Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia-Based INSUREtrust Adds Josaphs, Dollar to Cyber Team
Aug 7 2015 // INSUREtrust in Atlanta, Ga., has added Vince Josaphs and Landon Dollar to its team. Vince Josaphs Josaphs joins the company as senior vice president and will report to Steve Haase, president. Josaphs’ has 15 years of...
Regions Insurance Acquires Georgia-Based The A.I. Group
Aug 5 2015 // Regions Insurance, Inc., a subsidiary of Regions Insurance Group, Inc. and an affiliate of Regions Bank, has acquired The A.I. Group, Inc., with offices in Greater Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. The A.I. Group provides...
Olson to Lead the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia as CEO
Jul 31 2015 // Betsy K. Olson was appointed chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia after a unanimous vote of its Board of Directors on July 29, 2015. Olson will take the reins on September 1. “Betsy...
Breckenridge Insurance Services Adds Regional Vice President Patricia Berry and Two Vice President Brokers
Jul 20 2015 // Pictured left to right: Patricia Berry, Chris Holmes, Paul Hamilton Atlanta, GA, July 20, 2015 — Breckenridge Insurance Services, a leading specialty wholesale commercial brokerage firm, has added three brokers with...
People – Southeast
Jul 20 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has made a series of senior appointments to its business. Hiram Marrero has been appointed national partner of Willis’s South Region. He will be responsible...
GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to Georgia
Jul 20 2015 // GEICO has continued the expansion of its new auto insurance product for drivers of transportation network companies (TNC) with the addition of Georgia. GEICO offers ridesharing coverage through GEICO Commercial for less...
Georgia City Proposes Overtime Pay Settlement with Firefighters
Jul 17 2015 // Augusta, Ga., commissioners are proposing a settlement with firefighters who have sued the city saying they’re owed overtime pay. The Augusta Chronicle reports commissioners voted to offer $58,455 to the group of...
Georgia City Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit From Ex-Deputy Coroner
Jul 15 2015 // The City of Augusta, Ga., has settled a whistleblower suit against a former deputy coroner who said he was retaliated against for reporting that the coroner was stealing money and property from dead people. The Augusta...
Georgia Hopes to Establish State as Captive-Friendly with Revised Law
Jul 14 2015 // Companies looking to form captives in Georgia can now do so with more favorable conditions since the passage of several business-friendly amendments to the Georgia captive insurance law, which became effective July 1. The...
Drone Supporters Clash with Georgia Over Capitol Airspace Ban
Jul 14 2015 // Drone enthusiasts are calling a ban on the unmanned vehicles within five miles of Georgia’s Capitol an overreach of authority by state officials, while agency officials argue the change is necessary and follows...
Georgia Hopes to Establish State as Captive-Friendly with Newly-Revised Law Lowering Taxes, Capital Requirements
Jul 6 2015 // Companies looking to form captives in Georgia can now do so with more favorable conditions since the passage of several business-friendly amendments to the Georgia captive insurance law, which became effective July 1. The...
Siegel Elected as President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia
Jul 2 2015 // Andy N. Siegel, president of Siegel Insurance, Inc., a Trusted Choice insurance agency in Atlanta, was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia, Inc. (IIAG) on June 13, during the...
Georgia Chiropractor Indicted On 12 Counts of Insurance Fraud
Jun 25 2015 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced that a Bibb County Grand Jury indicted Roswell chiropractor Victor L. Dees for 12 counts of insurance fraud based off an investigation conducted by the Department of...
Dogs Assist Investigators in Sniffing out Georgia Arson Cases
Jun 23 2015 // Iggie is one of the most important tools in Columbus, Ga.’s fight against arson, and he’s only two years old. Iggie is a yellow lab trained to detect fire accelerants such as gasoline and other materials...
Willis Makes Leadership Appointments in Southeast
Jun 23 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has made a series of senior appointments to its southeast business operations. Hiram Marrero has been appointed national partner of Willis’s South Region. He...
GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to Georgia
Jun 22 2015 // GEICO has continued the expansion of its new auto insurance product for drivers of transportation network companies (TNC) with the addition of Georgia. GEICO offers ridesharing coverage through GEICO Commercial at a price...
WCRI: Georgia Workers Comp Indemnity Benefits Key Cost Contributor
Jun 22 2015 // Indemnity benefits per claim with more than seven days of lost time in Georgia were among the highest of the 17 study states and the main contributor to the higher total costs per claim in the state, according to a recent...
Georgia Announces $10 Million Truck Safety Campaign
Jun 16 2015 // Georgia will spend $10 million to add officers to the state law-enforcement division focused on watching and inspecting commercial trucks, Gov. Deal announced June 11 along a stretch of interstate where tractor-trailers...
Georgia’s New Chief Privacy Officer to Focus on Protecting Students’ Data
Jun 11 2015 // Georgia’s new chief privacy officer appointed earlier this month said she will focus on training school districts about the importance of both collecting and protecting data on Georgia students. The position was...
State Farm: Georgia Files Most Lightning Strike Claims
Jun 8 2015 // State Farm says Georgia residents file the most claims for lightning strikes in the country. The insurer’s officials told WSB-TV that it paid more than $16 million for lightning-related claims in 2014. The owner of...
