Latest Georgia Headlines
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Georgia Regulators Recovered $4.7M for Consumers in First 9 Months of 2014
Oct 10 2014 // The Georgia Department of Insurance announced that consumers who filed complaints with the department during the first nine months of 2014 have received more than $4.7 million from insurance companies as a result of the...
Ex-U.S. Security Chief Ridge, Guy Carpenter, Lloyd’s Launch Cyber Policy
Oct 7 2014 // Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. is launching a new cyber privacy and network protection product with Ridge Insurance Solutions Co., a new Lloyd’s managing agency led by Tom Ridge, former U.S. secretary...
North Carolina Big ‘I’ Names Georgia’s Knight As CEO
Sep 30 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has named Aubie W. Knight as its new chief executive officer. Knight, currently CEO of a neighboring Big “I” association, the Independent Insurance...
Major League Baseball Balks at Foul Ball Safety Measures
Sep 12 2014 // From his perch in the Atlanta Braves infield on May 20, third baseman Chris Johnson heard what sounded to him like the crack of two bats in quick succession. The first was a line drive off the bat of Milwaukee Brewers...
Georgia Sees Fewer Boating Accidents But More Drownings
Sep 5 2014 // Tougher laws have led to a decline in boating accidents and incident-related fatalities in Georgia for a second straight year, but not all the numbers are promising. Boating under the influence citations are up, and...
Report Faults Georgia Child Care Centers on Disaster Readiness
Sep 4 2014 // Georgia is among 21 states failing to protect kids during natural disasters, particularly those who spend their days at child care centers throughout the state, according to a new report from a child aid organization...
Keystone Insurers Group Adds Georgia’s Moore Insurance Agency
Aug 27 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group has added Perry, Georgia-based Moore Insurance Agency as its 18th franchise partner in the state. The announcement was made by Moore Insurance Agency President Mike Moore and Keystone’s...
Audit Says Georgia’s Cobb County Owes FEMA $558,000
Aug 25 2014 // A federal audit says Cobb County in Georgia must repay about $558,000 it received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a severe storm in 2009. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the audit found the...
Georgia Peanut Plant Manager Cites Mold, Mildew During Salmonella Trial
Aug 13 2014 // A Georgia food processor linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak shipped thousands of pounds of peanut products after learning its products were contaminated and cheated on testing, a former plant manager testified this...
Georgia’s Trinity Underwriting Hires Oxidine as Senior Underwriter
Aug 11 2014 // Trinity Underwriting ManagersInc. (TUMI), a Georgia-based program administrator, announced the hiring of Don Oxidine as senior underwriter responsible for managing the company’s fleet intermodal trucking...
Georgia, South Carolina Teens Win Big ‘I’ Junior Golf Tournament
Aug 11 2014 // Rachel Dai of Milton, Ga., and Keenan Huskey of Greenville, S.C., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 46nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship in Bridgeport, W.V. The...
Salmonella Testing Not Required by Food Safety Law, Georgia Jurors Told
Aug 11 2014 // Jurors at the nation’s first federal criminal trial stemming from a deadly outbreak of food-borne illness are learning a disconcerting fact: America’s food safety largely depends on the honor system. Witnesses...
Georgia Agent Surrenders License
Aug 8 2014 // A Gwinnett County insurance agent currently under investigation by the state insurance commissioner’s office has agreed to surrender his license to sell insurance in Georgia, according to officials. Insurance agent...
Georgia Peanut Plant Owners Accused of Knowingly Shipping Salmonella Products
Aug 6 2014 // A Georgia peanut plant linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak cut corners and sent fake lab results to customers, endangering consumers nationwide, federal prosecutors said last Friday as they opened a rare case seeking...
Obama Climate Rules Unpopular in GOP South
Jul 31 2014 // In the Republican-heavy Southeast, critics said this week that a plan by President Barack Obama’s administration to cut pollution would raise electricity prices, result in job losses and may not significantly curtail...
Markel Ventures Acquires Georgia Auto Transport Equipment Firm
Jul 24 2014 // Markel Ventures Inc. has acquired a majority interest in Cottrell Inc. of Gainesville, Georgia, a firm that designs and manufactures over-the-road automobile transport equipment. Terms of the transaction were not...
Perdue Beats Kingston to Grab Georgia’s Republican Senate Nomination
Jul 23 2014 // Former Dollar General Corp. Chief Executive Officer David Perdue has won the primary for Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination, beating insurance agent and current Congressman Jack Kingston in a close...
Kingston, Perdue Trade Jabs in Georgia Senate Debate
Jul 15 2014 // Georgia Republican Senate candidates Jack Kingston and David Perdue sharpened their attacks on each other during a heated debate last Sunday with just over a week to go before their runoff election. Perdue, the former CEO...
Georgia Agent Accused of Home, Crop Insurance Fraud
Jul 11 2014 // An Eastman, Georgia, insurance agent has been charged with insurance fraud and forgery in connection with homeowners and crop insurance policies she sold in the middle Georgia. Officials said warrants have been issued for...
ICW Group Offering Workers’ Comp Insurance in Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey
Jun 26 2014 // ICW Group Insurance Cos., a multiline property/casualty insurer based in San Diego, Calif., announced it has begun writing workers’ compensation insurance in Georgia, Indiana and New Jersey. ICW Group said its...
