Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Republican’s Bill Would Curb Insurance Execs’ Political Contributions
Feb 21 2010 // A Republican lawmaker who is running for governor in Georgia has introduced legislation to ban executives of insurance companies from contributing to a political campaign for the office of state insurance commissioner or...
Georgia Truckers Support Cargo Theft Investigation Unit
Feb 17 2010 // Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has commended a state trucking association for donating to the state unit charged with investigating cargo theft. The Georgia Motor Trucking Association has donated $16,000 to the Georgia...
Georgia Bill Would Restrict Insurance Executives’ Political Giving
Feb 16 2010 // A Republican state lawmaker who is running for governor in Georgia has introduced legislation to ban executives of insurance companies from contributing to a political campaign for the office of state insurance...
E-mails Suggest Georgia Insurance Chief Oxendine Had Interest in Probe
Feb 8 2010 // Georgia Insurance Department staffers raised questions about an investigation into an Iowa-based insurer and noted Commissioner John Oxendine’s “personal interest” in the complaint against the company...
Georgia Governor Backs Appointed, Not Elected, Insurance Chief
Feb 8 2010 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s proposal to appoint — rather than elect — four statewide constitutional officers has run headlong into opposition. Critics from both parties said the plan was unlikely to win...
Georgia House Lawmakers Send Texting Ban Bill to Study
Jan 29 2010 // Georgia lawmakers are taking a closer look at texting while driving legislation proposed last week. Representatives on the House public safety committee debated the bill on Wednesday. At the end of the hour-long hearing,...
Georgia Insurance Broker’s Bookkeeper Charged With Stealing $1 MIllion
Jan 25 2010 // A 63-year-old former bookkeeper at a Dalton, Georgia insurance brokerage is facing federal charges she embezzled more than $1 million from her employer. Prosecutors say Carolyn Lynn Cherry of Chatsworth forged her...
Georgia Goes After SEUS CEO Fain
Jan 24 2010 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has begun a criminal investigation into the business practices of M. Clark Fain, III, the former chief executive officer of Southeastern U.S. Insurance, Inc. (SEUS), a...
Georgia Insurance Chief Taps Bank with Ties for Governor Race Funds
Jan 20 2010 // Two leading Republican candidates for governor in Georgia have already turned to hefty lines of bank credit to help pump up their campaign finances months before the primary in July. State Insurance Commissioner John...
Georgia Estimates Snow, Ice Storm to Cost Insurers $25 Million
Jan 14 2010 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said that insured losses in North Georgia from the recent snow and ice storm are estimated to be about $25 million. The estimate includes damage to cars as well as homes and...
Georgia Insurance Chief Oxendine Top Fundraiser in Governor Race
Jan 11 2010 // Last Friday was a dollar deadline in the race for Georgia governor as the crowded field of candidates faced a key hurdle: demonstrating they can raise enough cash to go the distance. With several candidates still not...
Georgia Opens Probe of SEUS Insurance CEO Over Accounting
Jan 5 2010 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine’s office has begun a criminal investigation into the business practices of M. Clark Fain, III, the former chief executive officer of Southeastern U.S. Insurance, Inc....
Ex-Georgia Football Player to Appeal Dismissal of Insurance Lawsuit
Jan 4 2010 // A former University of Georgia football player is asking a judge to reconsider his decision to dismiss a lawsuit that claimed the school’s athletic department failed to secure him a $500,000 insurance policy. Decory...
Andrews Joins Georgia’s J. Smith Lanier Agency
Jan 4 2010 // West Point, Ga.-based independent insurance brokerage J. Smith Lanier & Co. has hired Michael Andrews as director of Information Technology. Andrews has operated as an independent information technology consultant...
Ex-Georgia Player’s Injury Insurance Lawsuit Dismissed
Dec 31 2009 // A judge has dismissed a former University of Georgia football player’s lawsuit against the university’s athletic association and one of its former employees. Junior cornerback Decory Bryant’s football...
Texas Imperial Sugar Settles Property Claim for 2008 Georgia Explosion
Dec 29 2009 // Sugarland, Texas-based Imperial Sugar Co. has settled the property insurance claim for the February 2008 industrial explosion at its Port Wentworth, Georgia refinery for an aggregate of $345 million. A final $45 million...
Georgia Father, Son Agents Charged with Defrauding Goodwill, Insurer
Dec 21 2009 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said two Macon insurance agents — a father and son– have been arrested after being charged with keeping premiums paid to them for auto and business liability...
Georgia Insurance Chief Oxendine Defends Trips
Dec 18 2009 // WSB-TV reported that a lawsuit claims Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine — a Republican candidate for governor — took trips on the tab of a campaign contributor who asked for help in an insurance dispute. The...
Georgia Officials Cite Eating While Driving In Fatal Collision
Dec 7 2009 // Officials in Forsyth County, Georgia say a 48-year-old woman who was killed in a highway collision may have lost control of he car because she was eating. Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Shelton says Rhonda D. McGinnis of...
Lawn Mower Is Not a Motor Vehicle, Georgia Court Rules
Nov 25 2009 // A riding lawn mower may have four wheels, a powerful engine and can cost as much as a used car. If it’s stolen, however, the Georgia Supreme Court concluded that it’s not a motor vehicle. The 4-3 decision...
