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Kemp urges comprehensive tort reform to curb rising insurance costs, citing business and health-care impacts
Summary
Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced plans to introduce comprehensive tort reform, saying rising liability costs are threatening small businesses, hospitals and major employers across Georgia.
Gov. Brian P. Kemp said he will introduce comprehensive tort reform legislation in the coming days, arguing Georgia’s legal environment is driving up insurance costs for small businesses, health-care providers and large employers.
Kemp described three statewide roundtables—held with small businesses, health-care providers and major employers—where participants reported sharply higher liability and other insurance premiums. He said small businesses reported premium increases “anywhere from…
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