Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ark. Agencies to Merge
Sep 5 2007 // BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank, announced it reached an agreement to acquire Insurance Network of Jonesboro, Ark., effective Sept. 1, 2007. Insurance Network will...
Insurers say Alaska court decision could lead to uneven rates
Sep 3 2007 // A ruling by the Alaska State Supreme Court requiring insurers to re-rate all policies at the very first renewal as if credit information was never considered will have the unintended result of forcing good insurance risks...
Insurers say Alaska court decision could lead to uneven rates
Sep 3 2007 // A ruling by the Alaska State Supreme Court requiring insurers to re-rate all policies at the very first renewal as if credit information was never considered will have the unintended result of forcing good insurance risks...
New rules for residential contractors in Ark.
Sep 3 2007 // All must show proof of workers’ comp insurance Residential contractors in Arkansas who own their own businesses may opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for themselves, but must purchase it for their...
New rules for residential contractors in Ark.
Sep 3 2007 // Residential contractors in Arkansas who own their own businesses may opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for themselves, but must purchase it for their business, according to a bulletin recently issued by state...
Ark. Lawmakers Call for Increased Children’s Insurance Funding
Aug 29 2007 // Ark. Gov. Mike Beebe and members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation called for increased funding of a federal health insurance program this week, and said a potential veto by President Bush could hurt the...
Alaska Court Decision Could Open Door to Millions of Disability Claims, Nonprofit Says
Aug 23 2007 // The Alaska Supreme Court has decided a case that could open the door to disability claims from millions of wireless industry or maintenance workers who experience occupational exposures to operating antenna arrays,...
Insurers Say Alaska Court Decision Could Lead to Uneven Rates
Aug 22 2007 // A ruling by the Alaska State Supreme Court requiring insurers to re-rate all policies at the very first renewal as if credit information was never considered will have the unintended result of forcing good insurance risks...
Former Ark. Insurance Agent Sentenced in Theft Case
Aug 21 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced former insurance agent John Phillip Middleton, a Van Buren resident with an office in Fort Smith, has been sentenced by Judge James Cox, Sebastian County...
Alaska Hospital Loses Laptop with Cancer Patient Information
Aug 14 2007 // For the past two months, Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage has been unable to locate a laptop containing confidential information for up to 250 cancer patients. The records include those of patients seen...
Notification may be required after Ark. burglaries
Aug 6 2007 // Following a series of burglaries at insurance agencies in Arkansas, Insurance Commis-sioner Julie Benafield Bowman issued a reminder to all insurance companies of the notification requirements in the event of security...
My New Markets
Aug 6 2007 // Phone Indications on EPLI Nuts & Bolts: International Excess Agency Inc. is offering phone indications on employment practices liability. The company suggests that interested parties provide the number of employees,...
Ark. Workers’ Comp Proposed Rule, Form Changes Available for Comment
Aug 2 2007 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has posted proposed changes to existing rules and forms and a proposed new rule and accompanying form on its Web site at...
Case Dismissed Against Ex-Firefighter Accused of Arson in Ark.
Aug 1 2007 // Prosecutors have dismissed a case against a former Missouri firefighter accused of intentionally starting fires in Benton County, Ark. Deputy Prosecutor Drew Ledbetter said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to proceed...
Ark. Traffic Deaths Rise as Nationwide Average Drops in 2006
Jul 31 2007 // Deaths from traffic crashes in Arkansas slightly increased last year, as the nationwide average dropped, new federal statistics show. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration recorded 665 fatal crashes in...
Ark. Agents Honor Progressive’s Claims Department
Jul 31 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Arkansas named Progressive’s Arkansas claims unit as the 2007 “Claims Department of the Year” following a vote by the more than 250 independent insurance agency...
Burglaries at Ark. Insurance Agencies Trigger Notification Requirements
Jul 25 2007 // Following a series of burglaries at insurance agencies in Arkansas, Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman issued a reminder to all insurance companies of the notification requirements concerning security...
Ark. 2007 workers’ comp bills include rules for second injuries, coverage waivers
Jul 23 2007 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has summarized workers’ compensation acts passed by the 2007, 86th General Assembly: Act 1599: Raises the $75,000 threshold at which the Death and Permanent...
Neb. Insurer Donating $80K in Ark. in Name of Agencies, Small Business
Jul 20 2007 // Omaha, Neb.-based workers’ compensation insurer, FirstComp, is celebrating 10 years of business in Arkansas with some big checks and big thanks to independent agencies and policyholders, the company...
Makers of 2,4-D Deny Ark. Cotton Growers Crop-damage Claims
Jul 19 2007 // Five manufacturers of the herbicide 2,4-D have denied claims made in a suit by a group of 82 cotton growers in northeast Arkansas who say the companies’ products harmed last year’s crop. The lawsuit filed June...
