All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 5 2005 // Well, if the old saying, “Time flies when you are having fun,” is true, I must have had a lot of fun! It’s hard to believe I joined Insurance Journal over a year ago-and am about to start attending annual...
Sep 5 2005 // In the second of a series of articles, Insurance Journal profiles five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be profiled in future editions of Insurance...
Aug 22 2005 // ALABAMAHurricane Sales Tax Measure Dies An effort was mounted during Alabama Legislature meetings to grant a sales tax break on necessary supplies to prepare for a hurricane but the measure did not pass. Its sponsor Rep....
Aug 8 2005 // NationalPoll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but that...
Aug 1 2005 // Patience D. Minor of Columbus, Ga. is being held without bond in Muscogee County Jail charged with 11 counts of insurance fraud. The Georgia Insurance Commission conducted an investigation and alleged that Minor filed...
Aug 1 2005 // Campaign spending and a $5,500 contribution from his campaign committee has put Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine on the Georgia Ethics Commission’s “to investigate” list; the committee told...
Jul 18 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications...
Jul 15 2005 // Agents in Georgia have been contacting the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia to discuss requests to make alternations to Georgia Certificates of Insurance. Jerry W. Duke, PIA of Georgia executive vice president has...
Jul 4 2005 // Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street America’s...
Jul 4 2005 // Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street America’s...
Jun 21 2005 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has announced it will reduce auto policy rates by an average of 3.8 percent over the next six months. State Farm, with 1.5 million policyholders, is one of Georgia’s...
Jun 3 2005 // Alpharetta, Ga.-based ChoicePoint has received an extension in a 90-day probation period imposed by Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, giving it more time to comply with his Feb. 24 order in reaction to reports that...
May 23 2005 // An innovative collaboration between The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and The Profes-sional Insurance Agents of Georgia has resulted in a new insurance education partnership in Georgia called...
May 23 2005 // The seasonal hurricane outlook should have no impact on hurricane plans,” David Stooksbury, the Georgia state climatologist cautioned participants at the Gov-ernor’s Emergency Management Conference at the...
May 23 2005 // GEORGIALicensing System Changes The Georgia Insurance Comm-ission held “Ind-ustry Day Meet-ings” across the state in May to discuss recent changes to the licensing system.In an effort to be responsive to agent...
May 23 2005 // The seasonal hurricane out-look should have no impact on hurricane plans,” David Stooksbury, the Georgia state climatologist cautioned participants at the Governor’s Emergency Management Conference at the...
May 9 2005 // Georgia enacted meaningful asbestos/silica litigation re-form recently as Gov. Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 416, which requires plaintiffs to meet specific medical criteria before they can pursue an asbestos or silica...
May 3 2005 // The Georgia Insurance Commission is holding “Industry Day Meetings” across the state from May 5 to May 11 to discuss recent changes to the licensing system.In an effort to be responsive to agent issues and...
Apr 28 2005 // “The seasonal hurricane outlook should have no impact on hurricane plans,” David Stooksbury, the Georgia state climatologist cautioned the Governor’s Emergency Management Conference at the Savannah...
Apr 27 2005 // A collaboration between The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Georgia has resulted in a new insurance education partnership in Georgia: The Georgia...