Georgia News

Florida Workers’ Compensation Guaranty Fund Elects Directors

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association announces its newly elected / re-elected board of directors. Terms begin Oct. 1, 2009 and run through Sept. 30, 2013. Heading the FWCIGA board is Tom Stahl who has served as cairman of …

Georgia’s Flood Loss Estimate Doubles to $500 Million

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has raised the estimated cost of damage caused by heavy flooding in parts of north Georgia to $500 million. The new figure is twice as much as last Tuesday’s initial damage estimate of $250 million. …

Texas-based Aggressive Insurance Unveils New Aircraft Program

Aggressive Insurance, based in Irving, Texas, has announced a new aircraft insurance program. Aggressive is initially introducing the program in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. The program administrator expects approvals in up to 40 states during the …

As Floodwaters Recede in Southeast, Many Residences Remain Underwater

As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged apartments. “I’m toast,” Penny Freeman, who moved into a first-floor apartment five days ago, said. “I don’t have a place to stay. …

Some Georgians Get Crash Course in Flood Insurance

David Bush had a sweeping view of the Chattahoochee River from his backyard in metropolitan Atlanta. When he returned to his house, the surging river was in his front yard, too. But he was fretting for another reason as he …

Losses in Georgia from Floods at $250 Million; Most Uninsured

Flooding across north Georgia over the past few days has caused an estimated $250 million in losses, as much as 80 percent of that likely uninsured, according to state Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine. Oxendine said that many of the …

10 Years Ago, Hurricane Floyd Brought Flooding, Evacuations to Carolinas

In the dark of night on Sept. 15, 1999, Kelly Andreucci stood on the front porch of his childhood home along Godfrey Avenue and worried about the rain drenching his neighborhood. That night, Hurricane Floyd skirted the Grand Strand before …

Georgia Bill Would Require Background Checks on Workers Sent Into Homes

A Georgia Republican is pushing a measure that would require employers to perform background checks on staffers who work inside other people’s homes. The measure sponsored by state Rep. Allen Peake of Macon would also ban some criminals from jobs …

17 Georgia Counties in State of Emergency Due to Heavy Rains

After viewing storm damage in Douglas and Paulding counties from the air, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that has passed through Georgia. …

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