Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ark. Doctor: Children Shouldn’t Ride ATVs
Dec 5 2007 // A doctor at Arkansas Children’s Hospital reviewed files from more than 500 injury accidents in the last 10 years involving all-terrain vehicles. His conclusion is that youngsters shouldn’t be on ATVs. Dr. Cetan...
Lawsuit: Union Pacific Pressured Ark. Families Into Settlements
Oct 30 2007 // A lawsuit filed in Arkansas against Union Pacific claims company officials pressured families of those injured or killed by trains to quickly settle for amounts lower than what they may have received with a lawyer’s...
Ark. Job Injury Rate in Private Industry Lowest in 14 Years
Oct 24 2007 // The rate of job injuries and illnesses in private industry in Arkansas declined last year to 4.4 per 100 full-time workers – the lowest rate in 14 years, the Arkansas Labor Department said. The rate in 2005 was 5.0,...
Declarations
Sep 24 2007 // Declarations A gateway crime “Research indicates that auto theft is a gateway crime that potentially leads adolescents to more destructive behavior. … This program explores the relationship among the parties...
Declarations
Sep 24 2007 // A gateway crime “Research indicates that auto theft is a gateway crime that potentially leads adolescents to more destructive behavior. … This program explores the relationship among the parties involved when...
Ark. to Receive $224K from United Healthcare Settlement
Sep 14 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced that Arkansas stands to receive more than $224,000 as a result of a regulatory settlement agreement between United Healthcare Insurance and 36 states and the...
Ark. Commissioner to Travel to Meet with Producers, Educate Consumers
Sep 7 2007 // Ark. Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman will head to various Arkansas communities the third week of September to field questions from insurance consumers, the Arkansas Insurance Department reported. Commissioner...
Residents in Rural Ark. Community to Enjoy Low Fire-Insurance Rates
Sep 6 2007 // The 33 residents of the Holley Mountain Airpark in rural Van Buren County, Ark., enjoy a break on their home-insurance rates that most residents of cities around the state would envy: A Class 1 rating. That rating, the...
New rules for residential contractors in Ark.
Sep 3 2007 // All must show proof of workers’ comp insurance Residential contractors in Arkansas who own their own businesses may opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for themselves, but must purchase it for their...
Declarations
Sep 3 2007 // They tried to work with him “The Arkansas Insurance Department tried to work with Mr. Middleton in order to ensure prompt restitution to the victim for the various annuities or insurance products he sold. He failed...
New rules for residential contractors in Ark.
Sep 3 2007 // Residential contractors in Arkansas who own their own businesses may opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for themselves, but must purchase it for their business, according to a bulletin recently issued by state...
Declarations
Sep 3 2007 // Declarations They tried to work with him “The Arkansas Insurance Department tried to work with Mr. Middleton in order to ensure prompt restitution to the victim for the various annuities or insurance products he...
Former Ark. Insurance Agent Sentenced in Theft Case
Aug 21 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced former insurance agent John Phillip Middleton, a Van Buren resident with an office in Fort Smith, has been sentenced by Judge James Cox, Sebastian County...
It Figures
Aug 6 2007 // 500 The number of current and former residents of a West Dallas, Texas, neighborhood who showed up for an asbestos screening in July. The neighborhood was also home to a vermiculite plant. Parkland Memorial Hospital was...
Notification may be required after Ark. burglaries
Aug 6 2007 // Following a series of burglaries at insurance agencies in Arkansas, Insurance Commis-sioner Julie Benafield Bowman issued a reminder to all insurance companies of the notification requirements in the event of security...
Ark. Workers’ Comp Proposed Rule, Form Changes Available for Comment
Aug 2 2007 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has posted proposed changes to existing rules and forms and a proposed new rule and accompanying form on its Web site at...
Ark. Traffic Deaths Rise as Nationwide Average Drops in 2006
Jul 31 2007 // Deaths from traffic crashes in Arkansas slightly increased last year, as the nationwide average dropped, new federal statistics show. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration recorded 665 fatal crashes in...
Ark. Agents Honor Progressive’s Claims Department
Jul 31 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Arkansas named Progressive’s Arkansas claims unit as the 2007 “Claims Department of the Year” following a vote by the more than 250 independent insurance agency...
Burglaries at Ark. Insurance Agencies Trigger Notification Requirements
Jul 25 2007 // Following a series of burglaries at insurance agencies in Arkansas, Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman issued a reminder to all insurance companies of the notification requirements concerning security...
Business Moves
Jul 23 2007 // Republic, Southern States General Agency Dallas-based Republic Companies Inc. (Republic) acquired Southern States General Agency Inc. (SSGA) from Unitrin Inc., effective July 9. SSGA President Mickey Slaughter and his team...
