Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ga. Cracks Down On Uninsured Motorists: New Regulations In Effect April 1
Mar 8 2005 // Two new regulations tightening up on uninsured motorists driving in Georgia go into effect April 1 for drivers with a second or subsequent suspension during any five-year period: The Department of Motor Vehicle Safety will...
Ga. Authorities Still Looking to Park Tow Truck Operator
Mar 8 2005 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Dan Flynn announced recently that an arrest warrant has been issued for suspect Russell Lee Scruggs, owner of a Savannah towing...
Visitations, Services Scheduled for Stephen M. Merritt
Mar 7 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia reports the death of Stephen M. Merritt of Buford, Ga. Merritt passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 6. Merritt had been an agency management specialist with Selective...
PIA OF GA. ISSUES LEGISLATION ‘WATCH LIST’
Mar 7 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia has issued a legislative watch list detailing which bills are of interest to the insurance industry. Civil justice reform and medical malpractice insurance continue to capture a...
Ga. Commissioner Parks Agency Reportedly Selling Bogus Taxi and Limo Coverage
Mar 1 2005 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced Tuesday that he has issued a cease and desist order against Phoenix Brokerage Inc. and Main Street Brokerage Inc., both located in Barnesville, and arrested one of the...
AAI, Ga. Insurance Commission Working to Develop Mold Remediation Limits
Feb 21 2005 // The Alliance of American Insurers is working with the Georgia Insurance Commission to develop standard language for mold coverage in homeowner’s and commercial insurance policies. Under provisions of the changes,...
E&S Markets Medium, Softening Across the Board
Feb 21 2005 // Rising property prices and a healthy economy after the election year have encouraged competition for casualty business. Although account size is sometimes a factor in the directions prices move, E&S specialists say...
GA. PENALIZES UNITED HEALTHCARE
Feb 21 2005 // United Health-care Insurance Co. has been fined $5,000 by the Georgia Insurance Commission for withholding records requested by department examiners. The company could face additional penalties of up to $5,000 for each...
Insurance Fraud Allegations Against Ga. Mayor Settled
Feb 17 2005 // More than two years of insurance fraud allegations were ended by Dawson, Ga. Mayor Robert Albritten when he pleaded no contest to nine misdemeanor counts. According to The Macon Telegraph, Albritten, a retired insurance...
Insurers Hail Federal Med-Mal Reform Legislation; Continue to Support State Reforms
Feb 17 2005 // Last week, Sens. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) and John Ensign (R-Nev.) introduced federal legislation that would provide assistance to medical professionals facing skyrocketing medical liability premiums. The Help Efficient,...
AIA Praises Ga. General Assembly’s Passage of Civil Justice Reform; Governor to Receive Measure
Feb 14 2005 // Monday the Georgia Senate, following a vote Thursday in the House of Representatives, completed action on major tort reform legislation. The bill (S.B. 3), which includes important medical liability reform provisions, now...
Ga. Med-Mal Bill Stalls in House, Discussion to Continue on Monday
Feb 11 2005 // Georgia, doctors, lawyers and insurance lobbyists stood shoulder-to-shoulder outside the House of Representatives chamber during a heated three-hour discussion yesterday about Senate Bill 3, which aims to cap non-economic...
Ga. House to Debate, Vote Today on Tort Reform Bill
Feb 10 2005 // Georgia tort reform will be one step closer to reality today after a vote in the House Rules Committee which will send Senate Bill 3 to the House floor for debate and a vote. The committee approved four amendments to the...
PIA of Ga. Issues ‘Watch List’ of Important Legislation
Feb 7 2005 // Civil justice reform and medical malpractice insurance are the topics to watch as today’s session of the Georgia Legislature convenes in Atlanta. A legislative update has been issued by the Professional Insurance...
ASSURANCEAMERICA APPROVED IN ALA.
Feb 7 2005 // Atlanta-based AssuranceAmerica Corp., with operations in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, has been approved by the Department of Insurance to sell policies in Alabama. AssuranceAmerica, a property and casualty...
Malpractice Bill Tightens Rules: Clears Ga. Senate, Headed for House
Feb 1 2005 // In an effort to try to drive down insurance premiums for doctors, the Georgia Senate has approved tighter rules for people trying to sue doctors for malpractice. According to the Associated Press, the vote came after the...
Ga. Commissioner ‘Disappointed’ With Marsh Settlement, Vows to Continue His Investigation
Feb 1 2005 // Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine is disappointed that Marsh & McLennan “got off the hook” in its settlement with the New York State Attorney General and says his office will continue to investigate...
Ga. Commission Fines First Financial Services for Overcharging Customers
Feb 1 2005 // Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has fined a Georgia industrial loan company with branch offices in Cornelia and Gainesville $100,000 for overcharging customers in various financial transactions. Among...
Ga. Insurance Commission Penalizes United Healthcare For Withholding Records
Jan 28 2005 // United Healthcare Insurance Co. has been fined $5,000 by the Georgia Insurance Commission for withholding records requested by department examiners. The company could face additional penalties of up to $5,000 for each...
Trident to Offer Governmental Entity Insurance in Ga.
Jan 27 2005 // Trident Insurance Services LLC, a member of the Argonaut Group, Inc., of San Antonio, Texas has agreed with Public Entities of America LLC, to offer comprehensive and cost effective governmental entity insurance programs...
