Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aon Names DeCoster Resident Managing Director for Ga. Operations
Oct 20 2005 // Aon announced the appointment of Richard (Rick) DeCoster as resident managing director of Aon Risk Services of Georgia. As resident managing director, DeCoster is responsible for brokerage services of property/casualty...
News Briefs
Oct 17 2005 // ALABAMA AIIA Conference, Educational Sessions The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has scheduled five upcoming seminars in Mobile, Birming-ham and Huntsville. Oct. 19, Small and Rural Agents Conference, two topics,...
PIA of Georgia’s Atlanta Expo Stresses Education
Oct 17 2005 // The importance of professional education was stressed by John Oxendine, Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner, during the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia’s ninth annual Education Expo held on in late...
Tammy Soaks Southeast; Flooding Reported in Georgia
Oct 6 2005 // Although now a depression, what was once Tropical Storm Tammy flooded homes and roads in parts of Georgia Wednesday night and into Thursday. The storm brought down trees and power lines, leaving more than 16,500 utility...
PIA OF GA. DONATIONS TO KATRINA VICTIMS TOTAL MORE THAN $23,000
Oct 3 2005 // Eighty-five agents, agencies and company partner members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia have donated more than $23,000 to help the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army meet the needs of individual hit...
100 Georgia Stations to Air Trusted Choice Radio Advertising Promo
Sep 30 2005 // The Trusted Choice national television advertising campaign ended Sept. 25, but as of Sept. 26, more than 100 radio stations across Georgia began to air Trusted Choice radio commercials. According to an Independent...
IIAG Slates Educational Events to Meet Georgia CE Requirements
Sep 30 2005 // A series of educational events, being sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia to enable members to meet new state continuing education requirements have been scheduled in October. A new Georgia Insurance...
Commissioner Oxendine Stresses Education’s Importance at PIA of Georgia’s Atlanta Expo
Sep 29 2005 // The importance of professional education was stressed by John Oxendine, Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner, during the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia’s ninth annual Education Expo held on Tuesday in...
PIA of Ga. Donates Over $23,000 to Salvation Army, American Red Cross for Katrina Victims
Sep 22 2005 // Eighty-five agents, agencies and company partner members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia have donated more than $23,000 to help the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army meet the needs of individual hit...
IIA of Georgia Members Donate to Hurricane Katrina Relief
Sep 21 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia has contributed $3,000 to its sister associations in the states damaged by Hurricane Katrina. “We mailed the checks the Tuesday after Labor Day. We also appealed to our...
Two More Albany, Ga. Sanitation Workers Arrested in Insurance Scam
Sep 21 2005 // Two more City of Albany sanitation workers have been arrested in a huge insurance scam ring. Their arrests bring to 14 the number of people arrested since last Thursday. Jonathan West surrendered on Tuesday morning to face...
Hurricanes Getting Stronger Even as Worldwide Total Drops
Sep 16 2005 // The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia...
AFLAC Insurance Scammers Unable to Duck Albany, Ga. Sherrif’s Investigators
Sep 16 2005 // An ongoing investigation in Albany, Ga. has netted nine people, including four city employees, in a scam fraudulently fill out medical insurance claim forms and file them with AFLAC, the insurance provider for both the...
PIA of Ga. Members Donate to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army
Sep 15 2005 // Sixty-six Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia members have opened their hearts and checkbooks to help the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army meet the needs of individuals hit by Hurricane Katrina. On Sept. 14,...
PIA of Georgia Collecting Donations for Hurricane Katrina Victims
Sep 8 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia are collecting donations for victims of Hurricane Katrina, which will be donated to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. According to Jerry W. Duke, executive vice...
Another Round Begins
Sep 5 2005 // Well, if the old saying, “Time flies when you are having fun,” is true, I must have had a lot of fun! It’s hard to believe I joined Insurance Journal over a year ago–and am about to start attending...
People – Southeast
Sep 5 2005 // Bob Maeyama Ronald L. Alexander has been named president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and chief...
New Markets
Sep 5 2005 // Employment Practices Liability Program Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s professional liability division launched an employment practices liability insurance program for small- and...
People
Sep 5 2005 // Ronald L. Alexander has been named president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer...
Editor’s Note: Another Round Begins
Sep 5 2005 // Well, if the old saying, “Time flies when you are having fun,” is true, I must have had a lot of fun! It’s hard to believe I joined Insurance Journal over a year ago-and am about to start attending annual...
