Latest Georgia Headlines
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Mom Hopes Insurers Take Note of $77M Verdict Against Georgia Addiction Center
Sep 9 2022 // Nick Carusillo died when he was hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate, just days after he was abruptly discharged from an addiction treatment center. Now his parents hope a substantial jury verdict in their...
Northwest Georgia Loses Water Service After Flooding
Sep 9 2022 // Officials continued to scramble this week to restore water service in parts of a northwest Georgia county after flash flooding submerged pumps and flooded buildings. Chattooga County officials said water for 8,000...
People Moves: MEMIC Names Coaker Senior Underwriter in Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // The MEMIC Group, specialists in workforce safety, has hired John Coaker as senior production underwriter in the Southeast. Coaker, based in Georgia, has worked in the industry for more than two decades. He will work with...
Stonetrust to Write Workers’ Comp Coverage in Iowa, Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance Co. will begin writing workers’ compensation coverage in Iowa and Georgia effective October 1st, the company said. This announcement follows the Baton Rouge,...
Emergency Declared After Flooding in Northwest Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // Thunderstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia over the Labor Day weekend, sparking flash flooding in some areas. Local news reports showed roads under water and homeowners struggling to keep water out,...
Georgia Insurance Agent Charged with Keeping Premium Refund Checks
Aug 25 2022 // A Georgia insurance agent is facing additional charges after she was arrested in July for allegedly keeping premium refund checks that were intended for policyholders. Kerri Monroe, 48, of Lyons, Georgia, in late July was...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase
Aug 22 2022 // The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country’s largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average 25% rate increase in the state. “I am angry and disappointed that...
Georgia Boat Driver Indicted on Homicide Charges After Deadly Memorial Day Crash
Aug 18 2022 // A Georgia man was indicted on homicide charges Wednesday, after a Memorial Day weekend boat collision that killed five people. Mark Stegall was indicted on 10 counts of first-degree homicide by a vessel, USA Today...
Dollar General Fined Again for Safety at Georgia Stores
Aug 18 2022 // Dollar General faces nearly $1.3 million in penalties after government inspectors visited three of the chain’s stores in Georgia earlier this year and found worker-safety violations, federal regulators said...
Georgia’s MagMutual to Acquire New Jersey-Based MDAdvantage Insurance
Aug 17 2022 // MagMutual Insurance Co. and MDAdvantage Holdings Inc. have reached an agreement for MagMutual, headquartered in Atlanta, to acquire MDAdvantage Insurance Co., based in New Jersey. MDAdvantage, according to AM Best, is one...
Insurance for Georgia Saltmarshes? Research is Underway
Aug 16 2022 // Conservationists and academics are researching ways to insure sensitive salt marshes in Georgia against degradation and loss, perhaps with parametric policies similar to those used to cover some coral reefs. Georgia Public...
Georgia Dairy Farm Fined After Food Waste Causes Fish Kill
Aug 15 2022 // A Georgia dairy farm has been fined after a release of food waste caused a fish kill, a rare instance of government getting involved with a practice that counties can’t regulate despite chronic complaints from...
Higginbotham Adds Another with Acquisition of Holman in Georgia
Aug 11 2022 // Higginbotham, an independent insurance and human resources firm, has kept up its pace of steady growth with the recent acquisition of Georgia-based Holman and Co., a broker of commercial and personal lines property and...
Alera Group Acquires Georgia Agency
Aug 5 2022 // Alera Group, an independent P/C and benefits firm, has acquired Jowers-Sklar Insurance, a Georgia-based independent agency specializing in property and casualty insurance in the Southeast. The agency serves Floyd County,...
Former Students Sue Insurers over Alleged Abuse at Georgia Boarding School
Jul 25 2022 // Twenty men who said they were sexually abused at a prestigious boarding school in Georgia are now suing the school’s insurance companies for $345 million. The insurers argue that their policies did not cover the...
Driver of 18-wheeler Charged After Georgia Crash Kills Two
Jul 20 2022 // An Atlanta truck driver is charged with vehicular homicide after a northwest Georgia wreck left two adults dead and three children injured. Joseph Chislom, 47, remained jailed without bail Sunday in Catoosa County after...
People: Georgia Agents Elect Iverson President
Jul 18 2022 // The Independent Insurance Association of Georgia has installed longtime member Michael Iverson as president of the organization. Iverson is CEO of the M.D. Iverson Group, an insurance agency in Fairburn, Georgia. He has...
Georgia Insurance Office to Hold Hearing on Agency, Fire Safety Rule Changes
Jul 8 2022 // The Georgia Commissioner of Insurance will hold a hearing in August on a slew of proposed rule changes, affecting everything from fire safety at self-serve gas pumps and group homes to insurance agency license...
Georgia Construction Company Must Remain Defendant in Wetlands Suit, Court Finds
Jul 5 2022 // A federal court in Georgia has refused to dismiss a construction company from a lawsuit over wetlands violations, even though the company did not own the property at the time of the alleged dumping of dredge material. The...
New Alabama, Georgia Laws Taking Effect Today Indirectly Affect Insurance
Jul 1 2022 // Several Alabama and Georgia laws that could indirectly affect property, liability and workers’ compensation insurance take effect today, July 1. Alabama House Bill 108 requires the state Elevator Safety Review Board...
