Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Agent Elected to Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Post
Nov 14 2010 // Republican Mark Darr, an insurance agent, will be Arkansas’ next lieutenant governor, having beaten Democrat Shane Broadway on Nov. 2. Darr, from Rogers, clinched the victory in a close race in his first attempt at...
America First Insurance Honored for Work Comp Performance in Arkansas
Nov 12 2010 // America First Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corporation regional company, announced it was recently recognized by the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) for its superior claims handling and injury...
Arkansas Insurance Dept. to Stop Accepting Paper Filings in March
Nov 5 2010 // Effective March 1, 2011, the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) will no longer accept paper filings. All filings submitted on or after March 1, 2011, must be filed via the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing...
Dems Lose Seats, Keep Control of Arkansas Legislature
Nov 4 2010 // Democrats still hold the majority in the Arkansas General Assembly, but Republicans made historic gains in the House and picked up at least seven seats in the Senate. Republicans entered Tuesday’s election with 28...
Arkansas Workers’ Comp Rates Among the Lowest in the Nation
Nov 1 2010 // Arkansas has one of the lowest workers’ compensation premium rates in the nation, at $1.18 per $100 of payroll, according to a new study conducted by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. Oklahoma...
CE Rosters Must Be Filed Electronically in Arkansas Beginning Nov. 15
Oct 26 2010 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced changes to its system for filing of continuing education hours by CE providers. The new program (LEO) allows providers to electronically file completions with the department by...
Arkansas Developer Jailed in Arson-for-Insurance Case
Oct 18 2010 // Little Rock, Ark., developer Aaron Jones, who was convicted of setting fire to his $1.6 million home in an insurance scheme, was taken into custody so he can start serving time pending a prison sentence. Arkansas Business...
Clock is Ticking on Surplus Lines Tax Reform
Oct 12 2010 // The insurance industry called the passage of the Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act on July 21, 2010, a “big win” thanks to provisions in the massive reform bill that would modernize regulation...
Arkansas Developer Ordered Jailed on Insurance Fraud Convictions
Oct 7 2010 // Little Rock developer Aaron Jones, who was convicted of setting fire to his $1.6 million family home in an insurance scheme, has been taken into custody so he can start serving time pending a prison sentence. Arkansas...
Arkansas Cracks Down on Counterfeit Insurance Cards
Oct 4 2010 // Eight of nine individuals alleged to have produced, bought or sold counterfeit proof of insurance cards for motor vehicles have turned themselves in as the result of warrants executed by the Arkansas Insurance...
Clock is Ticking on Surplus Lines Tax Reform
Oct 4 2010 // With Less Than a Year to Go, Can States Agree on Tax Sharing Plan? The insurance industry called the passage of the Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act on July 21, 2010, a “big win” thanks to...
Arkansas Jury Finds Developer Guilty of Fraud in House Fire
Oct 1 2010 // A jury convicted an Arkansas developer on fraud charges, finding that he set fire to his $1.6 million family home in Little Rock in an effort to collect insurance proceeds. Aaron Jones was convicted of three counts of mail...
Arkansas Cracking Down on Counterfeit Insurance Cards
Sep 27 2010 // Eight of nine individuals alleged to have produced, bought, or sold counterfeit proof of insurance cards for motor vehicles have turned themselves in as the result of warrants executed by the Arkansas Insurance...
Arkansas’ Jobless Rate Increases to 7.5%
Sep 22 2010 // Arkansas’ unemployment rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point last month to 7.5 percent, the first increase since March. The state Department of Workforce Services says the state’s nonfarm payroll jobs...
Arkansas Fire Chiefs: It’s Harder to Get Volunteers
Sep 8 2010 // Rural fire chiefs in Arkansas say they are finding it harder to recruit younger members to be part of rural fire departments. The time commitment coupled with the lack of financial benefits is taking its toll on area...
Arkansas Man Sentenced For Katrina Fraud
Sep 7 2010 // A federal judge has sentenced a Fort Smith, Arkansas, man to 18 months in prison for lying to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get disaster assistance for Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Robert Dawson also...
Insurance Company: Dead Flowers Started Arkansas House Fire
Sep 3 2010 // A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did it, according to a...
Arkansas Firefighters Battle Hot, Dry Conditions
Aug 16 2010 // The Arkansas Forestry Commission says crews suppressed six wildfires that have burned 17 acres since Thursday afternoon. Officials said Friday that crews have responded to 102 fires that have burned 1,054 acres since Aug....
Jury Awards $940K in Arkansas Genetically Altered Rice Lawsuit
Aug 3 2010 // The German conglomerate Bayer CropScience has been ordered to pay six Arkansas rice farmers $940,000 for allowing genetically altered rice into the commercial market. A jury in Desha County, Ark., found the farmers...
Louisiana, Texas Gain Jobs in June; Arkansas, Oklahoma Post Losses
Jul 21 2010 // The South Central states of Louisiana and Texas posted job gains for the month of June, but Arkansas and Oklahoma saw slight losses in employment. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Louisiana’s seasonally...
