Latest Georgia Headlines
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Former Ga. Insurance Commissioner’s Conviction Stands, but Tax Repay Has to Wait
Aug 8 2023 // Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck’s fraud conviction stands, but he won’t have to pay part of the restitution until after he’s released from prison, a federal appeals court decided...
People Moves: McGriff Restructures Personal Lines Operations; Tinubu Appoints Edwards as Surety COO
Aug 3 2023 // Retail broker McGriff said it has restructured its personal lines operations to allow for direct support to the private client sales and service functions within the division, following a period of substantial growth and...
Woman Forced Child to Start Fire to Collect Insurance, Georgia Commissioner Says
Jul 25 2023 // Georgia authorities said a 34-year-old woman has been charged with arson and child cruelty after she forced her stepchild to light fire to her home in order to collect insurance payments. Courtney Sellers, of Screven, in...
PointeNorth Group Acquires Cooper Agency in Georgia
Jul 25 2023 // PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the largest locally owned agencies in the Southeast, has acquired Cooper Insurance & Associates in McDonough, Georgia, the company announced. Cooper, founded in 1988, offers...
Farmers Forced to Rescind Thousands of Nonrenewal Notices in Georgia
Jul 24 2023 // About the same time that it announced a major pull-back from the Florida and California markets, Farmers Insurance also sent thousands of nonrenewal notices to Georgia homeowners. In Georgia, though, the carrier appears to...
Sublimit Left Out of Policy, But Liberty Mutual Firm Avoids Huge Payout Anyway
Jul 17 2023 // What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit endorsement on wind-driven rain losses is included in a multimillion dollar property policy? In the case...
Georgia Trial Lawyer Surrenders License After Using Insurance Settlement Proceeds
Jul 6 2023 // The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted the voluntary license surrender of a plaintiffs’ attorney who had been in practice for more than 45 years. Richard L. Middleton Jr., of Savannah, acknowledged that he had...
USAA Settles Georgia Class Action on Underpaid Taxes in Auto Claims
Jun 29 2023 // A federal judge in Georgia has given preliminary approval to a $2.3 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that charged USAA Casualty Insurance Co. with underpaying for taxes on totaled vehicles. “The Court...
Georgia Laws on Ride-Share Insurance, Hospital Assaults Kick In July 1
Jun 28 2023 // Two Georgia laws take effect Saturday, July 1, that affect insurance for ride-share operators and, potentially, workers’ compensation claims from hospital workers. House Bill 529 lowers the minimum amount of...
Georgia Agents Name Washowich President
Jun 28 2023 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia this month installed Woodstock agent Wendi Washowich as president. Washowich Washowich is a client executive at Hamby and Aloisio Risk Management and Insurance in Atlanta and has...
FEMA Denies Georgia County’s Request for Help After March Tornado
Jun 26 2023 // Months after an EF-3 tornado tore through a Georgia county southwest of Atlanta officials said a federal agency has denied its request for additional help in the recovery. ”Obviously we’re extremely...
Credit Suisse to Appeal Bermuda Court Ruling Against Georgia’s Ex-Prime Minister
Jun 26 2023 // A Bermuda appeals court on Friday largely dismissed Credit Suisse’s appeal in an ongoing case involving the Swiss bank’s local life insurance arm and Georgia’s former Prime Minister Bidzina...
Georgia Shop Owner Who Paid Worker 91,500 Oily Pennies Ordered to Pay $40,000 More
Jun 22 2023 // The owner of an auto repair shop who paid a former employee with 91,500 oily pennies has been ordered by a judge to pay nearly 4 million more cents. A federal judge ruled that Miles Walker, who owns A OK Walker Autoworks...
Sublimit Left Out of Policy, But Liberty Mutual Firm Avoids Huge Payout Anyway
Jun 20 2023 // What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit endorsement on wind-driven rain losses is included in a multimillion dollar property policy? In the case...
Tornadoes, Strong Winds Caused Property Damage Across South
Jun 19 2023 // Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms crossed the South from Texas to Florida to Georgia late last week. The National Weather...
Storms Across Southeast Damage Buildings, Toss Cars, Topple Trees
Jun 16 2023 // Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms crossed the South from Texas to Georgia. The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado...
The Load: Georgians Prepare for New 88,000-lb. Weight Limits on Trucks
Jun 11 2023 // Georgia cities and counties, along with trucking and auto insurance companies, are preparing for the impact of a new law that raises the weight limit of tractor-trailers hauling agricultural and timber products in the...
Former Aflac Employee Charged as Ringleader of Georgia Fraud Scheme
Jun 5 2023 // A former Aflac Insurance employee, described as the leader of a fraud ring in Georgia, has been charged in connection with submitting dozens of false claims to the supplemental insurance provider. Amber Miles, 32, filed 52...
Business Moves
Jun 5 2023 // Midwest G&G Independent Insurance, Robbins Insurance Group G&G Independent Insurance has acquired Branson, Missouri-based Robbins Insurance Group. G&G has been serving the insurance needs of clients in Missouri...
3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water
Jun 2 2023 // 3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit claiming the chemicals polluted its...
