Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ark. Reminds Insurers not to Penalize Armed Services Personnel
Jul 13 2007 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a directive to property and casualty carriers issuing policies containing “occupancy” requirements in their underwriting standards that could adversely impact insurance...
Burns & Wilcox named Broker of the Year by Ark. Agents Group
Jul 9 2007 // Burns & Wilcox announced it received the 2007 Broker of the Year award from the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas (IIAA) at their 106th annual convention held in early June. Broker of the Year is awarded to a...
Ark. Agent Sentenced to Correction Facility for Insurance Fraud
Jul 6 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced insurance agent Christy Vocque of Saline County has been sentenced to serve 60 days in a regional correction facility for committing insurance fraud. Vocque,...
Ark. Woman Sentenced to Prison for Insurance Fraud
Jul 5 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman recently announced the conviction of Elesha Martin, 35, to three counts of arson and one count of insurance fraud. On June 22, 2007, Pulaski County Circuit Judge...
Former Ark. Agent Gets Jail Time for Second Fraud Conviction
Jun 25 2007 // Former Arkansas insurance agent Beverly Gowan was sentenced in White County Circuit Court to 18 months detention with the Department of Community Correction for two counts of insurance fraud and one count of Theft of...
Ark. Court Reverses Woman’s Arson for Insurance Conviction
Jun 21 2007 // The Arkansas Court of Appeals dismissed a Hot Spring County woman’s arson conviction, ruling that prosecutors did not offer proof other than a disputed confession that she set fire to her home. Barbara Fowler was...
Ark. company recalls 40,000 pounds of ground beef sold in 12 states
Jun 18 2007 // Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. (www.tyson.com) on June 8 recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs...
Ark. Company Recalling 40,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Sold in 12 States
Jun 11 2007 // Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. on June 8 recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli...
PIA Washington/Alaska Recognizes Officers, Award Winners
Jun 8 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Washington/Alaska (PIA) recently elected Rich Biggs as its new president and elected a new board of directors at its 41st Annual Conference and Trade Show. New officers and directors...
Ark. Warns Consumers of Organization Posing as Insurer
May 30 2007 // Another state insurance department has issued a warning about a Tennessee entity posing as an insurance company. Days after National Foundation of America (NFOA) of Franklin, Tenn., was ordered to cease and desist from the...
Ark. Judge Grants Class Status to Truckers Suing Wal-Mart
May 18 2007 // A judge in Little Rock, Ark., has granted class status in a federal lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in which the company is accused of discriminating against black applicants for jobs driving Wal-Mart trucks. In his...
Ark. Law Firm Opens Insurance Practice in Austin, Texas
May 15 2007 // Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard P.L.L.C., a law firm with offices in Little Rock and Rogers, Ark., announced it has expanded into Texas with the opening of a third office in Austin. Bill Bingham, former...
Ark. river levees need $4M in repairs, FEMA says
May 7 2007 // Miles of levees along the St. Francis River in Craighead County, Ark., have been deemed unacceptable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, meaning homeowners there may need to purchase flood insurance if $4 million...
New Markets
May 7 2007 // My New Markets Commercial Auto Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has a commercial auto liability and physical damage coverage program for the standard market. Extra heavy vehicles are accepted, and...
Ark. River Levees Need $4M in Repairs Under New Guidelines
May 1 2007 // Miles of levees along the St. Francis River in Craighead County, Ark., have been deemed unacceptable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, meaning homeowners there may need to purchase flood insurance if $4 million...
Bristol West Launches Personal Auto Product in Ark.
May 1 2007 // Bristol West Holdings Inc. announced it has begun writing private passenger automobile insurance in Arkansas. Bristol West entered Arkansas by deploying Select 2.0, a segmented insurance product that utilizes the...
Ark. commissioner: Regulators have dual role
Apr 23 2007 // Testifying before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 11, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman, told lawmakers that insurance regulators have the dual...
Ark. Commissioner Speaks to Senate Committee on State of P/C Industry
Apr 12 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 11 on the overall state of the property/casualty insurance market...
My New Markets
Apr 9 2007 // Commercial Auto Nuts & Bolts: Texas Specialty Risk Programs is offering coverage on commercial auto fleets, 1-20 power units. Lowest pricing available. Same day quotes if requested. No loss info required. Submission...
Ark. Company Develops New Test for Food-Borne Pathogens
Apr 5 2007 // The source of some outbreaks of illness could be found much more quickly if an Arkansas company’s new, fast method to test food for pathogens gains widespread use. The process developed by Little Rock-based Litmus...
