Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // ALABAMA Hurricane Sales Tax Measure Dies An effort was mounted during Alabama Legislature meetings to grant a sales tax break on necessary supplies to prepare for a hurricane but the measure did not pass. Its sponsor Rep....
Ill. Insurer Allegedly Defrauded Carnival Operators
Aug 17 2005 // Insurance regulators in Kentucky and Nebraska are investigating an Illinois-based insurance company for allegedly defrauding amusement industry operators in Kentucky and Nebraska. Richard A. Brooks & Associates Ltd.,...
Ky. Issues Record Number of WC Citations, Fines
Jul 22 2005 // A record number of workers’ compensations citations and fines have been issued by the Kentucky Office of Workers’ Claims, which said it issued 1,100 citations in 2005 up 709 from 2004. The office oversees...
INSURANCE TRUST NEEDS LETTER OF CREDIT
Jul 18 2005 // The Kentucky School Boards Ins-urance Trust Workers’ Compensation Fund, one of the seven workers’ compensation self-insured groups doing business in Kentucky has been ordered to provide a $6.5 million letter of...
Carney Operators Conned: Ky. Warns of Bogus Llyod’s Policies
Jul 15 2005 // Carnival and circus owners and others involved in the amusement industry are being warned to verify the status of insurance coverage, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Office of...
Teen Driver, Liability Insurance Bills Pre-filed in Kentucky Legislature
Jul 13 2005 // Driver’s license requirements for teens and increasing minimum amounts for property damage liability insurance are among bills pre-filed for Kentucky’s 2006 legislative session, which is still six months...
IIAK Installs England as President
Jul 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Kentucky (IIAK) installed Pikeville insurance agent, James England as its 109th president. He was installed at the association’s 109th annual convention in Lexington, which was...
Ky. Workers’ Comp Self-Insured Fund Showing a Deficit
Jun 24 2005 // One of the seven workers’ compensation self-insured groups doing business in Kentucky has been ordered to provide a $6.5 million letter of credit to the Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) to serve as additional...
IIAK Holds Conference June 23-24
Jun 22 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Kentucky Inc., is holding its 109th Annual Convention from June 23-24 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington. The two-day event combines insurance and business education,...
‘TOWN FORUMS’ INCLUDE ETHICS CLASSES
Jun 20 2005 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance is sponsoring town forums across the state in July. Sessions will include a three-hour continuing education class on ethics for insurance agents. In addition, consumers are invited to stop...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // ALABAMA DOI Lists Insurance Providers A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the...
Ky. ‘Town Forums’ Slated in July; Include Continuing Education Classes
May 27 2005 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance is sponsoring town forums throughout the state in July. The sessions will include a three-hour continuing education class on ethics for insurance agents. In addition, consumers are invited...
People & Places
May 23 2005 // James Huber James Robinson Huber has been appointed senior vice president and regional executive, Southeast Region for ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies. Based in Atlanta,...
HOMEOWNERS’ PREMIUMS STABLE
May 23 2005 // Premiums for homeowners insurance in Kentucky aren’t rising as quickly as they did in past years, and some insurers said rates are coming down. “Rates are staying fairly stable with only small increases,”...
TITLE: WORKERS’ COMP FUND RECEIVES A ‘Clean Bill of Health’
May 23 2005 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance has given the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Fund a clean bill of health after completing an audit of the fund. KESA insures more than 5,100 groups and had 2004 premiums of about $67...
News Briefs
May 23 2005 // GEORGIA Licensing System Changes The Georgia Insurance Comm-ission held “Ind-ustry Day Meet-ings” across the state in May to discuss recent changes to the licensing system. In an effort to be responsive to...
People
May 23 2005 // James Robinson Huber has been appointed senior vice president and regional executive, Southeast Region for ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies. Based in Atlanta, Huber will be...
Koetters Leaves Ky. Office of Insurance Suddenly, Without Explanation
Apr 28 2005 // Martin J. Koetters, a veteran insurance industry executive appointed to lead the Kentucky Office of Insurance last summer, has left the job suddenly and without explanation. Koetters’ departure was revealed Thursday...
Lloyd’s Celebrates 20 Years of Support to Univ. of Ky. Veterinary Science Department
Apr 21 2005 // Lloyd’s of London is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a supporter of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Since the mid-1980s, Lloyd’s of London underwriters, brokers and their Kentucky agents have given...
Ky. Court Rules AIK COMP Rehabilitation May Resume
Apr 8 2005 // Franklin Circuit Court Judge William Graham signed an order April 7 enabling AIK COMP rehabilitator Martin J. Koetters to continue his efforts on behalf of the financially troubled self-insured group workers’...
