Latest Georgia Headlines
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Georgia Pastor Charged for Arson in Church Fire
Jan 21 2008 // The pastor of an Albany, Ga., church has been charged with first degree arson in connection with a fire that did severe damage to the church, the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s office said. The Rev....
Nearly 1M in Tenn. Drive without Insurance; Lawmaker Wants Change
Jan 18 2008 // Cardella Cummings’ car wreck left her dizzy and confused. Her insurance paid for the damage, but not because the accident was her fault. “I thought you had to have insurance because it’s the law,”...
RLI Names Southeast Regional Manager, Establishes Georgia Office
Jan 17 2008 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI added Mike Robinson as southeast regional manager for its Executive Products Group at the company’s newly established Alpharetta, Ga. office. Robinson will be responsible for the management of...
Georgia Firefighters Charged with Arson for Home, Business Fires
Jan 14 2008 // Police have arrested two Talbotton, Ga., firefighters on arson charges in connection with two separate blazes in the west Georgia town. Sheriff Bill Johnson says 30-year-old Jeff Scott Nelson and 32-year-old Norman Cable...
Georgia Insurance Agency Announces Acquisition of Magnum OPUS
Jan 8 2008 // Carrollton, Ga.-based Britt/Paulk Insurance Agency Inc., acquired Idaho-based Magnum OPUS and all of its assets in a transaction that took effect on Jan.1. Magnum OPUS will begin operating as the Britt/Paulk Boise, Idaho...
A.M. Best Puts Georgia Casualty & Surety Under Review Pending Deal
Jan 4 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Georgia Casualty & Surety Company under review with positive implications. The rating actions...
Georgia Insurance Agent Group Names Associate Director
Jan 3 2008 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia announced the promotion of Carolyn B. Dodd to associate director. Dodd will have a key role in the association’s management and will direct PIAGA’s education...
City Records Destroyed, Water Department Damaged in Ga. Arson
Jan 3 2008 // A building housing the water-sewer department in Lafayette, Ga., was heavily damaged and years worth of records were destroyed when teens broke in and set it on fire early on New Year’s Day, authorities said. Glenn...
Ga. Church Heavily Damaged, 2nd Church Arson in a Week
Jan 3 2008 // State and local authorities are investigating an apparent burglary and arson that left an Albany, Ga., church heavily damaged. The fire was reported about 7:30 a.m. Monday at Metropolitan Baptist Church. The Georgia...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007 in Southeast
Dec 31 2007 // High heat, changing winds put reputations on the line. 1. Florida’s gamble “It’s all about rates,” maintained Sam Miller, of the industry’s Florida Insurance Council. Florida lawmakers in...
Ratings Roundup: Georgia Casualty, Conseco
Dec 31 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” of Georgia Casualty & Surety Company under review with positive implications....
Cobb County Jury Fines Ford Motor Co. $3M in Georgia Woman’s Death
Dec 16 2007 // A Georgia jury issued a $3 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. for compensatory damages in a case in which a woman died when the seat back of her car broke when it was rear-ended in an accident. Mary Reese, 76, of...
N.C.-Based BB&T Insurance Services to Acquire Georgia Agency
Dec 13 2007 // BB&T Insurance Services announced plans to expand its metro Atlanta operation with the acquisition of Ott & Co. of Alpharetta, Ga. Founded in 1978, Ott & Company is a full-service employee benefits brokerage...
Georgia Closes Contractors’ Liability Loophole
Dec 2 2007 // General contractors in Georgia are no longer able to use subcontractors as a broad shield against bodily injury and property damage claims at construction sites under a new law. The new statute went into effect July 1. The...
Georgia’s Britt/ Paulk Insurance to Acquire Fla. Marine Agency
Nov 21 2007 // Britt / Paulk Insurance Agency, Inc., a privately-held program administrator in Carrollton, Ga., has agreed to acquire Mitchell, York & Cooper, LLC, a Florida-based marine Insurance broker. Financial details of the...
Ga. Tree Farmers Worry about Drought, Bugs in Aftermath of Wildfires
Nov 13 2007 // The wildfires that burned almost a half-million acres in south Georgia were snuffed out months ago, but tree farmers now face prolonged drought and insect infestations as they prepare to replant the vast...
FHM Insurance Teams Up with Georgia Restaurant Mutual
Oct 19 2007 // FHM Insurance Co.and Georgia Restaurant Mutual Captive Insurance Co. have joined forces to offer workers’ compensation insurance for the hospitality industry in Georgia. FHM has served the hospitality industry in...
Warrant Issued for Ga. Insurance Agent
Oct 18 2007 // A Jesup, Ga., insurance agent is wanted on insurance fraud charges, according to Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine. Catrina C. Whitley, 28, of Blackshear, Ga., has been charged with one count of insurance fraud for...
Ga. Company Recalls Meat from Restaurants in N.C., 3 Other States
Oct 17 2007 // A meat company in Forest Park, Ga., is recalling 1,900 pounds of ground beef sent to restaurants in Georgia, North Carolina, and two other states, saying it may be contaminated with E. coli. Arko Veal Company officials say...
Ga. Town’s Residents: Property Values Threatened by Waste Plant Odor
Oct 5 2007 // The town of Talmo, Ga., boasts a post office, a volunteer fire department, a few cattle farms, two Coke machines and 500 residents who grew up “on beans and cornbread,” locals like to say. But they have been...
