Latest Georgia Headlines
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Oakbridge Adds Another: Wilson Insurance in Georgia
Apr 20 2023 // Oakbridge Insurance Agency has continued its growth plans with the acquisition of of Wilson Insurance in Waycross, Georgia. The move is the latest expansion for Atlanta-based Oakbridge, which said it is now one of the...
Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted After Georgia Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished
Apr 18 2023 // Emergency crews extinguished a fire at a Georgia chemical plant shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, allowing officials to lift a shelter-in-place order issued in the afternoon when the fire broke out for the second time in the...
Two Tornadoes Confirmed in Georgia Towns
Apr 17 2023 // The National Weather Service confirmed two weak tornadoes touched down last week in middle Georgia. No one was reported injured in either storm. A tornado with top winds of 90 mph touched down on the southeast edge of...
Labor Recruiter Gets Life for Killing of Georgia Man Who Blew Whistle on Wage Skimming
Apr 14 2023 // A Mexican citizen was sentenced Monday to life in a U.S. prison for killing a man who reported him and his brother to authorities for cheating migrant workers out of millions of dollars. A U.S. District Court judge in...
Georgia Crash Sends 14, Including Children, to Hospital
Apr 5 2023 // A crash involving three vehicles in coastal Georgia early Monday sent 14 people to the hospital with injuries, authorities said. The wreck happened about 3 a.m. in McIntosh County when an SUV traveling the wrong way struck...
DOXA Acquires Georgia-based Preferred Aviation MGA
Apr 4 2023 // DOXA Insurance Holdings, an Indiana firm, has expanded its stable of distribution companies with the recent acquisition of Georgia-based Preferred Aviation Underwriters, a managing general agent. PAU, headquartered in...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve Lower Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Ride Sharing
Mar 28 2023 // The Georgia General Assembly on Monday approved a bill that would require lower minimum amounts of uninsured motorist coverage for ride-sharing and taxi companies. But a measure that would mandate premium discounts for...
Georgia Lawmakers Flip the Script on Use-and-File for Auto Rate Increases
Mar 27 2023 // Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that, if signed into law, would end the longstanding “use-and-file” mechanism on auto insurance rate filings in the state. The state Senate last week voted 49-2 in favor...
Georgia Firefighter Charged with Arson of His Own Home After Filing $700,000 Claim
Mar 16 2023 // One year after Georgia volunteer firefighter Todd Anthony said a kitchen fire burned down his house and he filed a $700,000 insurance claim, authorities have charged the man with arson. Anthony, 56, of Greensboro, was...
Three Killed in Georgia House Fire as Propane Tanks Explode
Mar 15 2023 // Three people were killed in a house fire as multiple propane tanks exploded, officials said. ”Explosions were going off inside the home” when firefighters arrived early Saturday morning, Barrow County Fire...
Georgia Senate Gives Final Approval to School Safety Bill
Mar 15 2023 // The Georgia Senate gave final approval Monday to a school safety bill pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp that includes annual active shooter drills, sending it to the Republican governor’s desk for his signature. The Senate...
Georgia Business Owner Sentenced in $54M California Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 13 2023 // Wesley Owens, 54, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Beau Wilson, 38, also of Atlanta, pleaded no contest to multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and conspiracy in Los Angeles Superior Court over charges filed after a...
Georgia Insulation Maker Fined $432,400 After Worker’s Head Injury
Mar 10 2023 // The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Organization has cited a Georgia insulation manufacturer after a 21-year-old worker suffered severe head trauma when he was caught in a machine’s roller. Bonded Logic Inc., in...
Georgia Coliseum Closed for Repairs after Concrete Chunk Falls from Ceiling
Mar 8 2023 // Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum has been closed for repairs after a small piece of concrete fell from the ceiling of the nearly 60-year-old facility that hosts several of the university’s sports teams and school...
Georgia House Votes to Raise Workers’ Comp Benefits, Still Lower than Other States
Mar 2 2023 // The Georgia House of Representatives voted this week to raise the maximum workers’ compensation benefit amounts and to increase the maximum payout to dependent spouses. House Bill 480, sponsored by Rep. Lehman...
Georgia Bill Would End Direct Action Suits Against Insurers in Truck Accidents
Feb 28 2023 // Truck insurers would be able to avoid being named as defendants in lawsuits filed after trucking accidents under a bill moving through the Georgia General Assembly. Senate Bill 191, reported favorably last week by the...
Georgia Lawmakers Pare Back Bill that Would Increase Truck Weight Limits
Feb 24 2023 // Georgia lawmakers are watering down a bill to allow heavier trucks on state highways after widespread opposition to the original measure by state and local officials. Rep. Steven Meeks, a Screven Republican, described the...
Georgia Nuclear Plant Again Delayed at a Cost of $200M
Feb 21 2023 // Georgia Power Co. has again delayed the projected startup for two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta, saying its share of the costs will rise by an additional $200 million. Southern Co., the...
Georgia Senate Votes To Regulate Vaping Same as Smoking
Feb 17 2023 // Georgia lawmakers are moving to restrict vaping in public spaces. The state Senate voted 51-3 on Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 47, which would regulate vaping in the same way the state already regulates smoking. The...
Georgia Bill Would Bar Public Camping But Allows Designated Areas for Homeless
Feb 15 2023 // Georgia cities and counties could be compelled to enforce bans on public camping or sleeping by homeless people under a bill moving forward in the state Senate. The measure would also create a structure for the state to...
