Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Representatives Accuse Atlanta Mayor of Discrimination in Fire Chief Firing
Feb 19 2015 // Members of Georgia’s congressional delegation have written a letter to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed calling the termination of the city’s former fire chief a violation of free speech and religious freedom. Six...
Georgia Lawmakers File Bills to Control Ridesharing Services
Feb 13 2015 // Georgia legislators have filed a flurry of bills aimed at forcing ridesharing companies such as Uber to conduct more rigorous background checks on their drivers and raise liability insurance minimums for passengers. Uber...
Lockton Adds Employee Benefits Leader Georgia in Milwaukee
Feb 9 2015 // Independent insurance broker, Lockton, announced it has added Patrick Georgia as senior vice president and employee benefits practice leader in Milwaukee, Wis. As part of Lockton-Milwaukee, Georgia will help clients by...
Main Street America Expands Workers’ Compensation Program in Georgia, North Carolina
Feb 6 2015 // The Main Street America Group has introduced an expanded workers’ compensation program through its independent insurance agents in Georgia and North Carolina. According to Dan Gaynor, vice president and head of...
Lawmaker Proposes Bill Regulating Uber in Georgia
Feb 6 2015 // The chairman of the Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee has sponsored a bill to regulate the popular ridesharing service Uber. Republican Rep. Alan Powell of Hartwell said Wednesday that House Bill...
Georgia House Committee Evaluating Medical Marijuana Bill
Feb 5 2015 // Debate has opened on a bill that would legalize the use of cannabis oil for cancer, seizure disorders and other chronic illnesses in Georgia. A House committee discussed the bill on Tuesday. Sponsoring Rep. Allen Peake of...
Fleischer Joins IFG Cos. as Chief Underwriting Officer in Georgia Office
Feb 4 2015 // IFG Companies has announced that Michael A. Fleischer has joined as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. In that capacity, Fleischer will be directly responsible for all policies, practices and...
Georgia Agent Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing Insurance Premiums
Feb 2 2015 // A Gwinnett County, Ga. man convicted on charges including insurance fraud has been sentenced to serve five years in prison. According to Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, 56-year-old Ronald Alan Dunn of Loganville was...
Children’s Toys Covered with Lead Paint Seized at Georgia Port
Jan 30 2015 // Department of Homeland Security officials say more than 1,300 toys that could have exposed children to lead were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Savannah, Ga. Federal officials said in a...
USI Targets Southeast for Growth with Newly-Acquired Georgia Offices
Jan 30 2015 // Following USI Insurance Services’ acquisition of two insurance brokerage offices in Savannah, Ga., from Wells Fargo Insurance and Willis North America, the USI Southeast region has announced it plans to aggressively...
Family of Georgia Girl Attacked by Dog Awarded $36 Million
Jan 15 2015 // Prosecutors in DeKalb County, Ga., say the family of a girl who was critically injured in a dog attack has been awarded more than $36 million. County Solicitor’s Spokeswoman Terrie Clark said in a statement that a...
Poll: Majority of Georgia Voters Support Medical Marijuana Legalization
Jan 12 2015 // A clear majority of Georgia voters support legalizing medical marijuana, but they appear more closely split on whether to permit its recreational use, according to a poll by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The poll...
2015 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 12 2015 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Georgia Man Charged in Cellphone Insurance Scam
Dec 23 2014 // State officials in Georgia said a Covington man has been arrested in a scheme to obtain new cellphones by defrauding an insurance program. The Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s office said 35-year-old...
Georgia Big ‘I’ Names Walsh As CEO
Dec 22 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG) has named Michael T. Walsh as the association’s new of chief executive officer. Walsh is expected to take the helm on January 19. Michael T. WalshIIAG CEO Walsh...
BusinesFirst Enters Workers’ Compensation Market in Georgia
Dec 16 2014 // BusinessFirst Insurance Co., a monoline workers’ compensation company, is now offering coverage to employers in Georgia. BusinessFirst and affiliate RetailFirst Insurance Co. comprise the RetailFirst Insurance Group....
People – Southeast
Dec 15 2014 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named Hilary Segura and Logan McFaddin to its state government relations team. Segura and McFaddin assume regional staff duties overseeing states in the...
Regions Insurance Opens Captive Practice in Georgia; Buying A.I. Insurance
Dec 8 2014 // Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank, has opened a new office in Athens, Georgia, to provide captive insurance services. The office was established as a team of five principals and 29 associates joined Regions...
Willis of Georgia CEO Morgan Joins Integro as Atlanta Operations Leader
Dec 5 2014 // Brian Morgan Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has hired Brian Morgan as Atlanta operations leader. Morgan brings 19 years of industry experience throughout the Southeast. He has experience in the areas...
Officials Suspect Fire at Georgia Wal-Mart Set Intentionally
Dec 5 2014 // Fire officials say they believe a recent blaze at a metro Atlanta Wal-Mart was set intentionally. Gwinnett County fire spokesman Tommy Rutledge said in a statement that the fire at the department store in unincorporated...
