Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Lawmakers Vote to Give Insurers a Tax Break
Apr 14 2008 // Georgia lawmakers couldn’t agree on cuts to property or incomes taxes this legislative session. But they did manage to usher through legislation to provide $146 million to insurance companies over five years. The...
Feds Give Georgia $20M in Grants for Disaster Response Measures
Apr 11 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue announced the release of $20 million in Public Safety Interoperable Communications grants for his state from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The money will help state and local first...
A.M. Best Affirms and Withdraws Ratings of Georgia-based Delta Fire & Casualty
Apr 10 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Atlanta-based Delta Fire & Casualty Insurance Company. The outlook for these ratings is stable....
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Tire Falls from Helicopter, Crashes into Georgia Mechanic’s Home
Apr 4 2008 // The mystery of a tire that plunged from the sky and crashed through the roof of a Monroe, Ga. home now has an explanation. Federal Aviation Administration officials told home owner Mark Brown on Tuesday that the wheel...
Driver Arrested in Connection with 4-Car Wreck on Georgia Interstate
Apr 3 2008 // Police arrested a man they believe caused a four-car accident in Georgia that killed two children and two adults and injured four others. Cody Rhoden, 20, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday just before midnight, a...
Georgia Hospital Destroyed by Tornado Opens Full Service Facility
Apr 1 2008 // A small town Georgia hospital destroyed by a tornado a little more than a year ago is ready to open its doors again. Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, Ga., will offer the full gamut of hospital services – from...
4 Georgia Teens Charged in Arson of Vacant Building in Tennessee
Mar 26 2008 // Chattanooga fire investigators arrested four juvenile girls from Georgia on charges of setting fire to a vacant building. A Fire Department statement said no one was injured in the March 20 fire at the former Old Narrow...
Georgia Woman Wins $8.8 Million against Jacksonville Hospital
Mar 26 2008 // A Jacksonville, Fla. hospital must pay $8.8 million in a malpractice suit filed by a diabetic Georgia woman who says the hospital didn’t administer insulin. The jury awarded the money to Shirlyn Gallagher of...
Bush Declares Additional Georgia Counties as Disaster Areas
Mar 24 2008 // President Bush issued a major disaster declaration for six more Georgia counties in response to the tornadoes and severe storms that struck the state this month. This list now includes Bartow, Burke, DeKalb, Floyd,...
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Georgia Gov. Tallies Damage, Presidential Disaster Declaration Issued
Mar 21 2008 // As Atlanta continues to clean debris away from downtown streets after a devastating tornado pummeled the southern capital last week, Gov. Sonny Perdue tallied damages in a letter to the president, requesting federal...
Officials Assess Impact of Tornado Damage to Downtown Atlanta
Mar 18 2008 // Many Atlanta streets were closed and some traffic lights were still out Monday morning because of a tornado that ripped a path of destruction through the city’s core. Commuters to downtown were encouraged to stay...
Weather Service Confirms Tornado Hit Northwest Georgia
Mar 18 2008 // The National Weather has confirmed that a tornado caused the turbulent weather in northwest Georgia that left two people dead. Meteorologist Frank Taylor says the tornado touched down at 12:25 p.m. on March 15, at the...
Georgia Governor Asks Bush to Expedite Disaster Declaration
Mar 18 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue asked President George Bush for an expedited major disaster declaration to assist Atlanta and Fulton County with recovery efforts in the wake of storms that hit the city last week. If approved,...
Tornado, Storms Slam Atlanta, Gov. Declares State of Emergency
Mar 17 2008 // A severe weather system moved into Georgia March 14 resulting in numerous injuries and major destruction and damage to areas of Atlanta and Fulton County, Ga. The system produced one tornado, injuring at least 20 people...
Georgia Investigators Look for Cause of Fire that Displaced 25 Families
Mar 17 2008 // Georgia investigators are trying to determine the cause of an apartment fire in Augusta in which one firefighter sustained minor injuries. About 25 families have been displaced by the fire that damaged multiple units in...
Jury Awards $20 Million to California Couple in Asbestos Case
Mar 14 2008 // A San Francisco jury awarded $20 million to a couple who was alledgedly exposed to asbestos by construction materials sold by Atlanta-based Georgia Pacific Corp. Joan and Daniel Mahoney filed the suit in 2006, after...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner: Consumers Lose if Law Passes
Mar 11 2008 // Geogia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine expressed “profound disappointment” last week after auto insurance rates legislation (Senate Bill 276), as amended by the House, passed both bodies of the Georgia...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
