Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Employers’ Mutual in ‘Top-10’ Places to Work in Ky.
May 30 2006 // Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance has announced it has been named one of the top-10 Best Places to Work in Kentucky. Located in Lexington, KEMI is Kentucky’s leading provider of workers’ compensation...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Seeks Legal Redress for Failed Insurer
May 18 2006 // Editor’s Note, March 2009: In response to a complaint that the Insurance Journal reported only one side of the preceding story, and as a means of resolving Anthony Huff’s claims against the Insurance...
Tornados foretell things to come
May 8 2006 // As emergency planners and hurricane experts from across the U.S. met in April to plan and prepare for the hurricane season, the timing couldn’t have been better, as massive twisters roared down “tornado...
Tornado ploughs across Tenn., Ky., resulting in thousands of claims
May 8 2006 // In the aftermath of a large F-3 to F-4 tornado, hundreds of carriers and insurance agents in northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky are paying hundreds of claims. The storm formed April 7 at about 7 p.m., touching down...
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May 8 2006 // Tornado ploughs across Tenn., Ky., resulting in thousands of claims In the aftermath of a large F-3 to F-4 tornado, thousands of carriers and insurance agents in northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky are paying...
Editor’s Note: Tornados foretell things to come
May 8 2006 // As emergency planners and hurricane experts from across the U.S. met in April to plan and prepare for the hurricane season, the timing couldn’t have been better, as massive twisters roared down “tornado...
Kentucky Obtains Approval on New Medicaid Plan
May 5 2006 // Kentucky’s plan to revamp its Medicaid program by offering participants different benefits to suit their health problems has been approved by the federal government, officials said in Frankfort, Ky. The new coverage...
Ky. Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Homeowners Premiums Lowered
May 3 2006 // A decrease in the rates charged to consumers living in Kentucky counties that participate in the Kentucky Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund has been announced by the Kentucky Office of Insurance in Frankfort, Ky. Due to this...
Deadly storms hit Midwest again in new round of spring tornadoes
Apr 17 2006 // The new round of tornadoes hit the Midwest less than one month after a similar grouping of twisters, high winds and damage hit a five-state area on March 12. News Currents Another round of deadly storms hit the Midwest...
Kentucky psychiatrist sentenced
Apr 17 2006 // Fraud Roundup Imposter arrested ‘playing dentist’ A Miami-Dade County man was arrested for practicing dentistry without a license and submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims, according to Florida’s Attorney...
Thousands of Claims Anticipated After Tenn., Ky. Tornado
Apr 6 2006 // The cleanup is underway in the aftermath of a large F-3 to F-4 tornado that tore a swath of death and destruction on Sunday evening through northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky, leaving 18 people dead and hundreds...
Ky. Becomes the 22nd State to Sign Interstate Compact
Apr 6 2006 // Kentucky became the 22nd state to join the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact when Governor Ernie Fletcher signed House Bill 112 into law in Frankfort this week. The compact streamlines the regulatory process,...
Ky. Slates April Hearing About CHA Health’s Purchase of Humana
Mar 30 2006 // A formal administrative hearing has been set for Thur. April 13, to discuss the proposed purchase of CHA Health, of Lexington, Ky. by Humana Health Plan Inc., of Louisville. The hearing, which is open to the public, will...
Ky. Insurance Regulator Says Stiff Penalties Handed out in Fraud Cases
Feb 17 2006 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance reported that recent Kentucky court actions indicate judges are increasingly handing out stiff sentences for insurance fraud-related crimes. “We hope the word is getting out that...
Ky. AG Opens Investigation Into Allegations Against Anthem BC and BS
Feb 15 2006 // Total Benefits Planning Agency Inc. reported that the Kentucky Attorney General’s office has opened an investigative file to look into allegations it made against insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross and Blue...
Ky. Councilman Sentenced on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Feb 14 2006 // A former Central City, Ky. councilman will spend the next 15 months in prison after being sentenced on federal fraud charges. Danny W. Miller received the sentence on Monday after pleading guilty in U-S District Court last...
Court decides in favor of Ky. miner’s family
Feb 5 2006 // The family of coal miner killed in a rock fall is entitled to increased death benefits because the company he worked for violated several mine safety laws, the Supreme Court has ruled. Ronnie Charles was crushed in 1999...
AIK Comp Members in Kentucky Pay $68M in Cash, Notes
Feb 2 2006 // AIK Comp members in Kentucky have paid over $68 million in cash and promissory notes toward a $90.7 million assessment ordered by the Franklin Circuit Court in November 2005. The assessment followed a settlement reached in...
First Female Fraud Investigator Joins Kentucky Office of Insurance
Jan 24 2006 // Sheryl E. Gordon of Louisville, Ky. has become the first female fraud investigator in Kentucky Office of Insurance history. “We are extremely proud of Gordon’s accomplishments and look forward to the...
Kentucky Miner’s Family Wins Increased Death Benefits
Jan 23 2006 // The family of an underground coal miner killed in a rock fall is entitled to increased death benefits because the company he worked for had violated several mine safety laws, the Supreme Court ruled last week. Ronnie...
