Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Georgia Chief Offers Tips on How to Safely Deep Fry Turkey
Nov 24 2009 // Deep frying is an increasingly popular way to cook a turkey, but it’s not without its dangers. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine urges Georgians to be careful when deep frying the holiday bird. He offers some...
Fire Official Urges Georgia Churches to Be on Arson Watch
Nov 20 2009 // Georgia’s top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire. Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine said officials are investigating...
Georgia Parking Garage Collapse Blamed on Improper Bolt
Nov 16 2009 // A letter sent to the customers of a parking deck that collapsed last summer blames a bolt for the accident. David Tyndall, whose company leases spaces in the Centergy parking garage, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
Business Moves
Nov 15 2009 // Aon, Carpenter Moore Global insurance broker Aon Corp. has agreed to acquire Carpenter Moore Insurance Services, Inc., a provider of executive liability risk management services and a wholly owned subsidiary of The NASDAQ...
Business Moves
Nov 15 2009 // BB&T, Oswald Trippe Raleigh, North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services, the nation’s seventh largest insurance broker, said it has expanded its southwest Florida operation with the acquisition of Oswald...
Flooded Georgia Homeowners Seek Buyouts from Cobb County
Nov 15 2009 // Many Cobb County homeowners in Georgia say they’d like the county to buy their flood-damaged homes, but a county official says it’s impossible to accommodate all of them. About 300 people gathered at a...
Georgia Soldiers to Get Insurance Refunds
Nov 13 2009 // Georgia’s insurance commissioner said American Fidelity Life Insurance has agreed to refund its life insurance policy holders $275 each. Soldiers who purchased policies written from Sept. 1, 2004 to Oct. 2009 are...
Georgia Flood Victims Advised on Recovery Funds, Insurance Claims
Nov 12 2009 // In just six weeks, more than $82 million has reached survivors of the Georgia floods to help them in their recovery, according to federal officials. “While much has been done to help thousands of people, there are...
Georgia Court Blocks ‘Stacking’ of Business Auto Policies
Nov 1 2009 // The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that injured motorists are not entitled to maximize their coverage by combining commercial auto insurance policies on several vehicles to cover one accident, a tactic known as...
Flooded Georgia Homeowners Seek Buyouts by Cobb County
Oct 30 2009 // Many Cobb County homeowners say they’d like the county to buy their flood-damaged homes, but a county official says it’s impossible to accommodate all of them. About 300 people gathered at a recreation center...
Georgia Auto Fraud Ringleader Arrested
Oct 30 2009 // Georgia officials say they have arrested the ringleader in a fraud ring operating in Savannah, that collected nearly $95,000 from six insurance companies by staging accidents and filing bogus claims. Insurance Commissioner...
Donegal Mutual, Southern Mutual Finalize Pooling, Marketing Affiliation
Oct 30 2009 // Pennsylvania-based Donegal Mutual Insurance Co. and Georgia-based Southern Mutual Insurance Co. have finalize an affiliation they announced in early September. The deal brings Southern Mutual into Donegal’s insurance...
Georgia Workers’ Compensation Insurer Southeastern US Faces Liquidation
Oct 29 2009 // A workers’ compensation insurer for 3,000 public entities, hospitals, private companies and associations in Georgia has been declared insolvent and will be liquidated. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas...
