Latest Alaska Headlines

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Ark. Court: Insurers Don’t Have to Pay for Wreck

Jan 23 2006 // An insurance company doesn’t have to defend or pay the claims of a Pulaski County woman whose 15-year-old son wrecked the family car, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled. The court upheld a judge’s ruling that...

Ark. Workers’ Comp 2006 Education Conference to be Held in March

Jan 23 2006 // Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that its Annual Educational Conference, being held for the first time in conjunction with the Arkansas Self-Insurers Association’s 2006 Spring Fling, is...

Ark. Court: Insurers Don’t Have to Pay for Wreck

Jan 22 2006 // An insurance company doesn’t have to defend or pay the claims of a Pulaski County woman whose 15-year-old son wrecked the family car, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled. The court upheld a judge’s ruling that...

Ark. Issues Reminder of Responsibility to Protect Customer Information

Jan 18 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued Bulletin No. 1-2006 to remind insurers and other insurance professionals of their responsibility to protect their customers’ personal information. According to the department,...

Ark. Court Says Insurers Don’t Have to Pay for Teen’s Wreck

Jan 13 2006 // An insurance company doesn’t have to defend or pay the claims of a Pulaski County woman whose 15-year-old son wrecked the family car, the Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled. The court upheld a judge’s ruling...

Police: Woman in Ark. Prison for Trying to Have Adjuster Killed Being Investigated Again

Jan 13 2006 // A woman sent to prison in Arkansas for 40 years for trying to hire a hit man to kill an insurance adjuster is under investigation again after authorities were told she was trying to hire another hit man from inside...

Wildfire Outbreak in Ark. Forces Evacuations, Destroys Homes

Jan 10 2006 // Arkansas had its first major wildfire outbreak of the season as at least 43 fires blazed statewide, with one 3,000-acre arson fire in Ashley County that destroyed eight structures and forced evacuations still burning as of...

Agent Wins Appeal of Fraud Conviction in Ark.

Jan 6 2006 // An insurance agent accused of defrauding the state when he didn’t mention he had a criminal history when applying for an Arkansas insurance license has won an appeal. The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Jan. 4...

Alaska Superior Court offers ruling on credit history in underwriting

Jan 2 2006 // An Alaska Superior Court recently ruled that credit history can be used in insurance underwriting. That is a major victory for consumers, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...

Alaska Superior Court offers ruling on credit history in underwriting

Jan 1 2006 // An Alaska Superior Court recently ruled that credit history can be used in insurance underwriting. That is a major victory for consumers, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...

Alaska Superior Court Offers Ruling on Credit History in Underwriting

Dec 19 2005 // An Alaska Superior Court recently ruled that credit history can be used in insurance underwriting. That is a major victory for consumers, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...

News Briefs

Dec 18 2005 // Alaska President Declares Alaska Major Disaster Following Fall Weather The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reported that President George W. Bush has...

Alaska’s Augustine Volcano Showing Signs of Erupting, Scientists Say

Dec 16 2005 // A sulfurous steam plume, hundreds of miniature earthquakes and a new swath of ash on Alaska’s snowy Augustine Volcano have scientists alerted to a possible eruption in the next few months. The 4,134-foot volcano...

President Declares Major Disaster for Alaska Following Fall Weather

Dec 11 2005 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that President Bush declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal aid to...

Ark. Board Ruling Hurts Payday Loan Recipients, Lawyer Says

Dec 9 2005 // An Arkansas state board denied a claim against a payday lender’s insurance company, and a lawyer said the agency was sending the wrong message to consumers, according to an Associated Press report. The State Board of...

Ark. Amends Rule on Effect of Non-Licensed Agent/Brokers

Nov 29 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced it has amended its previously issued bulletin of 9-2004 regarding the effect of non-licensure of agent/brokers on insurance contracts in Arkansas to correct code citations under...

Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports

Nov 21 2005 // Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In...

Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports

Nov 20 2005 // Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In...

Ark. Says Water Damaged Vehicles Must be ID’d

Nov 18 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic property damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Department has received information indicating that owners may be selling cars and other vehicles...

Ark. Reminds Insurers of Rural Risk Underwriting Assessment

Nov 16 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a reminder that the annual Rural Risk Underwriting Assessment of $200 is due to the department by Dec. 31. Under state law, the insurance commissioner may assess insurers for the...