Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ga. Firefighters Accused of Arson
Sep 10 2006 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine said arrest warrants have been issued for four volunteer firefighters and three junior firefighters in Rabun County for allegedly setting a fire in...
Georgia Commissioner Threatens to Eject Safeway Insurance
Sep 7 2006 // An historic ejection of an insurance company from Georgia is at hand if the insurer does not comply with state-mandated rules and radically adjust its claims practices over the next two years. Georgia Insurance...
Montgomery Insurance Rolls Out Streamlined Commercial Pricing
Sep 1 2006 // Appointed agents of Montgomery Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, can now get faster and more precise quotes with the implementation this month of the Commercial IQ SmartRisk underwriting and pricing system for...
Ga. Apartment Complex Pays $2.25M In Drowning of Toddler
Aug 24 2006 // The owners of a DeKalb County, Georgia apartment complex have reached at $2.25 million settlement with the family of a 2-year-old boy who died in a 2003 drowning in the complex pool. Jonathan Flores was three days shy of...
Georgia’s Britt/Paulk Says It’s Looking to Acquire Brokers
Aug 22 2006 // Britt / Paulk Insurance Agency, Inc., a privately held program administrator in Carrollton, Georgia, , has announced plans for growth through acquisition. Britt / Paulk has engaged LMC Capital LLC, an insurance investment...
WellPoint Names New Charitable Foundation President
Aug 21 2006 // Indianapolis-based WellPoint, Inc. recently announced that Caroline “Caz” Matthews, currently president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, has been named president of the WellPoint Foundation. She will lead...
Insurer to Refund $1M to Ga. Policyholders
Aug 18 2006 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine announced he has ordered a Kansas insurance company to return $1,016,518 in overcharges to 159 Georgia customers. Oxendine said Universal Underwriters Insurance Company will...
Ga. Commissioner Revokes License of Stockbridge Agent
Aug 18 2006 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine has issued an order revoking the license of a Stockbridge insurance agent who was allegedly allowing his father to sell policies, though the father had surrendered his...
Wildfire Injuries, Deaths on Rise in Georgia, Other Southern States
Aug 17 2006 // Wildfire-related injuries and fatalities are on the rise this season in Georgia and some other states, with sprawling suburban growth, dry conditions and changes in land-use patterns contributing to the problem. With urban...
Georgia Athletic Group Weighs Heat Safety Policy for High Schools
Aug 17 2006 // The Georgia High School Association is considering changing regulations to require schools to have a written heat policy and thermometers on the field. The change comes amidst growing criticism from state lawmakers after...
Gov. Perdue Welcomes Swett & Crawford to Georgia
Aug 17 2006 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue recently met with Swett & Crawford President and CEO J. Neal Abernathy to commemorate the establishment of the wholesale broker’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. The company...
Alberto Moves Into Southern Georgia
Jun 13 2006 // After Tropical Storm Alberto moved inland this afternoon south of Tallahassee, Fla., with 50 mph winds and heavy rain it moved across Florida and is now buffeting southeastern Georgia with heavy rain. According to the...
Oxendyne Tells Ga. Big ‘I’: Abolishing Contingency Fees ‘A Mistake’
Jun 12 2006 // Abolishing contingency commissions and making them illegal would be a mistake, John Oxendine, Georgia Insurance Commissioner, told more than 800 agents attending the 109th Annual Convention, Trade Show and Young Agents...
People and Places
Jun 5 2006 // Three new vice presidents, Michael Stuart, Mark Pergolini and John Cash, have joined Cypress Care Inc. of Atlanta, a pharmacy benefits management company. Stuart, vice president of strategic initiatives and implementation,...
Ga. Commissioner Issues Search Warrant at Moultrie Agency
May 24 2006 // Enforcement investigators of Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine’s office in Atlanta have seized records and computers from a Moultrie, Ga. insurance agency that has been implicated in possible fraudulent...
Auto Insurance Direct Writer 21st Century Heads East to Fla, Ga. and Pa.
May 18 2006 // 21st Century Insurance Group, which sells auto insurance directly to consumers, is now selling in Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania, the latest wave of the California-based company’s national expansion in the...
Ga. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Hayes Joins Lobbying Firm
May 18 2006 // Georgia Deputy Insurance Commissioner Alan Hayes has joined Southern Strategy Group as a lobbyist in its Atlanta office. “Hayes has in-depth knowledge of Georgia’s legislative and regulatory arenas and will...
May 13 Open House for Alpharetta, Ga. Nationwide Agency
May 13 2006 // Nationwide Insurance has appointed Kyle G. Caswell as an agency executive in Georgia. Caswell will serve the North Metro Atlanta market as the company continues to expand its presence in the Southeast. Caswell is hosting a...
Big ‘I’ Agents Name Georgia’s Kingston Top Legislator
May 8 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) has presented the Gerald Solomon-Legislator of the Year Award to U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) for his efforts in Congress on a number...
$25 million tornado damage in north Georgia
May 8 2006 // More than $25 million in damage occurred in late April in north Georgia when a string of twisters swept through the state, including metropolitan Atlanta, hitting homes and businesses in Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Hall...
