All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 5 2019 // The Hilb Group, 360 Corporate Benefit AdvisorsThe Hilb Group LLC has acquired New England-based 360 Corporate Benefit Advisors. The transaction became effective May 1, 2019. With offices in Fairfield, Conn., and Wayland,...
Jul 29 2019 // Police in one southwest Georgia city say they’re seeing a spike in stolen cars. Albany police say vehicle thefts are up 60 percent so far over the same period a year ago. That’s 159 vehicles reported stolen so...
Jul 26 2019 // The Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, part of the Georgia Department of Insurance, said of the 215 fires investigators responded to in the first half of 2019, 30% (65) of those fires have been ruled arson. These...
Jul 18 2019 // Citations for distracted driving have jumped in the past year since Georgia made it illegal to drive while holding a cellphone.A state law that took effect July 1, 2018, prohibits drivers from holding a cellphone while...
Jul 17 2019 // Scientists are learning more about suicides among Georgia farmers – and they say the aftermath of Hurricane Michael could bring more risks to rural areas.New research shows that relationship issues, health-related...
Jul 15 2019 // An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of its policy could not then deny coverage for a claim on the grounds that those terms had...
Jul 12 2019 // Public safety officials say there were 26 traffic deaths in Georgia during the holiday travel period surrounding the Fourth of July.The state Department of Public Safety said in a news release Monday that the holiday...
Jul 12 2019 // Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, is acquiring Southern Harvest Insurance. The move will broaden Confie’s U.S. presence to include Georgia and further develop its presence in...
Jul 11 2019 // Agents from the Georgia Department of Insurance Fraud Investigations Division made 49 arrests in the first half of 2019 and are set to pass the total number of arrests from last year (60) in just the third calendar...
Jul 10 2019 // Huntington Beach, CA, July 10th, 2019 – Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, announced today that it will acquire Southern Harvest Insurance. This move will broaden the broker’s...
Jul 9 2019 // The Georgia Department of Insurance responded to 5,688 consumer complaints and inquiries, returning more than $3 million in insurance claim payouts in the first six months of 2019 to many of these policyholders, GADOI said...
Jul 8 2019 // A fire chief says lightning was the likely cause of five house fires in a single Georgia neighborhood.Pooler Fire Chief Wade Simmons says the homes were all set ablaze Thursday as storms rolled through the small city west...
Jul 3 2019 // A county commissioner in coastal Georgia says he’s innocent after a grand jury indicted him on charges that he took money from clients of his insurance business. The Brunswick News reports Glynn County Commissioner...
Jul 2 2019 // Agents in the Fraud Investigations Division at the Georgia Department of Insurance made 8 arrests as a part of an insurance fraud round up, according to a statement from GADOI.The round up consisted of several raids around...
Jul 1 2019 // An Atlanta-area police chief was appointed by Georgia’s governor last month to head the state’s insurance commission after the previous commissioner was indicted on federal charges.Republican Gov. Brian Kemp...
Jun 27 2019 // An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of its policy could not then deny coverage for a claim on the grounds that those terms had...
Jun 26 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by Georgia lawmakers to win federal copyright protection for an annotated version of the state’s legal code and to decide whether state and local governments can...
Jun 20 2019 // Several individuals were arrested last week involved in an insurance fraud scheme stretching all the way to California that is believed to have totaled $120 million in losses, according to the Georgia Department of...
Jun 14 2019 // An Atlanta-area police chief was appointed by Georgia’s governor Wednesday to head the state’s insurance commission after the previous commissioner was indicted on federal charges.Republican Gov. Brian Kemp...
Jun 7 2019 // A railroad company says its freight trains will soon begin traveling at faster speeds through southern Georgia and portions of eastern Alabama. WALB-TV reports that CSX Transportation plans to increase maximum speeds from...