Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Feb 19 2024 // Personal E&S “I wish we could serve this customer base on an admitted basis to give them what they need and what they want to buy.” — Remarked Chubb CEO Evan G. Greenberg, referring to the...
Georgia, NC Women Face Insurance Fraud Charges After Auto Accident Claims
Feb 16 2024 // Georgia law enforcement authorities were searching for a Lawrenceville woman who allegedly submitted fabricated medical records in an auto insurance claim in an effort to collect $15,000, the state insurance commissioner...
Georgia Senate Approves End to Direct-Action Suits vs. Truck Insurers
Feb 15 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are moving to limit the ability of people to sue insurance companies directly in lawsuits over trucking accidents. The Senate voted 46-2 on Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 426, sending it the...
Georgia Moves Toward Permit for Mineral Mine Near Okefenokee Swamp
Feb 13 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia regulators released draft permits for...
Prime Insurance Avoids $60M Judgment in Liposuction Death Case in Georgia
Feb 12 2024 // Prime Insurance Co. is not liable for $60 million in damages after two patients died following liposuction at a Georgia clinic, thanks in part to the clear wording of the insurance policy and timely action by the insurer,...
US Appeals Court Finds Bayer Not Shielded From Roundup Lawsuits
Feb 6 2024 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday refused to dismiss a Georgia doctor’s lawsuit claiming that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer, the latest setback in the German company’s efforts to fend off...
South Carolina Liquor Liability Market ‘Extremely Unprofitable,’ DOI Report Says
Feb 5 2024 // A report from the South Carolina Department of Insurance confirms what insurers and bars and restaurants have said for the past few years: Liquor liability coverage in the state is “extremely unprofitable” for...
PointeNorth Keeps Growing with 2 More Georgia Agency Acquisitions
Feb 1 2024 // Atlanta-based PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the larger independent agencies in the Southeast, has continued its streak of acquisitions with the addition of Valdosta Insurance Services and Southern Insurance Advisors...
Cyberattack Hits Georgia County Where Trump Is Charged
Feb 1 2024 // A cyberattack disrupted the court systems in Fulton County, Georgia, where former President Donald Trump faces a criminal case for allegedly interfering with the 2020 election results. Officials earlier this week were...
Georgia Bill Would Expand PTSD Help for Responders But Not Through Workers’ Comp
Feb 1 2024 // After three years of starts and stops, a bill is moving through the Georgia legislature that would provide mental stress benefits for first responders – not through workers’ compensation but through a relatively...
OSHA Fines Georgia Plumbing Contractor $186,000 After Fatal Fall Down Manhole
Feb 1 2024 // The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Georgia plumbing contractor more than $184,000 for failing to take safety measures to prevent a fatal fall last summer. Robert Hall, a 34-year-old father...
Move to End Georgia’s Direct-Action Lawsuits vs. Trucking Insurers Gaining Steam
Jan 31 2024 // This year could be the year that Georgia joins most other states and repeals its direct-action law that has reportedly caused severe problems for trucking companies needing liability insurance. Several Georgia Republican...
Former Prominent Georgia Labor Lawyer Who Shot Wife Sentenced to 8 Years
Jan 30 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — A once-prominent labor and employment attorney who fatally shot his wife in 2016 as they rode in an SUV pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison as...
Residents Fight Planned Monkey-Breeding Farm in South Georgia
Jan 29 2024 // BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Some local residents and an animal-rights group are protesting plans for a monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia. Opponents recently urged the Bainbridge City Council to block plans by a...
Georgia Bill Would Require Wind-Mit Premium Discounts for Commercial Properties
Jan 26 2024 // Property insurers in Georgia would be required to provide premium discounts for not only residential, but also for commercial structures that are built or retrofitted to resist wind damage, if a bill approved by a Senate...
Georgia Woman Wanted on Charges She Filed $45,000 in Faked Pet Insurance Claims
Jan 23 2024 // Law enforcement officials on Monday were looking for a Georgia woman who allegedly gained almost $45,000 from fraudulent pet insurance claims, from 2019 through 2022. Amanda Lindley, 39, of Paulding County, northwest of...
Georgia Saw Most Frozen-Pipe Claims in 2022-2023, State Farm Says
Jan 18 2024 // Georgia was, by far, the state with the most frozen pipe and water damage claims, State Farm Insurance reported as much of the country faces the first deep freeze for winter 2024. The insurer said in an article on its...
Orion180 Expands Homeowners Insurance to Georgia and Indiana
Jan 11 2024 // Orion180 announced the expansion of its homeowners insurance products to the states of Georgia and Indiana. Underwriting through Orion180 Select Insurance Co., an admitted insurance company domiciled in Indiana, Orion180...
South Carolina Liquor Liability Market ‘Extremely Unprofitable,’ DOI Report Finds
Jan 11 2024 // A report from the South Carolina Department of Insurance confirms what insurers and bars and restaurants have said for the past few years: Liquor liability coverage in the state is “extremely unprofitable” for...
Georgia Awards $189M Bridge-Raising Contract to Allow Bigger Cargo Ships
Jan 5 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah`s towering suspension bridge so that larger cargo...
