Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Gator Case
Nov 7 2011 // A divided Georgia Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments in a case involving a woman found dead in a lagoon that was home to an eight-foot alligator in a subdivision near Savannah. Heirs of 83-year-old Gwyneth...
Business Moves
Nov 7 2011 // The Doctors Co., FPIC Insurance Medical liability insurer The Doctors Co. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of FPIC Insurance Group Inc., a major provider of health care liability insurance in Florida,...
Florida, Georgia Agree on Catastrophe Cooperation Plan
Nov 2 2011 // Florida and Georgia have renewed their partnership to provide services in the event a catastrophe compromises their ability to respond to a disaster. First drafted in 2009, the updated plan is designed to ensure a...
Georgia Court to Weigh Alligator Claim Against Homeowners Association
Oct 21 2011 // A divided Georgia Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments in a case involving a woman found dead in a lagoon that was home to an eight-foot alligator in a subdivision near Savannah. Heirs of 83-year-old Gwyneth...
Georgia Walkway Settlement
Oct 17 2011 // An attorney for workers who sued over the collapse of an elevated walkway under construction in the treetops at the Atlanta Botanical Garden said settlements totaling more than $15 million have been reached in the case. A...
Cyber Threats to Expect in Coming Year
Oct 11 2011 // The year ahead will feature new and sophisticated means to capture and exploit user data, as well as escalating battles over the control of online information that threaten to compromise content and erode public trust and...
Construction Workers Settle in Collapse of Georgia Walkway
Oct 6 2011 // An attorney for workers who sued over the collapse of an elevated walkway under construction in the treetops at the Atlanta Botanical Garden said settlements totaling more than $15 million have been reached in the case. A...
Ex-NBA Player Loses Discrimination Claim Against Georgia Bar
Sep 19 2011 // A federal jury on Friday found that an upscale Atlanta restaurant did not violate the civil rights of an ex-NBA All Star and a friend who claimed they were expelled from the bar because they were black. A panel of nine...
People
Sep 19 2011 // York, Penn.-based Glatfelter Insurance Group has formed Glatfelter Program Managers, a new strategic business unit dedicated to its program business. Arthur Seifert, most recently with Southwest Insurance Partners Inc. and...
Home Insurers in Georgia Want to Hike Rates
Sep 19 2011 // A year after most Georgia insurers increased homeowners premiums by 9 to 23 percent, a new wave of increase requests is pending. State Farm, Georgia’s largest writer of homeowners policies, is seeking a 7 percent...
Georgia’s Greyling Brokerage Expands to Florida, Appoints Geer
Sep 15 2011 // Atlanta-based Greyling Insurance Brokerage is expanding into Florida. The brokerage has hired Charles Geer to open a new office in West Palm Beach, where he will be responsible for developing new business and handling...
Airclaims to Merge with Georgia’s McLarens
Sep 14 2011 // Global insurance loss adjuster McLarens Young International is merging with aviation loss adjuster Airclaims of the United Kingdom. While both companies will continue to operate under their own brands, Airclaims will...
Georgia Court Allows Family’s Suit Against Son’s Psychiatrist
Sep 14 2011 // The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia has allowed the family of a man who stabbed his mother to death in a psychotic rage to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against his psychiatrist, settling a long-running debate...
Georgia Tornado Damage Estimated at $15M
Sep 12 2011 // Authorities estimate that a recent tornado and strong storms in north Georgia inflicted at least $15 million in damage. Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said that the damage estimate was preliminary and could grow as...
Home Insurers in Georgia Seek Rate Hikes
Aug 31 2011 // A year after most Georgia insurers increased homeowners premiums by 9 to 23 percent, a new wave of increase requests is pending. State Farm, Georgia’s largest writer of homeowners policies, is seeking a 7 percent...
Insurer Group Names Jackson as Southeast Lobbyist
Aug 26 2011 // The insurer group, American Insurance Association, has hired Ron Jackson to serve as its southeast region assistant vice president for state affairs. Jackson currently is the assistant commissioner for the Georgia Office...
Universal Insurance Enters Georgia Homeowners Market
Aug 18 2011 // Georgia residents will soon have another choice when it comes to purchasing homeowners insurance. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Universal Property & Casualty Insurance...
Mishler Named CEO at Interstate National in Georgia
Aug 16 2011 // Interstate National Corp. in Atlanta has named Mark H. Mishler as chief executive officer. As CEO, Mishler will oversee Interstate’s executive team and manage Interstate’s long-term strategic initiatives, as...
Foundation Financial Group Opens Georgia Office
Aug 9 2011 // Foundation Financial Group, which is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., is opening an Atlanta office that will oversee its operations in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West...
Georgia Grapples with Dad’s Suit Vs. Son’s Doctor
Aug 1 2011 // After a mentally ill Georgia man was charged with stabbing his mother to death amid a psychotic rage, his father took a step that has so far divided Georgia courts: He filed a medical malpractice lawsuit seeking damages...
