All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts & Bolts:...
Apr 18 2008 // Georgia’s insurance commissioner said Wednesday he’s running for governor in 2010, making him the first to enter what could be a crowded field of Republican heavyweights jockeying to replace Sonny Perdue.John...
Apr 18 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County district court has sentenced a Los Fresnos, Texas, man on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges.The court sentenced Frank Tisdale to five...
Apr 14 2008 // Georgia lawmakers couldn’t agree on cuts to property or incomes taxes this legislative session. But they did manage to usher through legislation to provide $146 million to insurance companies over five years.The...
Apr 11 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue announced the release of $20 million in Public Safety Interoperable Communications grants for his state from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The money will help state and local first...
Apr 10 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Atlanta-based Delta Fire & Casualty Insurance Company.The outlook for these ratings is stable....
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Apr 4 2008 // The mystery of a tire that plunged from the sky and crashed through the roof of a Monroe, Ga. home now has an explanation.Federal Aviation Administration officials told home owner Mark Brown on Tuesday that the wheel...
Apr 3 2008 // Police arrested a man they believe caused a four-car accident in Georgia that killed two children and two adults and injured four others.Cody Rhoden, 20, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday just before midnight, a...
Apr 1 2008 // A small town Georgia hospital destroyed by a tornado a little more than a year ago is ready to open its doors again.Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, Ga., will offer the full gamut of hospital services – from...
Mar 26 2008 // Chattanooga fire investigators arrested four juvenile girls from Georgia on charges of setting fire to a vacant building. A Fire Department statement said no one was injured in the March 20 fire at the former Old Narrow...
Mar 26 2008 // A Jacksonville, Fla. hospital must pay $8.8 million in a malpractice suit filed by a diabetic Georgia woman who says the hospital didn’t administer insulin. The jury awarded the money to Shirlyn Gallagher of...
Mar 24 2008 // President Bush issued a major disaster declaration for six more Georgia counties in response to the tornadoes and severe storms that struck the state this month.This list now includes Bartow, Burke, DeKalb, Floyd,...
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Mar 21 2008 // As Atlanta continues to clean debris away from downtown streets after a devastating tornado pummeled the southern capital last week, Gov. Sonny Perdue tallied damages in a letter to the president, requesting federal...
Mar 18 2008 // Many Atlanta streets were closed and some traffic lights were still out Monday morning because of a tornado that ripped a path of destruction through the city’s core. Commuters to downtown were encouraged to stay...
Mar 18 2008 // The National Weather has confirmed that a tornado caused the turbulent weather in northwest Georgia that left two people dead.Meteorologist Frank Taylor says the tornado touched down at 12:25 p.m. on March 15, at the...
Mar 18 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue asked President George Bush for an expedited major disaster declaration to assist Atlanta and Fulton County with recovery efforts in the wake of storms that hit the city last week. If approved,...
Mar 17 2008 // A severe weather system moved into Georgia March 14 resulting in numerous injuries and major destruction and damage to areas of Atlanta and Fulton County, Ga.The system produced one tornado, injuring at least 20 people and...
Mar 17 2008 // Georgia investigators are trying to determine the cause of an apartment fire in Augusta in which one firefighter sustained minor injuries.About 25 families have been displaced by the fire that damaged multiple units in the...