Latest Alaska Headlines
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Insurer Doesn’t Have to Pay Claims in Ark. Babies’ Deaths
Jun 16 2006 // An insurance company doesn’t have to pay claims made in the deaths of two babies left inside a closed car in sweltering weather in Arkansas, a federal appeals court says. The claims were made in the April 1998 deaths...
Ark. Makes Changes to Producer Continuing Education Rule
Jun 7 2006 // In order to diminish some unintended effects from a previous rule, the Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has adopted 2006 Emergency Rule 50, effective June 15, 2006. View the Emergency Rule and forms...
Business Moves
Jun 5 2006 // General Motors, Shanghai General Motors Corp. received approval to open an office in Shanghai as a step toward beginning insurance operations in China. Detroit-based GM said that Motors Insurance Corp., part of the...
Professional Insurance Agents of Washington/Alaska Elects Officers
Jun 2 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Washington/Alaska (PIA) recently held its 40th Annual Conference and Trade Show. Association members elected new officers and a board of directors. The new officers include:...
New Ark. Workers’ Comp Rates Show Overall Decline
Jun 1 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced new, lower-on-average, workers’ compensation rates, which will become effective July 1, 2006. “While the decrease is moderate, we are pleased to...
Alaska Legislature rejects self-insurance bill as session comes to end
May 22 2006 // News Currents Alaska legislators concluded the 2006 regular session this month and in the final hours rejected a bill opposed by insurers that would have encouraged more employers to self-insure for workers’...
Multiple Storms Leave Damage in March Across Ark.
May 11 2006 // Storms across Arkansas early on Wednesday, May 10 and the night before left a trail of damage, including fallen trees, roof damage and power outages affecting at least 25,000 customers, officials said. Another line of...
Alaska Legislature Ends Session; Rejects Self-Insurance Bill
May 11 2006 // Alaska legislators concluded the 2006 regular session this week and in the final hours rejected a bill opposed by insurers that would have encouraged more employers to self-insure for workers’...
Acordia Acquires Assets of Key Insurance Agency
May 10 2006 // Acordia Inc. has acquired the assets of Key Insurance Agency LLC in Wasilla and Anchorage, Alaska. This is the Acordia’s 17th acquisition in 11 states the past three years — the second in Alaska. The...
New Markets
May 8 2006 // Architects & Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc. offers architects and engineers errors and omissions insurance through qualifying wholesale brokers. The classes include, but are not limited to,...
New Markets
May 8 2006 // Architects & Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc. offers architects and engineers errors and omissions insurance through qualifying wholesale brokers. The classes include, but are not limited to,...
Ark. Seeks to Intervene in Okla. Poultry Lawsuit
May 3 2006 // Ark. Attorney General Mike has asked an Oklahoma court to allow his office to represent the people and sovereign interests of the State of Arkansas in the lawsuit filed by Oklahoma against Arkansas poultry companies. If...
Ark. Reminds Insurers of Anti-Money Laundering Responsibilities
Apr 28 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a reminder to insurers operating in the state of the upcoming May 2, 2006, effective date for the establishment of anti-money laundering programs. The department’s bulletin is...
Ark. Amends Producer Education Rules
Apr 28 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced changes to education rules for both established producers and producer license applicants. The effective date for both rules is May 1, 2006. Rule 31 – Pre Licensing...
Ark. Outlines New Rules for Licensing Producers, Consultants, Adjusters
Apr 27 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department released an outline of requirements for resident applicants for insurance producer, consultant and adjuster licenses that go into effect May 1. Act 1697 of 2005, Ark. Code Ann. 23-64-506...
Alaska Unfair Claim Settlement Bill Would Undermine Insurance Commissioner’s Authority, Insurers Say
Apr 18 2006 // A bill to change Alaska’s insurance settlement practices, “is unnecessary, would likely cause insurance rates to increase, would unreasonably usurp the Insurance Commissioner’s regulatory prerogative and...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the...
State Smoking Ban Slows Smoking Restrictions in Ark. Cities
Apr 14 2006 // Efforts to enact workplace-smoking bans in at least three Arkansas cities are being put on hold since the Legislature approved – and Gov. Mike Huckabee signed into law – a statewide workplace-smoking ban last...
Smoking Ban Provides Drama for Ark. Politics
Apr 11 2006 // Education was the main reason that lawmakers returned to Little Rock, Ark., last week, but a statewide smoking ban provided the most drama. Gov. Mike Huckabee’s proposal to ban smoking in most workplaces –...
Cleanup Begins After Storms Demolish Scores of Ark. Homes
Apr 5 2006 // Cheryl Ward stood next to her demolished house in Marmaduke, Ark., and put things in perspective. “None of this means anything when you’ve got one kid and your kid is safe,” she said. Nearly two-thirds of...
