Hudgens Wins Insurance Commissioner's Race

Georgia state Sen. Ralph T. Hudgens was elected state insurance commissioner Tuesday and will replace Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine in January.Hudgens, R-Hull, has served in the Senate since 2002 and is chairman of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee.Last session, he played a key role in passing bailout legislation for the former policyholders of failed workers' compensation carrier Southeastern U.S. Insurance Co. (SEUS).Under legislation amended in the Senate, former SEUS policyholders were allowed to buy in to retroactive protection by the Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool wit...