Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Severe Weather Awareness Week to Be Observed Feb. 4-8 in Georgia
Jan 31 2013 // Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia has been schedule for Feb. 4 – 8, and the state’s Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens wants to remind homeowners of some important insurance tips to protect their...
Florida Marks I-75 Crash Anniversary; Tragedy Triggers Safety Measures, Lawsuits
Jan 29 2013 // The pre-dawn traffic moved fast on Interstate 75 through Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park outside Gainesville. The highway had been closed for hours after thick fog combined with smoke from a nearby wildfire reduced...
Georgia’s Trinity Underwriting Managers Names Standing Senior VP
Jan 15 2013 // Transportation specialist Trinity Underwriting Managers Inc. (TUMI), based in Pooler, Georgia, has named Stephen Standing as senior vice president. Standing started his professional life in 1996 as an underwriter for...
2013 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 14 2013 // JANUARY P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum Jan 15 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY Insurance Information Institute www.iii.org 2013 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 16-20 The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa,...
Business Moves – Southeast
Jan 14 2013 // Markel, Alterra Specialty insurer Markel Corp. agreed to acquire Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. for $3.1 billion in cash and stock to increase its diversification and expand into reinsurance. The transaction is expected to...
Skelton-Morris Joins Keystone Insurers in Georgia
Jan 8 2013 // Skelton-Morris Associates, a Hartwell, Ga.-based insurance agency, is the eleventh Keystone Insurers Group partner in Georgia. Skelton-Morris Associates has offices in Toccoa, Ga., Lavonia, Ga., and Anderson, S.C. The...
Georgia Health Insurers to Offer Child-Only Policies
Dec 31 2012 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has signed an order allowing insurance companies to begin selling individual policies for children next year. Hudgens says people who are uninsured or whose employers do not...
Keystone Insurers Group Adds 2 Georgia-Based Agencies
Dec 20 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group announced the addition of two independent agencies in Georgia to its franchise business for a total of 10 in the state. The new franchise partners are Jowers-Sklar Insurance and The Harbin Agency....
Georgia on Track with Federal Real ID Requirements
Dec 20 2012 // The state of Georgia said it is meeting federal requirements for new citizen identification cards. States have until Jan. 15 to fulfill requirements for issuing a national ID. Requirements for individuals to actually carry...
AmWins Group to Acquire Georgia-Based Gresham & Associates
Dec 19 2012 // AmWINS Group Inc. — the largest wholesale insurance brokerage in the U.S. by premiums placed — announced that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Gresham & Associates Inc. Gresham &...
Cyber criminals will continue to find new ways to attack in 2013
Dec 17 2012 // Cyber Threats in the New Year This issue identifies certain developments insurance professionals can expect in the new year. Beyond those mentioned in the articles in this issue, there is one thing everyone can expect that...
Georgia Opens Mock City for Disaster Training
Dec 12 2012 // A mock city designed to help emergency workers train for disasters is now open for business in central Georgia. The Telegraph reported that the first exercises are being held at the Guardian Centers at the former Northrop...
Keystone Insurers Group Continues Expansion in Georgia
Dec 6 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group has added two new franchise partners in Georgia: Boswell Insurance Group of Athens and Ash/Welborn Insurance of Cornelia. About the new Keystone partners: Boswell Insurance Group – Formerly...
Georgia Eyes No-Fault Plan for Medical Malpractice
Dec 3 2012 // Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme...
Georgia AG Warns Auto Buyers: Beware of Sandy-Damaged Vehicles
Nov 28 2012 // Georgia’s Attorney General Sam Olens issued a consumer alert notice last week, warning consumers who are in the market for used cars to beware of flood-damaged vehicles in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Attorney...
GEICO to Offer Commercial Auto Coverage Direct to Customers in Georgia
Nov 27 2012 // Business owners in Georgia can now purchase commercial auto insurance directly from GEICO. By purchasing commercial coverage directly through the company, business owners can see significantly lower premium rates....
Nationwide Insurance Data Breach Could Affect 28,000 in Georgia
Nov 21 2012 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has confirmed that 28,467 households in the state could be affected by an online security breach involving Nationwide Insurance Co. Hudgens said the company notified him that a...
Georgia Physicans Mull Workers’ Compensation-Like Plan for Medical Malpractice
Nov 20 2012 // Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme...
Georgia City May Scrap Red Light Cameras
Nov 13 2012 // An Atlanta suburb might scrap its red light cameras, which are designed to nab motorists who run red lights. Roswell transportation director Steven Acenbrak told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the number of crashes...
Georgia Unlikely to Run Health Insurance Exchange: Gov. Deal
Nov 9 2012 // A day after Barack Obama’s re-election, Gov. Nathan Deal suggested that he will not implement a Georgia health insurance exchange as part of the 2010 federal health care overhaul that ranks as the president signature...
