Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ga. Commissioner Revokes License of Stockbridge Agent
Aug 18 2006 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine has issued an order revoking the license of a Stockbridge insurance agent who was allegedly allowing his father to sell policies, though the father had surrendered his...
Wildfire Injuries, Deaths on Rise in Georgia, Other Southern States
Aug 17 2006 // Wildfire-related injuries and fatalities are on the rise this season in Georgia and some other states, with sprawling suburban growth, dry conditions and changes in land-use patterns contributing to the problem. With urban...
Georgia Athletic Group Weighs Heat Safety Policy for High Schools
Aug 17 2006 // The Georgia High School Association is considering changing regulations to require schools to have a written heat policy and thermometers on the field. The change comes amidst growing criticism from state lawmakers after...
Gov. Perdue Welcomes Swett & Crawford to Georgia
Aug 17 2006 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue recently met with Swett & Crawford President and CEO J. Neal Abernathy to commemorate the establishment of the wholesale broker’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. The company...
Alberto Moves Into Southern Georgia
Jun 13 2006 // After Tropical Storm Alberto moved inland this afternoon south of Tallahassee, Fla., with 50 mph winds and heavy rain it moved across Florida and is now buffeting southeastern Georgia with heavy rain. According to the...
Oxendyne Tells Ga. Big ‘I’: Abolishing Contingency Fees ‘A Mistake’
Jun 12 2006 // Abolishing contingency commissions and making them illegal would be a mistake, John Oxendine, Georgia Insurance Commissioner, told more than 800 agents attending the 109th Annual Convention, Trade Show and Young Agents...
People and Places
Jun 5 2006 // Three new vice presidents, Michael Stuart, Mark Pergolini and John Cash, have joined Cypress Care Inc. of Atlanta, a pharmacy benefits management company. Stuart, vice president of strategic initiatives and implementation,...
Ga. Commissioner Issues Search Warrant at Moultrie Agency
May 24 2006 // Enforcement investigators of Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine’s office in Atlanta have seized records and computers from a Moultrie, Ga. insurance agency that has been implicated in possible fraudulent...
Auto Insurance Direct Writer 21st Century Heads East to Fla, Ga. and Pa.
May 18 2006 // 21st Century Insurance Group, which sells auto insurance directly to consumers, is now selling in Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania, the latest wave of the California-based company’s national expansion in the...
Ga. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Hayes Joins Lobbying Firm
May 18 2006 // Georgia Deputy Insurance Commissioner Alan Hayes has joined Southern Strategy Group as a lobbyist in its Atlanta office. “Hayes has in-depth knowledge of Georgia’s legislative and regulatory arenas and will...
May 13 Open House for Alpharetta, Ga. Nationwide Agency
May 13 2006 // Nationwide Insurance has appointed Kyle G. Caswell as an agency executive in Georgia. Caswell will serve the North Metro Atlanta market as the company continues to expand its presence in the Southeast. Caswell is hosting a...
Big ‘I’ Agents Name Georgia’s Kingston Top Legislator
May 8 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) has presented the Gerald Solomon-Legislator of the Year Award to U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) for his efforts in Congress on a number...
$25 million tornado damage in north Georgia
May 8 2006 // More than $25 million in damage occurred in late April in north Georgia when a string of twisters swept through the state, including metropolitan Atlanta, hitting homes and businesses in Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Hall...
$25 million tornado damage in north Georgia
May 8 2006 // Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine described the tornadoes as the second largest insurance disaster in Georgia and as one of the most financially-devastating storms in Georgia’s history. More than $25 million in...
Ga. Rep. Kingston Honored as ‘Legislator of the Year’
May 2 2006 // U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) was honored with the Gerald Solomon-Legislator of the Year Award for his efforts in Congress on a number of important insurance issues during the Big ‘I’ National Legislative...
Two Ga. Agents Kept Premiums, Charged With Fraud
Apr 21 2006 // Arrest warrants have been issued for two Gainesville, Ga. insurance agents; both are charged with insurance fraud. Robert Frank Kubitz, 51, allegedly kept premiums paid to his business, RF Kubitz Agency, for coverages...
Ga. Continuing Ed Courses Cover Challenging Issues
Apr 19 2006 // Two issues challenging insurance agency executives, creating an inside sales organization, and maximizing an agency’s value, will be presented by Gil Simonds April 26 in Doraville, Ga., during classes sponsored by...
Deadly storms hit Midwest again in new round of spring tornadoes
Apr 17 2006 // The new round of tornadoes hit the Midwest less than one month after a similar grouping of twisters, high winds and damage hit a five-state area on March 12. News Currents Another round of deadly storms hit the Midwest...
Storms Kill One in Georgia, Cause $15M in Damages
Apr 12 2006 // A string of four twisters that swept through Georgia killed at least one and cut a swath of devastation from the Alabama line up to Gainesville, state officials said. Drake Walker, an 11-year-old from Sycamore, was killed...
$5.6M Verdict Awarded After Ga. Company Denies Claim
Apr 10 2006 // A DeKalb County, Ga. Superior Court jury has returned a $5.6 million judgment in Decatur, Ga. against Atlanta Casualty Co. for bad-faith practices in a lawsuit involving an 86-year-old woman who had automobile insurance...
