgia-Based Century Casualty Co.
Nov 17 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bb+” from “bbb-” of Century Casualty Co. based in Alpharetta, Ga. The...
Irwin Siegel Agency Hires Huft as Executive Underwriter in Georgia
Nov 13 2015 // Irwin Siegel Agency, a program administrator based in Rock Hill, N.Y., has hired Christal Huft as executive underwriter. She is based in Kennesaw, Ga. Huft has served the insurance industry in various capacities for nearly...
Hub Acquires Assets of Georgia-Based RFO Enterprises
Nov 11 2015 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of RFO Enterprises, Inc. (RFO), based in Marietta, Ga. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. RFO specializes in commercial lines...
Georgia Roofing Contractor Accused of Insurance Fraud
Nov 10 2015 // A Macon, Ga.-based roofing contractor was arrested for insurance fraud and damage to property, according to Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. Law enforcement officers from Hudgens’ Fraud Division and the...
5 Recent Reports on Businesses and Cyber Security, Liability and Insurance
Nov 6 2015 // Cyber security is clearly on the minds of business executives, most of whom acknowledge their firms have been victimized by some sort of cyber attack. What are they thinking about cyber security, cyber liability and cyber...
New Study Aims to Help Georgia Motorists Avoid Deer Collisions
Oct 29 2015 // University of Georgia researchers have a new study out that could tell motorists the most likely times for collisions with deer in different parts of the state. The research assessed available deer breeding information...
Georgia Man on Motorized Wheelchair Cited for DUI
Oct 27 2015 // A Conyers, Ga., man has been accused of DUI and public drunkenness while operating a motorized wheelchair inside a grocery store. Multiple media outlets are reporting that 48-year-old Danny W. Mitchell was cited at a...
Data Call Deadline Approaching for Property Insurers in Georgia
Oct 21 2015 // Personal and commercial property insurers in the State of Georgia have until Oct. 30 to respond to a Data Call from the Georgia Insurance Department. The bulletin for the data call, issued in August, states the information...
Fire at Georgia Apartment Complex Leaves 40 Homeless
Oct 20 2015 // Almost 40 people are looking for a new place to live after an overnight fire destroyed part of an apartment complex in Columbus, Georgia. Authorities say the Lullwater Apartments caught fire around 1 a.m. Monday. No one is...
Georgia-Based PointeNorth Insurance Group Merges With Debra LaVelle, Inc.
Oct 14 2015 // PointeNorth Insurance Group (PNIG) in Atlanta has merged with Debra LaVelle, Inc. of Canton, Ga., an independent insurance agency specializing in employee benefits. With this partnership, PNIG’s benefits operation is...
Former Georgia Peanut Managers Get Prison Time for Salmonella Outbreak
Oct 7 2015 // Two former managers of a Georgia peanut plant were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a deadly salmonella outbreak, though the men received far less time behind bars than the ex-boss they helped convict. A U.S....
Former Mayor of Georgia Town Pleads Guilty to 12 Counts of Insurance Fraud
Sep 28 2015 // Former Milledgeville, Ga., Mayor Richard Bentley has pleaded guilty to 12 counts of insurance fraud. Multiple media outlets report that Bentley was sentenced in Baldwin County Superior Court to 10 years probation, given a...
