Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves – Southeast
Apr 16 2012 // Peachtree, Personable Holdings A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard...
Georgia Agents Form New Venture, PentaRisk
Apr 16 2012 // A man and a boy who suffered brain damage due to government negligence and the parents of a slain police informant will be compensated through three bills signed by Gov. Rick Scott. One would require Lee County’s...
Southeast Non-Standard Auto Insurer Peachtree Acquired by California Firm
Mar 29 2012 // A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard market. Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co. is...
Insurance Study Rates Georgia Building Codes Among Weakest
Mar 19 2012 // The insurance industry says that Alabama’s building standards and enforcement practices are among the weakest of all the hurricane-prone areas in the country. The state ranked 15th among 18 states near the Gulf of...
2012 Hot Markets: High-Tech Crime and the Cloud
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature. The technology industry has been a growing sector in today’s economic environment and many insurers are responding by developing new...
Whistleblowers Reaping Rewards in U.S. Mortgage Suits
Mar 15 2012 // Troubled homeowners are not the only ones set to get a financial lift from the U.S. government’s $25 billion landmark mortgage settlement. Whistleblowers who were instrumental in revealing epidemic mortgage abuses,...
Home Value Protection Product Heads to Georgia
Mar 13 2012 // An insurance policy for homeowners looking to protect themselves from declining home prices is rolling out in Georgia this week. Georgia becomes the third state where this product, called Home Value Protection, is...
Georgia Preliminary Storm Damage Estimate at $40M
Mar 7 2012 // Georgia’s state insurance commissioner said the estimate to repair damage from Friday’s storms has hit $40 million in insured losses. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said in a statement Tuesday the figure is...
Georgia Woman Files Harassment Claim Against Paul Deen Restaurant
Mar 7 2012 // The former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by Paula Deen claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment rife with sexual innuendo, physical intimidation and...
Small Towns in Southeast Hit Hard by Tornadoes
Mar 5 2012 // Residents of towns throughout the Southeast are recovering from the shock of last Friday’s severe storms and tornadoes. Along with pubic and insurance officials, they are beginning to assess the damage from the...
Georgia Disaster Training Site Replicates New Orleans’ 9th Ward
Feb 17 2012 // Work is under way on what might be one of the most unique construction projects ever done in Middle Georgia. For years, the whisper of the wind around vacant buildings has been about the only thing to be heard at the...
Family of Slain Girl Sues Georgia Apartment Complex
Feb 16 2012 // The family of a 7-year-old girl who was slain is accusing managers of her apartment complex of failing to properly check the background of a maintenance man who later confessed to killing her. The Atlanta...
Georgia Fire Damages 23 Cars
Feb 14 2012 // Investigators in Georgia said 23 cars were damaged as high winds fueled a fire that spread to a car lot north of Atlanta. WSB-TV reported that firefighters discovered the flames at US Auto Sales in Forsyth County Sunday...
Georgia’s Warm, Dry Weather Could Bring Busy Wildfire Season
Feb 9 2012 // With forecasters predicting an early spring in southeast Georgia, forestry officials are gearing up for what could be an early start to a fire season they fear could be a repeat of 2011. Three large fires torched nearly...
Georgia Jury Awards $2.3M in Kroger Case
Feb 6 2012 // A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported...
Georgia Jury Awards $2.3 Million in Kroger Customer’s Suit
Jan 30 2012 // A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported...
Many Georgia Day Cares Fail to Meet Safety Standards: Report
Jan 24 2012 // Almost 2,500 day care programs in Georgia have failed to meet the state’s standards for children’s health and safety at least once in the past four years, according to an analysis of internal records obtained...
Sutter Joins Georgia’s TBM Agency
Jan 19 2012 // Preston Sutter has joined Atlanta insurance agency Tanner, Ballew and Maloof Inc. as an account executive. He will be involved with developing and servicing new risk management and insurance clients for the firm. Sutter...
Georgia Man Sent to Prison for Killing Insurance Agent
Jan 11 2012 // A Savannah man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing an insurance agent during a robbery. The Savannah Morning News reported that 41-year-old Pedro Walker was given two consecutive life...
French Broker Gras Savoye Receives License to Operate in Georgia
Jan 10 2012 // France’s Gras Savoye, which is closely associated with Willis, announced that it has received a license to commence brokerage operations in Georgia (the country – not the state), as part of its initiative to expand...
