Everest Insurance has appointed Chris Donlan to lead the Everest Insurance marketing & distribution efforts for the Southeast region. He will be based in the company’s Atlanta office. Donlan, who joined Everest from AIG in 2016, had most recently been …
Investigators say improperly discarded fireworks sparked a fire that burned down three Dawson County, Georgia homes. State fire marshal spokesman Glenn Allen tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the fire, which happened early Thursday, has been ruled accidental. Allen says a …
Federal authorities have been asked to help investigate after 14 fires have been reported within a few miles of each other in less than three months in South Carolina’s capital city. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said a house fire …
The reward for information leading to the recovery of more 260 artifacts stolen from the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park decades ago has been increased from $15,000 to $20,000. Dr. Jim Knight, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University …
The GEICO Board of Directors has promoted Pionne Corbin to senior vice president. Corbin will manage the regional office in Lakeland, Fla., where she will be based, and oversee the company’s Southeast and Midwest regional offices and Centralized Services operation, …
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has partnered with Midsouth Benefits of Atlanta. The merger was finalized on June 22, 2018 and marks BKS-Partners first office in the Georgia market. …
Requirements aimed at curbing Tennessee’s opioid epidemic are among more than 150 new laws that kicked in July 1. Many laws take effect on July 1 each year, when a new state budget year begins, and some of the highest …
State troopers made over a hundred stops enforcing Georgia’s new hands-free driving law Sunday, the first day the law was in effect. Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tracey Watson told WSB-TV the Georgia State Patrol issued 34 citations and 98 …
The federal government has approved Florida’s request for $616 million that will be partially used to repair homes destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Irma last year. Gov. Rick Scott and Housing Secretary Ben Carson announced the approval in a conference …
Cost savings in two Florida funds paid into by workers’ compensation carriers are expected to equal a nearly $20 million reduction in expenses for insurers operating in the state next year, according to a statement from the Florida Department of …
