The Georgia Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling and found a convenience store can be held liable for a fatal highway accident that took place after a driver purchased a 12-pack of beer. The court ruled 6-1 Tuesday that …
Georgia cyclists are celebrating what they say is the biggest improvement to the state’s bike safety laws in decades. A new traffic law requires cars and trucks to keep at least 3 feet of distance from bicycles when passing them …
Georgia-based H & W Tour, Inc., has been ordered to immediately cease all intrastate and interstate passenger service within hours of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uncovering violations “so widespread as to demonstrate a …
Authorities say the AtlantaFresh Artisan Creamery in Norcross is voluntarily recalling 688 pounds of fresh mozzarella sold recently at several farmers’ markets in metro Atlanta. Georgia Department of Agriculture officials said in a statement Tuesday that the product was inadequately …
A Macon insurance agent who took premiums from a nonprofit pleaded guilty in Bibb County Superior Court to one count of insurance fraud. Broadus W. Marshall Jr. was sentenced on Monday to 10 years of probation, 500 hours of community …
Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a national commercial loss adjusting and claims management firm, announced the opening of its 33rd office, located in Savannah, Georgia. The new Savannah office will service South and Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, and Northeastern …
The association representing independent insurance agents in Florida has dispatched a 40-foot long catastrophe response vehicle (CRV) to Northwest Georgia to provide aid and assistance to agents affected by the tornadoes that flattened dozens of businesses and homes. “Natural disasters …
Georgia is set to get its most detailed accounting yet of damage from the tornadoes that tore through the state leaving 15 people dead. State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens will release damage estimates from the storms at …
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a bill requiring that certificate of insurance forms be filed with and approved by the state insurance commissioner. Agent groups and insurance companies have had longstanding problems with certificates that …
Insured losses from storms that slammed Georgia late Monday and early Tuesday will be an estimated $50 million. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said that estimate does not include uninsured losses. The number is an increase from …