Latest Georgia Headlines
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MetLife Acquires Georgia’s Reynolds Plantation
Aug 2 2012 // MetLife has acquired one of Georgia’s largest resort and golf communities. The insurer has acquired Reynolds Plantation that includes The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, six golf courses, four marina, and nearly 5,000 acres of...
Georgia Regulators Recovered $4M for Consumers in First Half of 2012
Jul 31 2012 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ office announced that in the first six months of 2012, state regulators assisted 4,100 Georgia consumers settle disputes with their insurance companies, returning $4...
Keystone Names Garruto Vice President in Georgia
Jul 25 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group has named Kaye Garruto as its new Georgia state vice president. A 22-year veteran of the insurance industry, Garruto most recently was the vice president of operations for FCCI’s Insurance...
How Georgia Trucking Companies Escape Safety Scrutiny: Report
Jul 25 2012 // Trucking companies in Georgia that run afoul of safety rules can simply shut down and reopen with a name change. The barriers to starting a trucking company are low, according to a review by The Atlanta...
Keystone Adds 3 Agency Partners in Georgia
Jul 19 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group has added three agency partners in Georgia, bringing its total in the state to five. They newest partners are Burch Insurance Agency of Hiawassee; Worth Insurance Agency of Sylvester; and Zorn &...
New License Rules Test Georgia Drivers’ Patience
Jul 9 2012 // A new requirement for those seeking to get or renew a Georgia driver’s license caused long lines and frustration in its first week of implementation. By 7:30 a.m. Friday, hundreds of people had lined up at the...
Safety Advocates Urge Same Alcohol Limit for Georgia Boaters, Motorists
Jun 25 2012 // Safety advocates are continuing to push for a lower legal limit for boaters who consume alcohol on Georgia’s lakes and rivers. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that most states require the blood-alcohol...
Researchers Seeks Details of Georgia’s Hurricane History
Jun 18 2012 // Before Georgia began its current streak of 114 years without a major hurricane, the state’s coastline was a fairly frequent target in the 1800s. At least six big storms, some of them responsible for violent death...
Georgia Mom Posed as Dead Son to Collect $151K From Insurance Policy
Jun 7 2012 // Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, say a woman has admitted to collecting more than $151,000 on a fraudulent insurance policy she took out in her dead son’s name. Donna Ellis Gibbs was sentenced to 20...
Georgia Court Ruling Upholds School’s ‘Fair Use’ Use of Publication Excerpts
Jun 4 2012 // A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ruling that administrators said could set an important precedent for how educational...
USI Acquires Georgia’s Impact Benefit Management Services
May 31 2012 // New York-based insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired Impact Benefit Management Services, LLC of Roswell, Georgia. USI said the acquisition is expected to contribute approximately $2.5 million in revenues an...
Tropical Depression Beryl Douses Florida, Georgia with Heavy Rains
May 29 2012 // Tropical Depression Beryl is located over southern Georgia bringing heavy rain to the southeast of the state and to northern Florida, according to Risk Management Solutions (RMS). Total accumulations are expected to reach...
Researchers to Fill Gaps in Georgia Hurricane History
May 29 2012 // Before Georgia began its current streak of 114 years without a major hurricane, the state’s coastline was a fairly frequent target in the 1800s. At least six big storms, some of them responsible for violent death...
Assurant Specialty to Hire Up to 100 Workers in Gwinnett County, Ga.
May 23 2012 // Assurant Specialty Property, a provider of insurance services, said this week it is hiring as many as 100 new employees at its customer service centers in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The company is hiring part-time and...
MetLife to Buy Georgia Golf Site
May 21 2012 // The posh golf community of Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia is being bought by MetLife. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the agreement includes six golf courses, four marinas, nearly 5,000 acres of...
Court Ruling in Georgia Upholds School’s Use of Publication Excerpts
May 16 2012 // A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ruling that administrators said could set an important precedent for how educational...
Georgia Man Sentenced in Crash Blamed on Prescription Drug
May 15 2012 // A Georgia man will serve 15 years in prison after being convicted of DUI and homicide by vehicle. A Pierce County jury has convicted 37-year-old Clinton Deloach Jr. of Patterson of being under the influence of prescription...
Georgia Jury Awards Longshoreman $5.6 Million for Injury
May 14 2012 // The Georgia Ports Authority is considering whether to appeal a jury verdict that awarded more than $5.6 million to a longshoreman for injuries he suffered in a collision at the Port of Savannah. The jury last Thursday...
MetLife to Buy Georgia Golf Community
May 11 2012 // An agreement has been announced for the sale of posh golf community Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that New York-based insurance and financial services giant MetLife...
Southeast Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Jobs Picture
May 7 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish. The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
