All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 29 2004 // Marking the start of National Arson Awareness Week (May 2-8), Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine is reminding Georgians that they can get personally involved in the fight against the crime of...
Apr 28 2004 // Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of State Representative Warren Massey to the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. “As a member of the General Assembly, Warren has been a dedicated...
Apr 21 2004 // An official of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said that his organization is disappointed that Georgia lawmakers were unable to enact significant tort reform legislation this year related to...
Apr 6 2004 // The Georgia Senate has passed a tort reform bill designed to address the state’s growing hospital and medical malpractice insurance liability crisis.The Senate passed H.B. 1028 last week on a 36-to-17 vote, and the...
Apr 5 2004 // American Medical Security Group Inc. (AMS) and plaintiffs’ representatives have reportedly reached an agreement of understanding to certify and settle a class-action lawsuit, Gadson v. AMS, pending in the Circuit...
Apr 5 2004 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced the launch of a public service announcement (PSA) that will inform consumers of the dangers of purchasing insurance policies from unauthorized companies.“These...
Apr 2 2004 // The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed and sent to the governor legislation eliminating the reported outdated and costly state-sponsored workers’ compensation Subsequent Injury Trust Fund (SITF). H.B. 1579, introduced...
Apr 1 2004 // Insurity Inc., a ChoicePoint company, announced that Georgia Casualty & Surety, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlantic American, has selected Insurity’s Commercial Intellisys’ property/casualty policy...
Mar 23 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine announced that a Fitzgerald man has been charged with setting fire to the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center. Derrick Young, 23, was...
Mar 23 2004 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently announced that Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has been named the NAIC liaison to the Hague Conference.In this role he will attend Hague...
Mar 18 2004 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for a Savannah insurance agent who has been charged with insurance fraud and other charges in connection with medical...
Mar 12 2004 // American Medical Security Group Inc. (AMS) and plaintiffs’ representatives have reportedly reached an agreement of understanding to certify and settle a class-action lawsuit, Gadson v. AMS, pending in the Circuit...
Mar 12 2004 // In an update to definitive agreements announced with Atlanta-based Cotton States Insurance Group in December 2003, COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services has filed the required Form A with the Georgia Insurance...
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
Mar 8 2004 // What lawyer doesn’t like a good fight?As we report in this issue of Insurance Journal Southeast, the Georgia Legislature is considering a number of bills that address tort reform in the Peach State (page 8)....
Mar 8 2004 // The Georgia Legislature is certainly getting its share of tort reform news this session, considering almost a dozen House bills dealing with civil justice reform and medical malpractice reform.“We commend the...
Mar 8 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said that a fire that destroyed a church in Tattnall County last week was arson. The Zion Union Primitive Baptist Church was located at 7601 Hilton Hall Road,...
Mar 8 2004 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced that an Adel woman has been arrested and charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim. Teresa Kay Griffin, 33, was arrested and booked into the Cook County Jail....
Feb 20 2004 // Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia is Feb. 22-28, and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine wants to remind homeowners of some important insurance tips to protect their property from tornadoes, flooding and other...
Feb 18 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said a recent fire that destroyed the former Hahira High School was arson. High winds reportedly fanned the flames and made firefighting efforts especially...