Latest Georgia Headlines
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Georgia Jury Awards Family $31M Over Boy’s Botched Circumcision
Sep 26 2018 // A law firm says a Georgia jury has awarded $31 million to a boy for a botched circumcision he received as a newborn. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the award was handed down Friday in northern Georgia’s...
HIIG Acquires Creative Risk Underwriters of Georgia
Sep 25 2018 // Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) has agreed to purchase the remaining shares it did not own of Creative Risk Underwriters (CRU), a managing general underwriting agency (MGU) based in Marietta, Ga., specializing...
Georgia Woman Arrested for Torching Home, Filing Claim with State Farm
Sep 11 2018 // A Habersham County, Ga., woman has been charged with first-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to her home and one count of insurance fraud for submitting a fraudulent insurance claim, according to a statement from...
Trinity Underwriting Managers Adds Kirchen as Underwriter in Georgia Office
Aug 28 2018 // Trinity Underwriting Managers (TUMI), a division of Worldwide Facilities, has added Haley Kirchen as underwriter. She will be based in the Savannah, Ga., office. Kirchen has more than 15 years of experience to her new...
Explaining Medical Errors Cut Liability Claims 66%: Georgia State Research
Aug 22 2018 // Hospital staff and physicians who are willing to explain, apologize for and resolve adverse medical events significantly reduce legal defense and liability costs, according to a study led by Dr. Florence R. LeCraw, an...
Artist R. Kelly Accused of Damaging Georgia Rental Homes in Lawsuit
Aug 21 2018 // An Atlanta-area property company is suing Grammy-winning R&B artist R. Kelly for $203,400 over “extensive damage” to two homes he rented. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports SB Property Management...
Explosion at Georgia Coffee Shop Injures 3
Aug 21 2018 // An explosion and fire destroyed a coffee shop Friday in a rural south Georgia city, seriously injuring three people and prompting a warning from city officials for residents to avoid the downtown area. The blast rocked...
First Month of Georgia Cellphone Ban Nets 900 Driver Citations
Aug 8 2018 // A Georgia agency says more than 900 drivers were cited for violating the state’s new law prohibiting handling cellphones behind the wheel during its first month. Georgia on July 1 joined more than a dozen states that...
$3.7M Recovered for Georgia Policyholders in First Half of 2018
Aug 6 2018 // Georgia Department of Insurance responded to 5,859 consumer complaints and inquiries, returning more than $3.7 million in insurance claim payouts to many of these policyholders, in the first six months of 2018, according...
Hemmer Tapped to Lead Transportation Division at InsuranceHub in Georgia
Aug 2 2018 // Metro Atlanta-based InsuranceHub has promoted industry veteran Ed Hemmer to the role of associate vice president in charge of the tech-driven insurance agency’s commercial transportation division. InsuranceHub...
Georgia Driver Blames Rear-End Crash on Sneeze Attack
Aug 2 2018 // One moment she was having a sneezing fit and the next, her SUV had rear-ended a minivan. That’s what a 43-year Mississippi woman told officers in Athens, Georgia, after the sneeze-induced crash. Citing an...
Possible Tornado Damages Homes Along Georgia Coast
Jul 31 2018 // Emergency officials say a possible tornado has left a trail of damage on the Georgia coast. No injuries were reported after a funnel cloud was spotted Friday afternoon on Whitemarsh Island, east of Savannah. The Chatham...
1 Arrested, Second Suspect Sought in Georgia Roofing Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jul 31 2018 // Fraud investigators with the Georgia Department of Insurance have arrested a Columbus, Ga., roofing contractor and issued warrants on his employer for intentionally vandalizing the roofs of two homes in Muscogee County,...
Court: Georgia Worker Not Protected from Firing Because of Sexual Orientation
Jul 25 2018 // A federal appeals court in Atlanta last week reaffirmed its decision that workers aren’t protected against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, though two of the 11 judges strongly disagreed. Gerald...
Alliant Adds 3 to Georgia-Based Construction Services Team
Jul 25 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, a nationwide specialty insurance brokerage firm, has made three additions to its Construction Services Group headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga. Danielle Maxey has joined as account executive. In...
3 Arrested in Georgia for Slip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme, 4th Suspect Sought
Jul 24 2018 // Three men were arrested last week for their participation in a staged accident ring operating in South Georgia, according to a statement from the Georgia Department of Insurance. Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said...
Doctors Sue Anthem Over Denial of Emergency Room Charges
Jul 18 2018 // The health insurer Anthem Inc. was sued by doctors in Georgia for declining to pay for some emergency-room care, escalating a long-running battle over how far insurance plans can go to push patients to seek lower-cost...
5 Southeast States Participate in Speed Enforcement Operation
Jul 17 2018 // Georgia joins Alabama and three other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning Monday. “Operation Southern Shield” will run through Sunday, July 22. Law enforcement in Georgia and Alabama...
3 Homes in Georgia Burned Down by Fireworks
Jul 9 2018 // Investigators say improperly discarded fireworks sparked a fire that burned down three Dawson County, Georgia homes. State fire marshal spokesman Glenn Allen tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the fire, which...
BKS Partners Enters Georgia Through Partnership with Midsouth Benefits
Jul 6 2018 // Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has partnered with Midsouth Benefits of Atlanta. The merger was finalized on June 22, 2018 and...
