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2007 Workers’ Compensation Rates Announced in Ark.

Aug 9 2006 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission on Aug. 7, 2006, released an update of Advisory 2000-1 to report the amounts to be paid injured employees under the state workers’ compensation laws. The update...

Ark. town puts down uninsured pit bulls

Aug 7 2006 // Pine Bluff, Ark., officials have euthanized 85 pit bills since June 16, when a new ordinance took effect, requiring owners to obtain $100,000 insurance policies to cover dog attacks. An additional 26 pit bulls have been...

Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii lead nation for drownings

Aug 7 2006 // A lack of fences around backyard pools and lapses in adult supervision are some of the reasons Idaho ranks fourth in the nation in drowning deaths per capita, a medical doctor says. “Almost 80 percent of children who...

Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii lead nation for drownings

Aug 7 2006 // A lack of fences around backyard pools and lapses in adult supervision are some of the reasons Idaho ranks fourth in the nation in drowning deaths per capita, a medical doctor says. “Almost 80 percent of children who...

Alaska-Regulated Insurance Plans Must Cover Colon Cancer Tests

Aug 4 2006 // An Alaska bill to make sure state-regulated insurance plans cover tests for colon cancer, the nation’s second most lethal form of cancer, was signed by Gov. Frank Murkowski. Screening is essential because colon...

Ark. Gov. Signs Rules to Enforce Smoking Ban Beginning Aug. 10

Aug 2 2006 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has signed rules to enforce a statewide workplace smoking ban and said he believes most businesses in the state will view clean air as a smart business choice. “Breathe easy,...

Ark. Town Euthanizes 85 Pit Bulls Since Insurance Law Took Effect

Jul 31 2006 // Pine Bluff, Ark., officials have euthanized 85 pit bills since June 16, when a new ordinance took effect, requiring owners to obtain $100,000 insurance policies to cover dog attacks. An additional 26 pit bulls have been...

Ark. Defendants Say Industry as a Whole Shouldn’t Be Blamed For Arsenic

Jul 27 2006 // Broad references to the “poultry industry” have no place in a case in which specific companies are accused of arsenic pollution in Arkansas, defense lawyers say. They have asked a judge to bar plaintiffs from...

New Markets

Jul 24 2006 // Homeowners in Arizona Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif. is offering homeowners coverage in Arizona. The program includes high risk properties, seasonal homes, brush areas,...

New Markets

Jul 24 2006 // Homeowners in Arizona Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif. is offering homeowners coverage in Arizona. The program includes high risk properties, seasonal homes, brush areas,...

Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii Lead Nation for Drownings

Jul 24 2006 // A lack of fences around backyard pools and lapses in adult supervision are some of the reasons Idaho ranks fourth in the nation in drowning deaths per capita, a medical doctor says. “Almost 80 percent of children who...

Rash of Fires in Ark. County Concerns Officials; Arson Suspected

Jul 7 2006 // A dozen fires in Benton County in less than a week has investigators wondering if all were accidents and, if not, who set them. Investigators are not yet willing to conclude definitely that arson was involved, according to...

Ark. Police See Rise in Copper Thefts

Jul 5 2006 // Record prices for copper have made the metal an attractive target for thieves in Arkansas, police say, just as it is elsewhere in the country. Little Rock police say copper thefts are “rampant.” Thieves even...

New Markets

Jul 3 2006 // Workers’ Comp: Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: Workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite, is being offered by PointSure Insurance Services. Premiums are in...

Jul 3 2006 // People Trindl Reeves joined Barney & Barney, San Diego, as a principal, responsible for the ongoing growth of Barney & Barney in San Diego and Orange County. She will be based in San Diego. Reeves, formerly...

New Markets

Jul 3 2006 // Workers’ Comp: Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: Workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite, is being offered by PointSure Insurance Services. Premiums are in...

Ark. Emergency Management Director Cites no Confidence, Quits

Jun 30 2006 // The director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency management has resigned, leaving his post less than a week after a newspaper reported that the agency gave itself failing grades for its preparedness for a large-scale...

Ark. DOI to Hold Public Hearing in September on Producer CE Rule

Jun 28 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that a public hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 14, 2006, on whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should adopt Emergency Rule 50, “Producers Continuing...

Ark. AG Says Job Scam May be Operating From State

Jun 27 2006 // Attorney General Mike Beebe recently issued a consumer alert aimed at job seekers who receive bogus offers of employment from overseas. The offers are designed to trick individuals who are looking for work into wiring...

High-hazard tsunami states could lose precious funding, GAO finds

Jun 19 2006 // The Pacific coast states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, face the greatest tsunami hazard, but West Coast states could see the...