November 2, 2016
The Georgia Department of Insurance is ordering all insurers operating in the state to report claims information related to Hurricane Matthew. The storm, which began its path through Georgia starting Oct. 7, is estimated to have caused about $90 million …
October 21, 2016
The Georgia Department of Insurance (GADOI) has released preliminary estimates of insured losses in the state from Hurricane Matthew. In a statement issued Thursday, GADOI said more than 30,000 claims have been reported and insured losses in Georgia has now …
May 17, 2016
Allstate can go ahead raise auto insurance rates for Georgia drivers later this month because a state review of the planned increase won’t be done in time to stop the higher rates from taking effect, state regulators said. State Insurance …
April 14, 2016
Allstate Insurance Co. is speaking out about an investigation by the Georgia Department of Insurance into the carrier’s plan to raise auto insurance rates for some in the state by at least 25 percent. In a statement to Insurance Journal, …
April 12, 2016
A Georgia statewide rate increase of 25 percent on Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company policyholders has triggered a consumer alert from state Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. The Georgia Department of Insurance issued a consumer alert April 11 to all …
March 1, 2016
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced that in 2015 his office mediated thousands of claims disputes between Georgians and insurance companies, resulting in more than $7 million in claim settlements favorable to the consumer. Last year the Georgia Department of …
August 25, 2015
On August 24, investigators from Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ Fraud division, with assistance from Bibb County Sherriff David Davis and his deputies, arrested six Macon, Ga., residents on charges of insurance fraud. Five more Bibb County residents have outstanding …
July 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 effort to make the changes to …
June 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 Insurance’s Fraud division. Subsequent to the indictment, …
October 10, 2014
The Georgia Department of Insurance announced that consumers who filed complaints with the department during the first nine months of 2014 have received more than $4.7 million from insurance companies as a result of the department’s mediations efforts. Since January …