All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish.The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
Apr 16 2012 // Peachtree, Personable HoldingsA Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard...
Apr 16 2012 // Peachtree, Personable HoldingsA Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard market....
Apr 16 2012 // A man and a boy who suffered brain damage due to government negligence and the parents of a slain police informant will be compensated through three bills signed by Gov. Rick Scott. One would require Lee County’s...
Mar 29 2012 // A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard market.Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co. is...
Mar 19 2012 // The insurance industry says that Alabama’s building standards and enforcement practices are among the weakest of all the hurricane-prone areas in the country. The state ranked 15th among 18 states near the Gulf of...
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature.The technology industry has been a growing sector in today’s economic environment and many insurers are responding by developing new products...
Mar 15 2012 // Troubled homeowners are not the only ones set to get a financial lift from the U.S. government’s $25 billion landmark mortgage settlement.Whistleblowers who were instrumental in revealing epidemic mortgage abuses,...
Mar 13 2012 // An insurance policy for homeowners looking to protect themselves from declining home prices is rolling out in Georgia this week.Georgia becomes the third state where this product, called Home Value Protection, is...
Mar 7 2012 // Georgia’s state insurance commissioner said the estimate to repair damage from Friday’s storms has hit $40 million in insured losses. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said in a statement Tuesday the figure is...
Mar 7 2012 // The former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by Paula Deen claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment rife with sexual innuendo, physical intimidation and...
Mar 5 2012 // Residents of towns throughout the Southeast are recovering from the shock of last Friday’s severe storms and tornadoes. Along with pubic and insurance officials, they are beginning to assess the damage from the...
Feb 17 2012 // Work is under way on what might be one of the most unique construction projects ever done in Middle Georgia.For years, the whisper of the wind around vacant buildings has been about the only thing to be heard at the former...
Feb 16 2012 // The family of a 7-year-old girl who was slain is accusing managers of her apartment complex of failing to properly check the background of a maintenance man who later confessed to killing her.The Atlanta...
Feb 14 2012 // Investigators in Georgia said 23 cars were damaged as high winds fueled a fire that spread to a car lot north of Atlanta.WSB-TV reported that firefighters discovered the flames at US Auto Sales in Forsyth County Sunday...
Feb 9 2012 // With forecasters predicting an early spring in southeast Georgia, forestry officials are gearing up for what could be an early start to a fire season they fear could be a repeat of 2011.Three large fires torched nearly...
Feb 6 2012 // A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported...
Jan 30 2012 // A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported...
Jan 24 2012 // Almost 2,500 day care programs in Georgia have failed to meet the state’s standards for children’s health and safety at least once in the past four years, according to an analysis of internal records obtained...
Jan 19 2012 // Preston Sutter has joined Atlanta insurance agency Tanner, Ballew and Maloof Inc. as an account executive. He will be involved with developing and servicing new risk management and insurance clients for the firm. Sutter...