Georgia News

Hudgens Wins Georgia Insurance Commissioner Runoff

The runoff election for the Republican candidate for the state Insurance Commissioner of Georgia has been won by State Sen. Ralph T. Hudgens. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Hudgens had 55 percent of the vote, while his opponent Maria …

GEICO Names New Southeast Claims VP

GEICO recently named Carl Tims, CPCU, of Lakeland, Fla., assistant vice president in charge of claims for the Southeast regional operations office in Macon, Ga. Tims began his career with GEICO in 1992 as a service counselor in Macon. He …

Georgia’s Atlantic American Reports Increased Income

Atlantic American Corporation has reported net income of $76 thousand, or nil per diluted share, for the three month period ended June 30, 2010, compared to net income of $12 thousand, or a loss of $0.01 per diluted share, for …

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Decided Tomorrow

Voters in Georgia go to the polls tomorrow for a runoff election in which they will vote for one of two Republican candidates for state insurance commissioner. The two, Maria Sheffield and Ralph T. Hudgens, survived a Republican primary with …

Judge Blocks FDNY Hiring, Says Test Invalid

The mostly white Fire Department of New York is temporarily barred from hiring more than 300 rookie firefighters because it used an entry exam that discriminates against blacks and Hispanics, a federal judge ruled. In a written decision in federal …

It Figures

Katrina 5 Years Later According to a new white paper from the Insurance Information Institute on the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005: $41.1 Billion The amount that private sector insurers paid …

Republican Candidates for Georgia Insurance Post Face August Runoff

State Sen. Ralph Hudgens garnered about 21 percent of the vote while Atlanta attorney Maria Sheffield grabbed about 20 percent, setting the stage for an Aug. 20 runoff in the Republican race for Georgia insurance commissioner. Georgia requires a candidate …

New BP CEO Dudley: Gulf Disaster a ‘Wake Up’ Call to Prioritize Safety

BP Plc’s newly named chief executive Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a “wake-up call” for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations. Bob Dudley, who will replace gaffe-prone Tony Hayward as …

Two Accused of Faking $1 Million in Aflac Claims in Georgia

Two people have been indicted on charges they stole nearly $1 million from insurer Aflac Inc. by filing false insurance claims from 2007 to 2009. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that federal prosecutors are accusing former Aflac employee Danielle Mahone and …

Republicans for Georgia Insurance Post Face Runoff; Oxendine Loses

State Sen. Ralph Hudgens garnered about 21 percent of the vote while Atlanta attorney Maria Sheffield grabbed about 20 percent, setting the stage for an Aug. 20 runoff in the Republican race for Georgia insurance commissioner. Georgia requires a candidate …