Georgia

As historic floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Helene recede across the U.S. Southeast, the region faces a humanitarian, economic and ecological crisis of staggering scope, with effects likely to last years.

Extreme weather could aggravate growing property insurance pressures on governments.

Farmers Insurance's latest effort to reduce risk by not renewing Georgia homeowner policies was flagged as illegal by Georgia's Insurance Commissioner and forced to be retracted.