Latest Georgia Headlines
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Florida Regulators Remind Insurers to Take Care of Insureds as Claims Come in
Sep 5 2023 // The property insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief after Hurricane Idalia landed in a less-populated part of the coast, but regulators have signaled a need to make sure that claims from the area, now topping 10,000,...
Three Georgia Court Decisions Have Some Workers’ Comp Defense Lawyers Worried
Sep 4 2023 // After three major Georgia appeals court decisions have gone against employers in the last five years, some insurance defense attorneys are concerned that the state’s workers’ compensation laws have become...
Georgia Sheriff Killed Responding to a Call When Car Hits Tree and Overturns
Sep 1 2023 // ABBEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A central Georgia sheriff responding to a call for service was killed when his car went off the road, hit a tree and overturned, authorities said. Wilcox County Sheriff Robert Rodgers died...
Cleanup Begins After Hurricane Idalia Hits Gulf Coast
Aug 31 2023 // Cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Idalia began on Thursday along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where property damage, loss of life and power disruptions paled in comparison to the last major hurricane that struck the state...
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Oxendine Fraud Case Headed to Trial
Aug 30 2023 // Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine is headed to trial on health insurance fraud and money laundering charges after a federal judge this week denied all of his efforts to have an indictment...
Idalia Rumbles Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia
Aug 30 2023 // Just when parts of the property-casualty industry thought it was safe to re-enter the Florida market, Hurricane Idalia made landfall closer to the heavily-populated Tallahassee area than expected and brought heavy storm...
Oakbridge Acquires Georgia-based Cole Agency
Aug 21 2023 // Oakbridge Insurance Agency, one of the larger independent agencies in the country, has expanded again with the acquisition of the Cole Agency in Montezuma, Georgia. Cole has specialized in poultry insurance since 1989 but...
Three Georgia Decisions Have Some Comp Attorneys Worried. Claimants Not So Much
Aug 14 2023 // After three major Georgia appeals court decisions have gone against employers in the last five years, some insurance defense attorneys are concerned that the state’s workers’ compensation laws have become...
Could Georgia Be Next With Major Tort Reform? Kemp Calls for Limits
Aug 10 2023 // Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday that he wants to make it harder for people to file lawsuits and win big legal judgments, arguing that suits are driving up insurance and business costs. “The laws on our books...
Former Ga. Insurance Commissioner’s Conviction Stands, but Tax Repay Has to Wait
Aug 8 2023 // Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck’s fraud conviction stands, but he won’t have to pay part of the restitution until after he’s released from prison, a federal appeals court decided...
People Moves: McGriff Restructures Personal Lines Operations; Tinubu Appoints Edwards as Surety COO
Aug 3 2023 // Retail broker McGriff said it has restructured its personal lines operations to allow for direct support to the private client sales and service functions within the division, following a period of substantial growth and...
Woman Forced Child to Start Fire to Collect Insurance, Georgia Commissioner Says
Jul 25 2023 // Georgia authorities said a 34-year-old woman has been charged with arson and child cruelty after she forced her stepchild to light fire to her home in order to collect insurance payments. Courtney Sellers, of Screven, in...
PointeNorth Group Acquires Cooper Agency in Georgia
Jul 25 2023 // PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the largest locally owned agencies in the Southeast, has acquired Cooper Insurance & Associates in McDonough, Georgia, the company announced. Cooper, founded in 1988, offers...
Farmers Forced to Rescind Thousands of Nonrenewal Notices in Georgia
Jul 24 2023 // About the same time that it announced a major pull-back from the Florida and California markets, Farmers Insurance also sent thousands of nonrenewal notices to Georgia homeowners. In Georgia, though, the carrier appears to...
Sublimit Left Out of Policy, But Liberty Mutual Firm Avoids Huge Payout Anyway
Jul 17 2023 // What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit endorsement on wind-driven rain losses is included in a multimillion dollar property policy? In the case...
Georgia Trial Lawyer Surrenders License After Using Insurance Settlement Proceeds
Jul 6 2023 // The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted the voluntary license surrender of a plaintiffs’ attorney who had been in practice for more than 45 years. Richard L. Middleton Jr., of Savannah, acknowledged that he had...
USAA Settles Georgia Class Action on Underpaid Taxes in Auto Claims
Jun 29 2023 // A federal judge in Georgia has given preliminary approval to a $2.3 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that charged USAA Casualty Insurance Co. with underpaying for taxes on totaled vehicles. “The Court...
Georgia Laws on Ride-Share Insurance, Hospital Assaults Kick In July 1
Jun 28 2023 // Two Georgia laws take effect Saturday, July 1, that affect insurance for ride-share operators and, potentially, workers’ compensation claims from hospital workers. House Bill 529 lowers the minimum amount of...
Georgia Agents Name Washowich President
Jun 28 2023 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia this month installed Woodstock agent Wendi Washowich as president. Washowich Washowich is a client executive at Hamby and Aloisio Risk Management and Insurance in Atlanta and has...
FEMA Denies Georgia County’s Request for Help After March Tornado
Jun 26 2023 // Months after an EF-3 tornado tore through a Georgia county southwest of Atlanta officials said a federal agency has denied its request for additional help in the recovery. ”Obviously we’re extremely...
