Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Soybean Rust Threatens Nine States, Farmers Rethinking Coverage Choices
Mar 7 2005 // A warning to prepare for the worst and hope for the best has been issued by researchers who discovered late last year that when Hurricane Ivan tore across the southeastern U.S. it brought with it wind-borne soybean rust...
Kentucky’s HU Adds New Board Members
Mar 4 2005 // Two Kentucky physicians were elected to the Subscribers Advisory Committee (Board) for Healthcare Underwriters Group of Kentucky (HU), a doctor-owned and governed medical professional liability insurance company, at the...
Todd County, Ky. Residents Oppose Tax on Insurance
Feb 24 2005 // Residents of Todd County in the southwestern corner of Kentucky packed the courthouse this week to ask the fiscal court to reconsider a 3.5 percent insurance tax they say doesn’t treat all county residents equally. A...
E&S Markets Medium, Softening Across the Board
Feb 21 2005 // Rising property prices and a healthy economy after the election year have encouraged competition for casualty business. Although account size is sometimes a factor in the directions prices move, E&S specialists say...
Clark County, Ky. Insurance Premium Tax Defeated
Feb 11 2005 // Widespread resident’s disapproval of a proposal to levy an 8 percent tax on insurance premiums has resulted in its defeat in Clark County, Ky. Fiscal Court. A standing-room-only crowd of almost 400 people attended a...
Kentucky Congressman Files Military Insurance Sales Bill
Feb 9 2005 // A bill imposing restrictions on marketing of insurance to U.S. soldiers on military bases has been introduced by Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Kentucky). The Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act would make it clear...
KY. PROFESSORS CLAIM CONTAMINATION
Feb 7 2005 // College professors in Kentucky have joined the ranks of Americans claiming health effects from mold contamination. According to the Maysville Ledger-Independent, Mayville Community College faculty, including two nursing...
KY. A.G. WARNS AGAINST FAKE FEMA INSPECTORS:
Jan 24 2005 // Kentucky homeowners have received a warning from Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo to report individuals posing as Federal Emergency Management Agency inspectors. Stumbo’s office was notified by the Kentucky...
“Get Smart About Insurance Week” Begins Today in West Virginia, Kentucky
Jan 21 2005 // State insurance officials in West Virginia and Kentucky kicked off “Get Smart About Insurance Week” today through Jan. 28. West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline and Kentucky Insurance Executive...
Ky. College Professors Latest to Claim Health Effects From Mold Contamination
Jan 17 2005 // College professors in Kentucky have joined the ranks of Americans claiming to suffer from the health effects of mold contamination. Faculty, including two nursing lab faculty members, at Mayville Community College...
Ky. Ordinance to Levy 8 Percent Insurance Tax, But Legality of Meeting Questioned
Jan 14 2005 // Clark County, Ky. residents are facing an ordinance that would impose an 8 percent tax on all insurance premiums, excluding health insurance. The vote is believed to be the largest tax increase in Clark County history....
KY. OFFICE OF INSURANCE RECEIVES ACCREDITATION AWARDS:
Jan 3 2005 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance was one of four state insurance departments to receive accreditation awards in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Financial Regula-tion Standards and Accreditation...
Nashville-based Bankers Insurance Buys Mann, Smith & Cummings; Eyes Ky., Ga.
Jan 1 2005 // Nashville, Tenn.-based Bankers Insurance Group bought Mann, Smith & Cummings of Clarksville from the Synaxis Group, also of Nashville. The purchase brings Bankers annual premium revenues to $20 million. Mann, Smith...
Ky. AG Issues Warning About Fake FEMA Inspector
Dec 31 2004 // Kentucky homeowners have received a warning from Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo to watch out for individuals posing as inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Stumbo issued a news release which...
Melting Snow, Ice Increase Claims in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina
Dec 30 2004 // The Kentucky Insurance Commission estimates damages of from $400,000 to $500,000 in losses due to last week’s winter storms and warmer temperatures this week. An unusual amount of snow and ice, high winds and...
AIK Comp to Suspend Writing Workers’ Comp. Business In Kentucky
Dec 22 2004 // AIK Comp, a Kentucky workers’ compensation group self-insurance fund currently in rehabilitation following a $58.5 million shortfall, will suspend writing new or renewal business effective Jan. 1, 2005, Martin...
WellPoint Names Regional CEO, Expands Into Kentucky
Dec 21 2004 // WellPoint Inc. has expanded its central region to include the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and has named Keith Faller to lead the region as president and CEO. Earlier this month,...
AIK Audit Shows Discounts, Even While Ky. Firm Was Slipping Into Shortfall
Dec 15 2004 // AIK Comp’s management provided millions in “premium discounts” to its members while the workers’ compensation insurance fund was slipping into a $59 million shortfall. Louisville-based AIK Comp...
4,000 Businesses In Group Comp Fund Owe $51 Million In Ky. Self-Insurance Claims
Dec 10 2004 // More than 4,000 Kentucky business owners participating in a group workers’ compensation fund have been left holding-the-bag and being billed for $51 million in claims racked up by AIK Comp, a self-insurance plan...
Ky. Office of Insurance Receives Accreditation Award
Dec 9 2004 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) in Frankfort was one of four state insurance departments receiving accreditation awards under the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Financial Regulation...
