Latest Georgia Headlines
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Wrong-way Driver Causes Fiery Wreck in Georgia, Killing 3
Oct 12 2023 // ROOPVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A driver traveling the wrong way on a four-lane Georgia highway crashed into two other cars, killing all three drivers, state troopers said. The wreck happened Monday night on U.S. 27 near...
Walmart to Build $350M Milk Plant in Georgia to Expand Control of Dairy Supply
Oct 12 2023 // VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Walmart announced it will build a new $350 million milk processing plant in south Georgia, hiring nearly 400 people. Arkansas-based Walmart said the plant will provide milk to more than 750...
Georgia Power to Pay $413M to Settle Lawsuit over Nuke Plant Cost Overruns
Oct 10 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. will pay $413 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the utility of reneging on financial promises to one of its nuclear reactor partners. The payments to Oglethorpe Power Corp.,...
Renaissance Alliance Buys Agency Network in Georgia
Oct 5 2023 // Renaissance Alliance, a network of independent insurance agencies, has acquired another network – Agency Partners Inc. (API). With headquarters in Alma, Georgia, API has grown rapidly in the last four years to now...
Georgia Woman Charged with Forging Hospital Invoices in $1.5M Insurance Fraud
Oct 4 2023 // A Georgia woman has been charged with faking hospital reports to the tune of $1.5 million in an effort to defraud her insurance companies, authorities said. Denna Rochelle Conaway, 54, of Rome, Georgia, claimed that her...
Georgia Group Launches Ad Campaign Pushing Kemp’s Tort Reform
Oct 3 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — A political group linked to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says it is launching an ad campaign backing the Republican`s efforts to make it harder for people to file lawsuits and win big legal judgments. The...
Business Moves
Oct 2 2023 // East McConkey Insurance & Benefits, Gallen Insurance Agency McConkey Insurance & Benefits, an independent insurance agency based in York, Pennsylvania, has acquired Gallen Insurance Agency, located in Berks...
OSHA Fines Georgia Concrete Pipe Maker $246,000 After Death of Worker in Florida
Sep 21 2023 // The death of a 19-year-old Florida worker could have been prevented if a concrete pipe maker had ensured that employees followed proper safety procedures, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. OSHA...
OSHA Fines Georgia Silo Operator for Safety Violations After Suffocation of Worker
Sep 20 2023 // The death of a worker who suffocated in a Georgia grain silo could have been prevented had the employer not violated safety regulations, federal officials say. That finding results from the U.S. Occupational Safety and...
When Policies Conflict, Insurers Must Split Costs, Appeals Court Finds in Georgia Case
Sep 19 2023 // When the wording of insurance policies conflict with each other and can’t be reconciled, insurers must share defense expenses, a federal appeals court said in a case that stemmed from lawsuits against school...
AM Best Revises Outlook for Georgia Farm Bureau Companies
Sep 18 2023 // The AM Best financial rating firm has slightly downgraded the credit rating outlook for two Farm Bureau companies after weather losses and a rise in reinsurance costs and inflation. The financial strength rating remained...
Business Moves
Sep 18 2023 // East One80 Intermediaries, GMI Insurance One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, has acquired GMI Insurance, a Pennsylvania-based managing general agent specializing in commercial...
Agents, Regulators Remind Insurers to Take Care of Insureds as Idalia Claims Start Coming in
Sep 18 2023 // The property insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief after Hurricane Idalia landed in a less-populated part of the coast, triggering just a few billion dollars in losses. But regulators have urged insurers to make...
Petitions to ‘Stop Cop City’ in Georgia in Legal Limbo After Court Rulings
Sep 13 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta officials refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted on Monday by activists trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center, citing a recent court...
Slave Descendants Facing County Vote on Development of Georgia Island
Sep 13 2023 // DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously Monday evening as county commissioners consider doubling the maximum size of houses that can be built in their tiny...
Oakbridge Adds Another Agency with BDH in Georgia
Sep 12 2023 // Oakbridge Insurance has acquired Georgia-based Bishop-Durden-Hale Insurance Group, the companies announced. Bishop-Durden, which specializes in coverage for manufacturers, municipalities and schools, will keep its offices...
Death Toll for Idalia Rises to Four as Disaster Declaration Added for Georgia Counties
Sep 11 2023 // CROSS CITY, Fla. (AP) — An elderly man who was cleaning debris from Hurricane Idalia in north Florida when a tree fell on him has been declared the state`s third death from the Category 3 storm, officials said...
Brave New Whirl: Hurricane Lee Rewriting Rule Book on Storm Behavior
Sep 11 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane. Lee — which just as quickly dropped to a...
Lee’s Rapid Growth Rewriting Hurricane Rule Book
Sep 11 2023 // Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane. Lee – which just as quickly dropped to a still-dangerous Category 3 and held...
Hyundai and LG to Invest Another $2B into EV Battery Plant in Georgia
Sep 8 2023 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said Thursday they will spend an additional $2 billion and hire an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker’s sprawling U.S....
