When Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled his proposal to limit lawsuits and jury awards, a key insurance industry group hailed it as a way to address “abuse” of the legal system in Georgia.

And when Kemp’s plan met resistance in the General Assembly, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association opened its wallet to help the governor promote it. The group wrote a $183,000 check to Kemp’s Georgians First Leadership Committee — the biggest contribution Kemp received during the legislative session.

But it wasn’t the only one. Georgians First collected about $1.5 million in contributions during this year’s legislative session, an analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ leadership committee collected another $757,000 during the session, records show.

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