Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Update: Tropical Storm Fay Hangs on to Status, Stays in Florida
Aug 22 2008 // Tropical Storm Fay continues slowly westward across the northern Florida peninsula while tropical storm warnings remain in effect throughout the region, into the panhandle and north through Georgia to the South Carolina...
Georgia Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Pocketing Client Premiums
Aug 6 2008 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said authorities arrested a Powder Springs insurance agent for allegedly pocketing his clients’ premiums instead of paying insurance companies for coverage. Ellery...
Georgia Home Builders Association and Its Member Insurer Hammer Away at Each Other
Aug 4 2008 // A Georgia association of builders and the insurer that has offered workers’ compensation and general liability insurance exclusively to its members are at odds over the insurer’s attempt to end its exclusive...
Declarations
Aug 4 2008 // Reasonable Care “In short, there is no allegation that any Delta employee failed to exercise reasonable care in the performance of his/her duty in any manner in respect to Flight No. 5191.” —U.S. District...
Speak Up if You Care …
Aug 4 2008 // The Case for Risk Management and Insurance Education If you’re like most insurance firms, your workforce is aging. Or, as a friend of mine recently put it, “There’s a lot of gray hair in the room.”...
The Case for Risk Management and Insurance Education
Aug 1 2008 // If you’re like most insurance firms, your workforce is aging. Or, as a friend of mine recently put it, “There’s a lot of gray hair in the room.” Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind...
Georgia Gov.’s Appeal Nets Cherokee County Federal Disaster Relief Aid
Aug 1 2008 // Georgia storm victims in Cherokee County affected by severe weather and tornadoes now are eligible to receive federal aid. The U.S. Small Business Administration approved disaster relief assistance for the county after a...
Georgia Insurer Sends Personal Info to Wrong Addresses
Jul 30 2008 // The largest health insurer in Georgia has sent letters containing personal information to the wrong addresses, exposing more than 200,000 Georgians to possible identity theft. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting...
Feds to Give Report on Blast at Georgia Sugar Refinery
Jul 28 2008 // Imperial Sugar CEO John Sheptor said there may be “significant” penalties proposed when federal workplace safety regulators release their findings after investigating a dust explosion that killed 13 workers at...
Georgia Insurance Commission Unveils New Web Site
Jul 23 2008 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commission launched an improved and redesigned version of its Web site, making it more navigable and user friendly, said Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine. Consumers can find...
Georgia Builders Association Attempts Takeover of Builders Insurance
Jul 15 2008 // When Builders Insurance Group — a mutual captive insurer for Georgia homebuilders — shifted its exclusive affiliation with Home Builders Association of Georgia, the association implemented a takeover of the...
Georgia Insurance Company Discounts Gas for Publicity
Jul 14 2008 // Georgia drivers lined up at a Citgo gas station in Norcross to take advantage of $1.99 gas. It was part of a promotion campaign by Infinity Insurance Co. of Alpharetta on July 10. There was a catch though, no one could...
Georgia Revokes Life Insurer’s License
Jul 7 2008 // Georgia’s insurance commissioner has revoked the license of a life insurance company, banning it from selling policies in the state. It’s the first time John Oxendine has barred an insurer from the state since...
Authorities Launch Drunk Driving Crackdown on Georgia Roads
Jun 24 2008 // Georgia law enforcement officials are cracking down on drunken driving. Authorities are planning increased patrols and sobriety check points across the state over the next two weeks as part of the Governor’s Office...
Hundreds of Trucks Taken off Georgia Roads for Safety Violations
Jun 13 2008 // Georgia officials grounded 245 commercial trucks as part of a 72-hour inspection effort. The Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Georgia Department of Public Safety conducted the inspections between June 3 and June...
Georgia Officials Investigate 2 Fires at Nearby Stores
Jun 12 2008 // Fire officials in Georgia are investigating two blazes within minutes of each other at two mattress stores in Cobb County. The first fire broke out about 11:30 p.m. on June 10 at the Mattress Firm Supercenter on Cobb...
Officials in Georgia Town Investigating Suspected Arson
Jun 10 2008 // Authorities in Woodstock, Ga. say several recent fires in Woodstock were set deliberately. One blaze started June 5 at a neighborhood playground causing about $25,000 in damage to the equipment. Police said a few hours...
Not-So-Happy Mother’s Day in Georgia
Jun 2 2008 // The National Weather Service says that severe weather on May 11 spawned 15 tornadoes in central Georgia. The strongest of the so-called “Mother’s Day tornadoes” occurred in Treutlen County and was an EF3....
Georgia Jury Awards Family of Drowned Hospital Patient $5 MIllion
May 29 2008 // A Georgia jury has awarded $5 million to the family of a woman who drowned in a Gwinnett County hospital bathtub shower eight years ago. The woman, 34-year-old Wendy Wyckstandt entered Gwinnett Medical Center in...
Insured Damage from Recent Georgia Tornado Tops $40M, State Reports
May 29 2008 // State officials say damage from the tornado that hit north metro Atlanta last week now totals more than $40 million. The tornado that touched down on May 20 caused extensive damage in Cherokee, Cobb, north Fulton and...
