Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Chief Offers Tips on How to Safely Deep Fry Turkey
Nov 24 2009 // Deep frying is an increasingly popular way to cook a turkey, but it’s not without its dangers. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine urges Georgians to be careful when deep frying the holiday bird. He offers some...
Fire Official Urges Georgia Churches to Be on Arson Watch
Nov 20 2009 // Georgia’s top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire. Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine said officials are investigating...
Georgia Parking Garage Collapse Blamed on Improper Bolt
Nov 16 2009 // A letter sent to the customers of a parking deck that collapsed last summer blames a bolt for the accident. David Tyndall, whose company leases spaces in the Centergy parking garage, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
Business Moves
Nov 15 2009 // Aon, Carpenter Moore Global insurance broker Aon Corp. has agreed to acquire Carpenter Moore Insurance Services, Inc., a provider of executive liability risk management services and a wholly owned subsidiary of The NASDAQ...
Business Moves
Nov 15 2009 // BB&T, Oswald Trippe Raleigh, North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services, the nation’s seventh largest insurance broker, said it has expanded its southwest Florida operation with the acquisition of Oswald...
Flooded Georgia Homeowners Seek Buyouts from Cobb County
Nov 15 2009 // Many Cobb County homeowners in Georgia say they’d like the county to buy their flood-damaged homes, but a county official says it’s impossible to accommodate all of them. About 300 people gathered at a...
Georgia Soldiers to Get Insurance Refunds
Nov 13 2009 // Georgia’s insurance commissioner said American Fidelity Life Insurance has agreed to refund its life insurance policy holders $275 each. Soldiers who purchased policies written from Sept. 1, 2004 to Oct. 2009 are...
Georgia Flood Victims Advised on Recovery Funds, Insurance Claims
Nov 12 2009 // In just six weeks, more than $82 million has reached survivors of the Georgia floods to help them in their recovery, according to federal officials. “While much has been done to help thousands of people, there are...
Georgia Court Blocks ‘Stacking’ of Business Auto Policies
Nov 1 2009 // The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that injured motorists are not entitled to maximize their coverage by combining commercial auto insurance policies on several vehicles to cover one accident, a tactic known as...
Flooded Georgia Homeowners Seek Buyouts by Cobb County
Oct 30 2009 // Many Cobb County homeowners say they’d like the county to buy their flood-damaged homes, but a county official says it’s impossible to accommodate all of them. About 300 people gathered at a recreation center...
Georgia Auto Fraud Ringleader Arrested
Oct 30 2009 // Georgia officials say they have arrested the ringleader in a fraud ring operating in Savannah, that collected nearly $95,000 from six insurance companies by staging accidents and filing bogus claims. Insurance Commissioner...
Donegal Mutual, Southern Mutual Finalize Pooling, Marketing Affiliation
Oct 30 2009 // Pennsylvania-based Donegal Mutual Insurance Co. and Georgia-based Southern Mutual Insurance Co. have finalize an affiliation they announced in early September. The deal brings Southern Mutual into Donegal’s insurance...
Georgia Workers’ Compensation Insurer Southeastern US Faces Liquidation
Oct 29 2009 // A workers’ compensation insurer for 3,000 public entities, hospitals, private companies and associations in Georgia has been declared insolvent and will be liquidated. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas...
Sheffield to Tout Regulatory Role in Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
Oct 28 2009 // Attorney Maria Sheffield has become the latest candidate to enter the Republican primary to be the next insurance commissioner in Georgia. She is one of several candidates hoping to succeed current Insurance Commissioner...
Georgia Man with Flood Damaged Home Wins Lottery
Oct 26 2009 // A Mableton man whose home was heavily damaged by floods last month has won $250,000 playing the Georgia lottery. Michael Sussman said he plans to buy a new home for his family with his winnings. The 38-year-old and his...
Deadline Nears for for Georgia Workers Seeking Flood Income Assistance
Oct 21 2009 // Workers in eight Georgia counties have until Monday to file initial claims for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from severe storms and flooding last month. DUA is...
Georgia Supreme Court Blocks ‘Stacking’ of Auto Insurance Policies
Oct 20 2009 // The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that injured motorists are not entitled to maximize their insurance coverage by combining commercial auto insurance policies on several vehicles to cover one accident, a tactic known as...
Georgia Parent Pushes for Teen Driver Education Funds
Oct 14 2009 // A Georgia state law adopted in 2007 that required driver’s education for all 16-year-olds also created a way to help pay for it, but only 20 percent of funds collected under the program have been appropriated for its...
Georgia’s Seacrest Insurance Keeps Expanding, Adds O’Sako
Oct 7 2009 // Savannah-based insurance broker Seacrest Partners, Inc. has expanded its staff with the addition of its tenth new associate in 2009. Jennifer A. O’Sako has joined Seacrest Partners as an account executive in the...
Chubb Post-Storm Inspections Available in Georgia, South Carolina
Oct 6 2009 // The Chubb Group has extended its post-catastrophe inspection service to homeowners insurance customers who own a secondary or seasonal home in Georgia and South Carolina and who may not be able to visit their property...
