Latest Alaska Headlines
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Oil pipe corrosion big threat as Alaska marks Exxon spill anniversary
Apr 3 2006 // Since the Exxon Valdez caused the worst oil spill in the nation’s history, tankers that ship Alaska’s crude oil to the West Coast have become stronger and safer. Two escort vessels guide the tankers out of...
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Apr 3 2006 // Oil pipe corrosion big threat as Alaska marks Exxon spill anniversary Since the Exxon Valdez caused the worst oil spill in the nation’s history, tankers that ship Alaska’s crude oil to the West Coast have...
Court Orders Insurer to Review Denial of Ark. Woman’s Benefits
Mar 27 2006 // A life insurance company should not have discontinued disability benefits for an Arkansas woman suffering from several ailments related to a 1995 car crash, a federal appeals court panel has ruled. The 8th U.S. Circuit...
Fearing Bird Flu Outbreak, Officials Hope Tamiflu Will Help
Mar 24 2006 // Dr. Richard Mandsager was in Juneau, Alaska, last week urging legislators to fund a stockpile of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu for Alaskans — just in case a flu pandemic hits. Questions remain whether Tamiflu will be...
Pipe Corrosion Biggest Threat as Alaska Marks Exxon Valdez Spill
Mar 24 2006 // Since the Exxon Valdez caused the worst oil spill in the nation’s history, tankers that ship Alaska’s crude oil to the West Coast have become stronger, with double hulls and redundant operating systems for...
Ark. Lawmakers Look at Expanding Program for Uninsured Workers
Mar 22 2006 // Arkansas legislators say they would like to see an expansion of a program that offers health coverage to uninsured workers. Arkansas’ chief health officer, Joe Thompson, outlined the Arkansas Safety Net Benefit...
Ark. shooting not covered by insurance policy
Mar 20 2006 // An auto insurance company does not have to defend a customer in St. Francis County who, while sitting in his pickup truck, shot another person through the wall of a house, the Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled. Judges...
Jury awards Ark. agent more than $2.5 million
Mar 20 2006 // A Pulaski County Circuit Court jury awarded a Little Rock, Ark., insurance agent more than $2.55 million dollars in alleged unpaid salary and commissions in a case involving Aon Risk Services of Arkansas Inc. and Aon Risk...
Acordia Names Rudolph as Managing Director for Its Ariz. Operations
Mar 15 2006 // Acordia, the insurance brokerage subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., has promoted Cameron Rudolph to managing director for its Arizona operations. Rudolph has been in the insurance industry for 14 years. He joined...
Deadline Nears for 2006 Ark. Workers’ Comp Conference
Mar 13 2006 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported there is still time to make reservations for the March 29-31 Arkansas Workers’ Compensation and Arkansas Self Insurer Association Educational Conference....
On Radio Show, Ark. Gov. Takes Questions on New Health Plan
Mar 10 2006 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says businesses won’t be forced to participate in a program using federal Medicaid dollars to provide health insurance to employees, but if they do, they’ll have to cover all...
Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission Updates Fee Schedule
Mar 9 2006 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission issued Advisory 2006-1, Update to Medical Fee Schedule, which announces a new conversion factor in the Medical Fee Schedule for anesthesia reimbursements. The conversion...
Alaska Workers Recover 56,000 Gallons; Content Likely ‘Mostly Oil’
Mar 9 2006 // Workers in Alaska have recovered more than 56,000 gallons, or 1,335 barrels, of crude oil and snowmelt after a leak was discovered on a transit line on Prudhoe Bay, officials said. It’s still not known how much total...
Ark. to Extend Insurance Program to Low-Income Workers
Mar 8 2006 // The Bush administration has approved an Arkansas program to offer insurance to thousand of low-income workers, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Huckabee said. Huckabee was scheduled to announce the plan, expected to affect 80,000...
Shooting not Covered by Auto Insurance Policy, Ark. Court Says
Mar 3 2006 // An auto insurance company does not have to defend a customer in St. Francis County who, while sitting in his pickup truck, shot another person through the wall of a house, the Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled. Judges...
Ark. Agent Awarded More Than $2.5M in Aon Risk Services Case
Mar 3 2006 // A Pulaski County Circuit Court jury awarded a Little Rock, Ark., insurance agent more than $2.55 million dollars in alleged unpaid salary and commissions in a case involving Aon Risk Services of Arkansas Inc. and Aon Risk...
Beacon Appoints New Field Representative for Ark.
Feb 23 2006 // Beacon Insurance Group has named Jim Woods as the company’s new field marketing representative for the State of Arkansas. Woods brings over 23 years of operations and marketing experience to Beacon. Prior to joining...
Ark. AG Releases Identity Theft Stats for 2005
Feb 14 2006 // In recognition of 2006 National Consumer Protection Week, Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe recently provided new statistics from the Federal Trade Commission on fraud-and-identity-theft trends in Arkansas and the...
Ark. State Police Defend Damage to Seized Autos
Jan 24 2006 // A group of residents from Phillips County is having its lawsuit against the Arkansas State Police heard in federal court in Little Rock, where the agency is defending its dismantling of a number of vehicles because they...
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...
