Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Keystone Insurers Group Adds 2 Georgia-Based Agencies
Dec 20 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group announced the addition of two independent agencies in Georgia to its franchise business for a total of 10 in the state. The new franchise partners are Jowers-Sklar Insurance and The Harbin Agency....
Georgia on Track with Federal Real ID Requirements
Dec 20 2012 // The state of Georgia said it is meeting federal requirements for new citizen identification cards. States have until Jan. 15 to fulfill requirements for issuing a national ID. Requirements for individuals to actually carry...
AmWins Group to Acquire Georgia-Based Gresham & Associates
Dec 19 2012 // AmWINS Group Inc. — the largest wholesale insurance brokerage in the U.S. by premiums placed — announced that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Gresham & Associates Inc. Gresham &...
Cyber criminals will continue to find new ways to attack in 2013
Dec 17 2012 // Cyber Threats in the New Year This issue identifies certain developments insurance professionals can expect in the new year. Beyond those mentioned in the articles in this issue, there is one thing everyone can expect that...
Georgia Opens Mock City for Disaster Training
Dec 12 2012 // A mock city designed to help emergency workers train for disasters is now open for business in central Georgia. The Telegraph reported that the first exercises are being held at the Guardian Centers at the former Northrop...
Keystone Insurers Group Continues Expansion in Georgia
Dec 6 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group has added two new franchise partners in Georgia: Boswell Insurance Group of Athens and Ash/Welborn Insurance of Cornelia. About the new Keystone partners: Boswell Insurance Group – Formerly...
Georgia Eyes No-Fault Plan for Medical Malpractice
Dec 3 2012 // Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme...
Georgia AG Warns Auto Buyers: Beware of Sandy-Damaged Vehicles
Nov 28 2012 // Georgia’s Attorney General Sam Olens issued a consumer alert notice last week, warning consumers who are in the market for used cars to beware of flood-damaged vehicles in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Attorney...
GEICO to Offer Commercial Auto Coverage Direct to Customers in Georgia
Nov 27 2012 // Business owners in Georgia can now purchase commercial auto insurance directly from GEICO. By purchasing commercial coverage directly through the company, business owners can see significantly lower premium rates....
Nationwide Insurance Data Breach Could Affect 28,000 in Georgia
Nov 21 2012 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has confirmed that 28,467 households in the state could be affected by an online security breach involving Nationwide Insurance Co. Hudgens said the company notified him that a...
Georgia Physicans Mull Workers’ Compensation-Like Plan for Medical Malpractice
Nov 20 2012 // Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme...
Georgia City May Scrap Red Light Cameras
Nov 13 2012 // An Atlanta suburb might scrap its red light cameras, which are designed to nab motorists who run red lights. Roswell transportation director Steven Acenbrak told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the number of crashes...
Georgia Unlikely to Run Health Insurance Exchange: Gov. Deal
Nov 9 2012 // A day after Barack Obama’s re-election, Gov. Nathan Deal suggested that he will not implement a Georgia health insurance exchange as part of the 2010 federal health care overhaul that ranks as the president signature...
Ruling Could Cost Georgia Firm $459 Million for Junk Faxes
Nov 6 2012 // The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled against a company accused of partnering with a Texas firm to send more than 300,000 junk faxes to metro Atlanta homes and businesses, meaning it could be liable for a $459 million...
Georgia Govenor Names Gobeil to Workers’ Compensation Board
Nov 5 2012 // Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed the wife of a high-ranking state official to the Board of Workers’ Compensation. Deal released an executive order Friday naming Elizabeth Gobeil to replace former GOP state Rep....
1,300 Drivers Convicted of Texting Under Georgia’s 2-Year Old Law
Oct 31 2012 // State records in Georgia show that about 50 drivers a month have been convicted of texting and driving in the two years since a law to ban texting went into effect. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that as of...
Ga. Regulator Reminds Homeowners: Oct. 7-13 Is Fire Prevention Week
Oct 8 2012 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) remind homeowners that Fire Prevention Week is October 7-13. The theme this year is, “Have Two Ways...
Georgia Food Manufacturers Not Following ‘Red Flag’ Reporting Law: Audit
Sep 25 2012 // Food manufacturers in Georgia may be dodging a first-of-its-kind law requiring that they inform state food inspectors when their products test positive for contamination, according to an audit of the state’s food...
Gunshot Claim Not Barred by Workers’ Comp Settlement: Georgia Supreme Court
Sep 20 2012 // A worker who unintentionally shot a co-worker can be sued in civil court since his actions were outside the scope of his normal duties and despite the fact the employer treated the shooting like a workers’...
Court Orders Rehabilitation for Home Value Insurance Co.
Sep 18 2012 // Home Value Insurance Co. was ordered into rehabilitation by an Ohio court on Aug. 31, 2012, and has been prohibited from selling insurance in the state due to its failure to maintain minimum capital and surplus. The...
