All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 7 2009 // Officials in Forsyth County, Georgia say a 48-year-old woman who was killed in a highway collision may have lost control of he car because she was eating. Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Shelton says Rhonda D. McGinnis of...
Nov 25 2009 // A riding lawn mower may have four wheels, a powerful engine and can cost as much as a used car. If it’s stolen, however, the Georgia Supreme Court concluded that it’s not a motor vehicle.The 4-3 decision...
Nov 24 2009 // Deep frying is an increasingly popular way to cook a turkey, but it’s not without its dangers. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine urges Georgians to be careful when deep frying the holiday bird. He offers some...
Nov 20 2009 // Georgia’s top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire. Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine said officials are investigating...
Nov 16 2009 // A letter sent to the customers of a parking deck that collapsed last summer blames a bolt for the accident. David Tyndall, whose company leases spaces in the Centergy parking garage, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
Nov 15 2009 // Aon, Carpenter MooreGlobal insurance broker Aon Corp. has agreed to acquire Carpenter Moore Insurance Services, Inc., a provider of executive liability risk management services and a wholly owned subsidiary of The NASDAQ...
Nov 15 2009 // BB&T, Oswald TrippeRaleigh, North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services, the nation’s seventh largest insurance broker, said it has expanded its southwest Florida operation with the acquisition of Oswald...
Nov 15 2009 // Many Cobb County homeowners in Georgia say they’d like the county to buy their flood-damaged homes, but a county official says it’s impossible to accommodate all of them. About 300 people gathered at a...
Nov 13 2009 // Georgia’s insurance commissioner said American Fidelity Life Insurance has agreed to refund its life insurance policy holders $275 each.Soldiers who purchased policies written from Sept. 1, 2004 to Oct. 2009 are...
Nov 12 2009 // In just six weeks, more than $82 million has reached survivors of the Georgia floods to help them in their recovery, according to federal officials.“While much has been done to help thousands of people, there are...
Nov 1 2009 // The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that injured motorists are not entitled to maximize their coverage by combining commercial auto insurance policies on several vehicles to cover one accident, a tactic known as...
Oct 30 2009 // Many Cobb County homeowners say they’d like the county to buy their flood-damaged homes, but a county official says it’s impossible to accommodate all of them.About 300 people gathered at a recreation center...
Oct 30 2009 // Georgia officials say they have arrested the ringleader in a fraud ring operating in Savannah, that collected nearly $95,000 from six insurance companies by staging accidents and filing bogus claims.Insurance Commissioner...
Oct 30 2009 // Pennsylvania-based Donegal Mutual Insurance Co. and Georgia-based Southern Mutual Insurance Co. have finalize an affiliation they announced in early September.The deal brings Southern Mutual into Donegal’s insurance...
Oct 29 2009 // A workers’ compensation insurer for 3,000 public entities, hospitals, private companies and associations in Georgia has been declared insolvent and will be liquidated.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas...
Oct 28 2009 // Attorney Maria Sheffield has become the latest candidate to enter the Republican primary to be the next insurance commissioner in Georgia. She is one of several candidates hoping to succeed current Insurance Commissioner...
Oct 26 2009 // A Mableton man whose home was heavily damaged by floods last month has won $250,000 playing the Georgia lottery. Michael Sussman said he plans to buy a new home for his family with his winnings. The 38-year-old and his...
Oct 21 2009 // Workers in eight Georgia counties have until Monday to file initial claims for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from severe storms and flooding last month. DUA is...
Oct 20 2009 // The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that injured motorists are not entitled to maximize their insurance coverage by combining commercial auto insurance policies on several vehicles to cover one accident, a tactic known as...
Oct 14 2009 // A Georgia state law adopted in 2007 that required driver’s education for all 16-year-olds also created a way to help pay for it, but only 20 percent of funds collected under the program have been appropriated for its...