Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nationwide Insurance Donates $50K to Red Cross for Georgia Flood Victims
Oct 2 2009 // The Nationwide Insurance Foundation said it will donate $50,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which helps to provide shelter, food and other assistance to victims of disasters like the Georgia floods. The...
745 Georgia Homes Destroyed By Flooding, Says Red Cross
Oct 1 2009 // The American Red Cross has released preliminary disaster assessment information from flooding that swamped parts of Georgia. The organization said an estimated 2,803 Georgia homes have been affected by the flooding. Of...
Georgia’s Flood Loss Estimate Doubles to $500 Million
Sep 28 2009 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has raised the estimated cost of damage caused by heavy flooding in parts of north Georgia to $500 million. The new figure is twice as much as last Tuesday’s initial...
As Floodwaters Recede in Southeast, Many Residences Remain Underwater
Sep 24 2009 // As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged apartments. “I’m toast,” Penny Freeman, who moved into a first-floor...
Some Georgians Get Crash Course in Flood Insurance
Sep 24 2009 // David Bush had a sweeping view of the Chattahoochee River from his backyard in metropolitan Atlanta. When he returned to his house, the surging river was in his front yard, too. But he was fretting for another reason as he...
Losses in Georgia from Floods at $250 Million; Most Uninsured
Sep 23 2009 // Flooding across north Georgia over the past few days has caused an estimated $250 million in losses, as much as 80 percent of that likely uninsured, according to state Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine. Oxendine said...
17 Georgia Counties in State of Emergency Due to Heavy Rains
Sep 22 2009 // After viewing storm damage in Douglas and Paulding counties from the air, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that...
Georgia Bill Would Require Background Checks on Workers Sent Into Homes
Sep 22 2009 // A Georgia Republican is pushing a measure that would require employers to perform background checks on staffers who work inside other people’s homes. The measure sponsored by state Rep. Allen Peake of Macon would...
Business Moves
Sep 21 2009 // Fairfax/Odyssey Re Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will sell $1 billion in stock to fund the purchase of the shares of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. that it does not already own. Fairfax reduced its stake in the reinsurer a...
Florida’s Newly-Formed Ascendant to Rescue First Commercial Policies
Sep 21 2009 // The new company will use independent agents and brokers for sales. Florida officials announced that a new Miami-based insurance company will pick up the insurance for about 15,000 of the policyholders now with First...
Business Moves
Sep 21 2009 // AmWINS/Managing Agency Charlotte, North Carolina-based national wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group, Inc. has acquired The Managing Agency Group- Employee Benefits, a division of insurance broker Willis HRH. MAG-EB is...
Florida’s Newly-Formed Ascendant to Rescue First Commercial Policies
Sep 21 2009 // The new company will use independent agents and brokers for sales. Florida officials announced that a new Miami-based insurance company will pick up the insurance for about 15,000 of the policyholders now with First...
Georgia’s Medical Malpractice Award Cap Goes Before State’s High Court
Sep 16 2009 // Georgia’s top court is set to decide the fate of a 2005 law that limits pain and suffering damages awarded in medical malpractice cases. The Georgia Supreme Court heard a case this week weighing the merits of a...
Georgia’s Southern Mutual to Affiliate with Donegal Mutual
Sep 8 2009 // Pennsylvania-based property/casualty insurer Donegal Mutual has agreed to an affiliation that brings Southern Mutual Insurance Co. into Donegal’s insurance pool and gives the Georgia insurer additional products to...
People
Sep 7 2009 // CNA Financial Corp. named Bob Lindemann as president and chief operating officer of CNA’s Commercial Lines operations. In this role, Lindemann will be responsible for CNA’s $3.5 billion commercial...
Florida, Georgia Insurer First Commercial to Be Liquidated
Sep 7 2009 // Miami-based First Commercial Insurance Co. and its subsidiary have been declared insolvent and ordered liquidated about six weeks after being placed under state control. All policies written by FCIC and its subsidiary,...
Florida, Georgia Insurer First Commercial to Be Liquidated
Aug 26 2009 // Miami-based First Commercial Insurance Co. and its subsidiary have been declared insolvent and ordered liquidated about six weeks after being placed under state control. All policies written by FCIC and its subsidiary,...
Georgia-Based Braemar Marine to Offer Global Surveying, Adjusting Services
Aug 20 2009 // Braemar Shipping Services has launched a new subsidiary called Braemar Marine, which will provide marine surveying and adjusting services to the global maritime, transportation risk and insurance markets. Braemar Marine...
Georgia Agents’ Group Elects Hansard President
Aug 13 2009 // Members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia (PIA of Georgia) elected E. Scott Hansard to serve as president. Hansard is the owner of Hansard Insurance Agency, located in Cumming, Georgia. Others elected as...
Foremost Insurance Offers New Auto Program in Georgia
Aug 12 2009 // Foremost Insurance Group has made its new DistinctChoice auto insurance program available in Georgia. The program features increased limits and deductible options, broad eligibility and popular discounts including a...
