Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Poll: Majority of Georgia Voters Support Medical Marijuana Legalization
Jan 12 2015 // A clear majority of Georgia voters support legalizing medical marijuana, but they appear more closely split on whether to permit its recreational use, according to a poll by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The poll...
2015 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 12 2015 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Georgia Man Charged in Cellphone Insurance Scam
Dec 23 2014 // State officials in Georgia said a Covington man has been arrested in a scheme to obtain new cellphones by defrauding an insurance program. The Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s office said 35-year-old...
Georgia Big ‘I’ Names Walsh As CEO
Dec 22 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG) has named Michael T. Walsh as the association’s new of chief executive officer. Walsh is expected to take the helm on January 19. Michael T. WalshIIAG CEO Walsh...
BusinesFirst Enters Workers’ Compensation Market in Georgia
Dec 16 2014 // BusinessFirst Insurance Co., a monoline workers’ compensation company, is now offering coverage to employers in Georgia. BusinessFirst and affiliate RetailFirst Insurance Co. comprise the RetailFirst Insurance Group....
People – Southeast
Dec 15 2014 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named Hilary Segura and Logan McFaddin to its state government relations team. Segura and McFaddin assume regional staff duties overseeing states in the...
Regions Insurance Opens Captive Practice in Georgia; Buying A.I. Insurance
Dec 8 2014 // Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank, has opened a new office in Athens, Georgia, to provide captive insurance services. The office was established as a team of five principals and 29 associates joined Regions...
Willis of Georgia CEO Morgan Joins Integro as Atlanta Operations Leader
Dec 5 2014 // Brian Morgan Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has hired Brian Morgan as Atlanta operations leader. Morgan brings 19 years of industry experience throughout the Southeast. He has experience in the areas...
Officials Suspect Fire at Georgia Wal-Mart Set Intentionally
Dec 5 2014 // Fire officials say they believe a recent blaze at a metro Atlanta Wal-Mart was set intentionally. Gwinnett County fire spokesman Tommy Rutledge said in a statement that the fire at the department store in unincorporated...
People – Southeast
Dec 1 2014 // Aubie W. Knight has officially assumed the position of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC), the group announced. Knight comes to IIANC with 21 years experience in the...
Family Settles Suit in Death of Georgia Worker on Allman Film
Nov 24 2014 // The family of a film worker who was killed in a train accident while shooting a movie near Savannah has reached a settlement with several defendants in a civil suit. A statement from the Harris Penn Lowry law firm last...
Georgia Lawmaker Files Medical Marijuana Bill
Nov 18 2014 // A top state lawmaker has filed an early bill that would allow for the limited use of medical cannabis in Georgia. Republican Rep. Allen Peake, who serves as part of the House leadership team, filed the legislation known as...
Collins Named Managing Partner at Willis of Georgia
Nov 13 2014 // Insurance broker Willis North America has appointed Paul Collins as managing partner with Willis Insurance Services of Georgia Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2015. Collins has more than 17 years of experience in the insurance...
Knight Takes Helm at North Carolina Big ‘I’ Association
Nov 13 2014 // Aubie W. Knight has officially assumed the position of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC), the group announced. Knight comes to IIANC with 21 years experience in the...
Georgia City Police Settles for $1M Over Stun Gun Death
Nov 9 2014 // Attorneys say an Atlanta-area city has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a man who died after police officers used stun guns on him. Chris Stewart, a lawyer for the family of Gregory Towns Jr., said the city of...
NCCI Proposes Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs in Georgia
Nov 7 2014 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost and assigned risk rate filing to the Georgia Department of Insurance. Based upon its review of the most...
AIG to Close Georgia Shared Service Center; Closure to Affect 420 Workers
Nov 7 2014 // American International Group Inc. said the company plans to close its Shared Service Center located in Alpharetta, Georgia next year. The move is expected to affect approximately 420 employees, AIG told Insurance...
Hudgens Re-Elected as Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner
Nov 5 2014 // Republican Ralph Hudgens has been elected to a second term as Georgia’s insurance and safety fire commissioner in Tuesday’s midterm election. “Serving as Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner has been a...
Allman Dropped from Georgia Lawsuit Over Movie Crew Train Crash
Nov 3 2014 // Gregg Allman has been dropped from a lawsuit by the family of a film worker killed by a train during shooting of a biographical movie about the Allman Brothers Band singer, attorneys said last week. Lawyers for the parents...
Georgia Estimates Insured Storm Damage at $6 Million
Oct 22 2014 // The Georgia Insurance Commissioner said consumers have reported multimillion dollar insured losses from a storm that included several tornadoes. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said that reported damage from last week’s...
