Latest Georgia Headlines
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Grupo Bimbo to Build Second, Bigger Bakery in Georgia
Nov 9 2022 // A Mexican bakery will be turning out more bread in south Georgia, announcing a larger bakery to go with a smaller one that it’s already building. Mexico City-based Grupo Bimbo said Friday that it will spend $200...
Georgia Access and Health Care Exchange 1332 Exemptions
Oct 24 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Georgia is contesting a federal challenge to its 1332 waiver, leaving the 2023 healthcare open enrollment period in flux while the state and fed duke it out. If some of...
Choice Financial Acquires Georgia Pines; Hilb Adds Allegacy Unit
Oct 21 2022 // Choice Financial Group, a regional insurance agency based in Virginia Beach, said it has acquired Georgia Pines Agency, expanding its footprint into Georgia, Florida and California. GPA, headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia,...
Georgia Agency Partners Joins Up with SecureRisk, Forming Large U.S. Partnership
Oct 19 2022 // Two of the largest insurance agency partnerships in the South have merged, creating the nation’s fourth-largest partnership, with some $600 million in property/casualty revenue, the groups announced. Georgia Agency...
Georgia County Officials Charged with Civil Rights Violations in Firing of Workers
Oct 17 2022 // A federal lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Georgia’s Bartow County of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it fired two Black men two years ago. U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan of the Northern District of Georgia...
Georgia Auto Rates Top Issue in Insurance Commissioner Race
Oct 13 2022 // Auto insurance costs have become the central issue in the election for Georgia’s next insurance commissioner. John King, the Republican incumbent appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, says he’s looking for ways to...
Georgia Shrimpers, Businesses File Suits Over Capsized Cargo Ship Pollution
Sep 13 2022 // Fishermen, shrimpers and business owners dependent on coastal tourism have filed lawsuits over pollution caused when a cargo ship capsized off the Georgia coast in 2019. The two federal lawsuits filed last week in Georgia...
Lender, Builder to Settle Wetlands Lawsuit over St. Simons Island in Georgia
Sep 13 2022 // A construction company and mortgage lender accused of damaging wetlands on a famous Georgia island have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit brought by landowners. The site of the controversy is on picturesque St....
Mom Hopes Insurers Take Note of $77M Verdict Against Georgia Addiction Center
Sep 9 2022 // Nick Carusillo died when he was hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate, just days after he was abruptly discharged from an addiction treatment center. Now his parents hope a substantial jury verdict in their...
Northwest Georgia Loses Water Service After Flooding
Sep 9 2022 // Officials continued to scramble this week to restore water service in parts of a northwest Georgia county after flash flooding submerged pumps and flooded buildings. Chattooga County officials said water for 8,000...
People Moves: MEMIC Names Coaker Senior Underwriter in Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // The MEMIC Group, specialists in workforce safety, has hired John Coaker as senior production underwriter in the Southeast. Coaker, based in Georgia, has worked in the industry for more than two decades. He will work with...
Stonetrust to Write Workers’ Comp Coverage in Iowa, Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance Co. will begin writing workers’ compensation coverage in Iowa and Georgia effective October 1st, the company said. This announcement follows the Baton Rouge,...
Emergency Declared After Flooding in Northwest Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // Thunderstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia over the Labor Day weekend, sparking flash flooding in some areas. Local news reports showed roads under water and homeowners struggling to keep water out,...
Georgia Insurance Agent Charged with Keeping Premium Refund Checks
Aug 25 2022 // A Georgia insurance agent is facing additional charges after she was arrested in July for allegedly keeping premium refund checks that were intended for policyholders. Kerri Monroe, 48, of Lyons, Georgia, in late July was...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase
Aug 22 2022 // The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country’s largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average 25% rate increase in the state. “I am angry and disappointed that...
Georgia Boat Driver Indicted on Homicide Charges After Deadly Memorial Day Crash
Aug 18 2022 // A Georgia man was indicted on homicide charges Wednesday, after a Memorial Day weekend boat collision that killed five people. Mark Stegall was indicted on 10 counts of first-degree homicide by a vessel, USA Today...
Dollar General Fined Again for Safety at Georgia Stores
Aug 18 2022 // Dollar General faces nearly $1.3 million in penalties after government inspectors visited three of the chain’s stores in Georgia earlier this year and found worker-safety violations, federal regulators said...
Georgia’s MagMutual to Acquire New Jersey-Based MDAdvantage Insurance
Aug 17 2022 // MagMutual Insurance Co. and MDAdvantage Holdings Inc. have reached an agreement for MagMutual, headquartered in Atlanta, to acquire MDAdvantage Insurance Co., based in New Jersey. MDAdvantage, according to AM Best, is one...
Insurance for Georgia Saltmarshes? Research is Underway
Aug 16 2022 // Conservationists and academics are researching ways to insure sensitive salt marshes in Georgia against degradation and loss, perhaps with parametric policies similar to those used to cover some coral reefs. Georgia Public...
Georgia Dairy Farm Fined After Food Waste Causes Fish Kill
Aug 15 2022 // A Georgia dairy farm has been fined after a release of food waste caused a fish kill, a rare instance of government getting involved with a practice that counties can’t regulate despite chronic complaints from...
