Latest Georgia Headlines
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Georgia Lobbying Gift Limit Doesn’t Apply to All in Executive Branch
Jul 17 2013 // Gov. Nathan Deal’s executive order seems simple: Employees in Georgia’s executive branch should not accept gifts worth more than $25, particularly from lobbyists and vendors. In reality, the policy is more...
Georgia’s Ink Underwriting Acquires California’s Pioneer Programs
Jul 16 2013 // Newly-formed Ink Underwriting in Kennesaw, Georgia, said it has acquired Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions, a Pasadena, California-based niche insurance program administrator for the construction and long term care...
Georgia Regulators’ Meals, Golf Paid by Insurance Agents Under Scrutiny
Jul 12 2013 // Georgia’s top insurance regulator and two senior staffers accepted $100-per-head meals and, in one case, a round of golf last month funded by the industry they oversee, according to recent financial disclosures. That...
Maryland Court Rules Asbestos Firms Not Responsible for Family Exposure
Jul 11 2013 // An asbestos company is not liable for an illness suffered by a woman who became exposed to the hazardous material while doing her grandfather’s laundry in the 1960s, Maryland’s highest court ruled Monday. The...
Georgia Estimates Insured Storm Loss at $50M
Jun 26 2013 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said violent weather that struck Georgia on June 13 caused an estimated $50 million in insured losses. The storm caused two EF1 tornadoes in Cherokee and Cobb counties. More...
Southeast States Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
Jun 17 2013 // Deaths from prescription drug overdoses jumped 360 percent in the last decade in the Appalachian region, according to the Center for Clinical and Translation Science. As a result of this epidemic, states in the Southeast...
Olson Takes Over As President of Georgia Independent Agents
Jun 13 2013 // Betsy K. Olson was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia Inc. (IIAG) during the association’s recent annual convention in Amelia Island, Florida. Olson is vice president of marketing...
Tropical Storm Andrea Hits Florida; Warnings Posted for Eastern U.S.
Jun 6 2013 // Tropical Storm Andrea pelted Florida’s northern Gulf Coast on Thursday and was forecast to drench much of the U.S. Southeast as it cuts across Georgia and up the Atlantic coast, the National Hurricane Center...
Mixed Reaction in Georgia to Push to Lower DUI Limit
May 30 2013 // There’s mixed reaction in Georgia from drivers to a proposal from a federal agency’s call for states to lower their blood-alcohol limits. The National Transportation and Safety Board made waves with its call...
Georgia’s Denham Agency Joins Keystone Group
May 22 2013 // The Denham Agency, an Americus-based insurance agency, has become the 14th Keystone Insurers Group partner in Georgia. The Denham Agency was established in 1984 by current president Mike Denham. In 2011, the agency formed...
Southeastern States Battle Against Prescription Drug/Opioid Abuse
May 17 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read: Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp Deaths from prescription drug overdoses jumped 360 percent in...
Georgia Regulator to Host Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June 15
May 14 2013 // The hurricane season is almost here and Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is inviting the public to attend the 12th Annual Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June 15.Photo credit: Georgia Office of Insurance and...
New Georgia Law Limits Lobbyists’ Spending
May 8 2013 // Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law new limits on how much money lobbyists can spend while trying to influence public officials in Georgia. The legislation takes effect Jan. 1. It sets the first limits on what lobbyists...
Report: Motorcycle Deaths Decline Slightly in Georgia
Apr 26 2013 // New numbers show that Georgia has seen a slight drop in the number of motorcycle fatalities. The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reported that new data made available on April 24 shows that the state had...
Georgia Governor Signs Youth Concussion, Boat Safety Bills
Apr 25 2013 // Georgia joined dozens of other states on Tuesday with a law aimed at educating parents and coaches about the risks of youth concussions and placing restrictions on when a young athlete can return after suffering a serious...
Georgia Jury Awards Family $17M for Hospital Malpractice
Apr 19 2013 // A DeKalb County family has been awarded more than $17 million in after a jury found a physician’s assistant liable for causing a man’s brain injury. Sheriod Merritt was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting and...
Keystone Adds Hunt-Miller Agency as Member in Georgia
Apr 11 2013 // Hunt-Miller Insurance Agency of Warner Robins, Georgia, has become Keystone Insurers Group’s newest franchise partner in the state. The new arrangement was announced by Hunt-Miller Insurance Agency President Mike...
Georgia Residents Recall Tornado of 40 Years Ago
Apr 3 2013 // Like many people who lived in Athens, Georgia at the time, Anne Shepherd clearly remembers March 31, 1973 — the day the tornado hit. Shepherd, owner of downtown’s Chick Music store, had gone out to a house on North...
Georgia City Votes on Making Gun Ownership Mandatory
Apr 2 2013 // A north Georgia city is voting on an ordinance that would make gun ownership mandatory. City council members in Nelson were set to vote on the Family Protection Ordinance at their meeting Monday evening. The city of about...
Georgia Woman Wins Right to Sue ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Over Video
Apr 2 2013 // A Georgia woman whose image was used in advertisements for a “Girls Gone Wild” video without her authorization has grounds to sue the video’s producers under Georgia law, the state’s highest court...
