All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 18 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Fire Commissioner John Oxendine announced that two arrests have been made in connection with a daycare center fire in Cochran, Ga.Angel Farrow Gordon, 35, was arrested for allegedly conspiring to set...
May 17 2004 // The use of electronic signatures and electronic records to conduct all types of transactions is rapidly taking hold in the United States, as well as the globally. As the number of e-transactions increases, the potential...
May 17 2004 // This week, May 16-22, is National Hurricane Awareness Week, and Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine is reminding Georgians that they should check their homeowners policy annually to be sure they have adequate...
May 13 2004 // With the G8 Summit at Sea Island, Ga., less than a month away, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said local business owners may want to check their insurance policies to be sure they have adequate...
May 3 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 recently on a 36-to-17 vote, and the...
May 3 2004 // A study conducted by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), released at the end of February, found that unauthorized health insurers are costing workers significant amounts in unpaid benefits. The entities surveyed, who...
Apr 30 2004 // The use of electronic signatures and electronic records to conduct all types of transactions is rapidly taking hold in the United States, as well as the global, economy.As the number of e-transactions increases, the...
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...