Latest Kentucky Headlines
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Julie Mix McPeak, Kentucky, Executive Director, Office of Insurance
Mar 12 2007 // Julie Mix McPeak, an attorney with more than a decade of experience in state government, was appointed executive director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) by Gov. Ernie Fletcher last June. McPeak succeeded Glenn...
Kentucky Guardsmen, Emergency Teams Practice Earthquake Drills
Mar 6 2007 // National Guardsmen and emergency management officials in 13 western Kentucky counties spent last week responding to an earthquake that hadn’t actually occurred. The exercise simulated response to a magnitude 7.5...
Nobody Hurt in Kentucky Insurance Agency Drive-Thru
Feb 22 2007 // An 84-year-old man plowed his car into a western Kentucky insurance agency office where he was planning to pay his bill. Leonard G. Rickman, of Paducah, pulled into a parking lot of the State Farm Insurance office shortly...
‘Fire-Safe’ Cigarette Bill Advances in Kentucky
Feb 16 2007 // Kentucky’s status as the nation’s leading adult smoking state makes it more susceptible to fatal fires sparked by cigarettes, a safety advocate said this week. The solution is to join several other states by...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Kentucky – Julie Mix McPeak
Feb 11 2007 // Julie Mix McPeak cares about the health insurance crisis facing small businesses in Kentucky and in response to the problem she helped to implement the “I-CARE” initiative. About 90 percent of businesses in...
Small Earthquake Shakes Western Kentucky
Feb 5 2007 // A small earthquake along the New Madrid Fault shook two towns in far western Kentucky, but no injuries or damages were reported. The magnitude 2.9 quake, centered 3 miles northwest of Bardwell, was recorded at 5:47 p.m....
Kentucky Asks Judge to Reverse Ruling on Christian Health Plan
Feb 1 2007 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance has asked a judge to reconsider his decision to allow a Christian-only health care plan to continue operating in the state. Other states recognize Medi-Share as insurance and subject it to...
Kentucky judge permits Christians-only health plan to continue
Jan 29 2007 // A Christians-only health plan that serves nearly 20,000 churchgoers nationwide can continue operating in Kentucky, a judge ruled recenntly. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate said the Medi-Share program...
Kentucky judge permits Christians-only health plan to continue
Jan 28 2007 // A Christians-only health plan that serves nearly 20,000 churchgoers nationwide can continue operating in Kentucky, a judge ruled recenntly. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate said the Medi-Share program...
Ky. Plane Crash Details Could Boost Case for Punitive Damages
Jan 23 2007 // When Comair Flight 5191 crashed shortly on takeoff in August at Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport , the parents of 16-year-old Paige Winters thought she died instantly. Documents released this week show a contributing...
Kentucky Judge Permits Christians-Only Health Plan to Continue
Jan 22 2007 // A Christians-only health plan that serves nearly 20,000 churchgoers nationwide can continue operating in Kentucky, a judge ruled Thursday. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate said the Medi-Share program...
Feds Arrive in Kentucky to Investigate Hazardous Chemical Rail Fire
Jan 18 2007 // Federal agents will spend the rest of the week near Brooks, Kentucky investigating what caused a train carrying hazardous chemicals to derail and catch fire, forcing nearby residents to evacuate their homes. The chemical...
Ky. Law Enforcement Veteran to Lead Insurance Fraud Unit
Jan 8 2007 // A former chief of police in Louisville has been appointed director of the Insurance Fraud Investigation Division of the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Eugene Sherrard began his career in 1971 as a dispatcher for the...
Kentucky: Ruling Expected Soon in Christian Health Care Case
Jan 3 2007 // Don’t try to tell Ken Walker that the health care program Medi-Share should be banned in Kentucky. Formerly of Louisville, the Huntington, W.Va.-based freelance writer enrolled in the for-Christians-only initiative...
Kentucky aids small businesses with insurance
Dec 25 2006 // Dan Hayes began working at Purcell’s Business Products, in Campbellsville, Ky., in the 1970s. By 1980, he owned the business selling office supplies and equipment with eight employees. A desire to “do good by...
Kentucky aids small businesses with insurance
Dec 24 2006 // Dan Hayes began working at Purcell’s Business Products, in Campbellsville, Ky., in the 1970s. By 1980, he owned the business selling office supplies and equipment with eight employees. A desire to “do good by...
Widow Sues Kentucky Mine Operators for $65 Million
Nov 20 2006 // The widow of a miner killed in an underground roof collapse at a southeastern Kentucky mine is seeking more than $65 million in a lawsuit against the five Virginia companies that oversee the operation. Claudia Cole of...
Supreme Court races have positive outcomes
Nov 20 2006 // The goal of fair and balanced courts in states throughout the country was advanced in a number of state Supreme Court elections, according to the American Insurance Association. Contestable state Supreme Court elections...
Judicial races in Southeast, nation prove contentious, costly
Nov 20 2006 // The midterm 2006 judicial elections saw judicial campaign contribution and advertising records smashed in numerous states holding high court elections. Voters went to the polls in 22 contested Supreme Court races in 10...
