Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Lowering Car Insurance Rates in Virginia
Sep 25 2006 // Some of the top auto insurers in the nation are reducing rates in Virginia. The reasons range from high gas prices to more sophisticated technology with which companies can calculate the risks of insuring particular...
GEICO Adds 800 Jobs in Virginia
Sep 21 2006 // GEICO insurance company announced it would add nearly 800 jobs at its regional headquarters in Stafford County. The facility, one of seven regional offices, employs about 3,000 people and already is one of the...
Lawyers Seek to Lift W. Va. Ban on Certain Bad Faith Suits
Sep 19 2006 // While West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and the insurance industry credit last year’s ban on “third party, bad faith” lawsuits for $77 million in policy rate cuts, Jenny Bonham believes it helped one insurer...
Fairfax, Va. Report: Severe Bird Flu Would Affect One-Third, Kill 700
Sep 18 2006 // A bird flu pandemic would kill nearly 700 people in Virginia’s Fairfax County, forcing hospitals, nursing homes and other makeshift medical centers to set up temporary morgues and stockpile body bags to handle the...
Lawsuit in Va. Boating Deaths Settled for $2.75M
Sep 18 2006 // A man who pleaded guilty to causing the boat accident that killed a couple on Smith Mountain Lake has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against him by their estates. Mark de Tournillon Sr. agreed Friday to a $2.75 million...
Courthouse Fire in W. Va. Reveals Insurance Gap
Sep 15 2006 // The fire that destroyed the Morgan County, W. Va., courthouse last month has prompted lawmakers to question whether other counties are insuring such buildings adequately. Only 24 of 55 counties insure their courthouses...
Va. Governor Seeks Disaster Aid for 25 Towns Hit by Ernesto
Sep 10 2006 // Twenty-five Virginia localities need federal disaster declarations entitling them to government aid for damage from Tropical Depression Ernesto, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said in a letter to President Bush. Virginia incurred...
Jury Awards $10M Against W. Va. Hospital
Sep 8 2006 // A Morgantown, West Virginia, woman has won a $10 million verdict against Ruby Memorial Hospital for pain and suffering caused by an infection she contracted during a 1995 knee operation. The hospital plans to ask...
Ernesto Toll in Virginia: 6 Deaths, $33 Million Damages
Sep 5 2006 // Death toll at six; preliminary damage estimate $33 million Received by Newsfinder from AP Sep 3, 2006 19:16 Eastern Time...
Va. Insurance Broker’s Big Step: First ‘Carbon Neutral Footprint’
Sep 5 2006 // Rutherfoord, a Roanoke, Va. insurance broker, says it is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and has become the first in the U.S. insurance industry to establish a carbon neutral footprint in response to the...
W. Va. Grapples with ATV Safety
Sep 5 2006 // While the number of adult males dying in all-terrain vehicle accidents in West Virginia continues to rise, legislators still think the focus of their safety efforts should be on children. “In some way, we need to...
UPDATE 5: Ernesto Strikes Carolinas; Heads Northwest
Sep 1 2006 // Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall near Cape Fear along the coast of North Carolina at around 11:30 p.m. last night, lashing the region with high winds and heavy rains. More than eight inches/20.32 cms of rain reportedly...
Virginia Steps Up Efforts to Curb Drunk Driving with Checkpoints
Aug 25 2006 // Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced the start of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign, a statewide initiative to raise public awareness about drunk driving. The kick-off of the five-month, million-dollar campaign...
Study Hits States Without Helmet Laws
Aug 24 2006 // According to a study by Jeffrey Coben, M.D., a researcher at West Virginia University, states that do not require motorcycle riders and passengers to wear helmets may be contributing to the unnecessary deaths,...
Judge Dismisses Suit Over W. Va. Sago Coal Mine Safety
Aug 24 2006 // A federal judge this week threw out a lawsuit by coal miners that demanded the government do more to ensure that miners have working oxygen supplies and know how to use them. The lawsuit was filed in June after Congress...
Every W. Va. employer targeted for workers’ comp audit
Aug 21 2006 // West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year. That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may...
Every W. Va. employer targeted for workers’ comp audit
Aug 21 2006 // West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year. That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may...
State Farm to Reduce W.Va. Homeowners Rates
Aug 9 2006 // State Farm announced Tuesday in Charleston, W.Va. it is lowering homeowners insurance rates in West Virginia by an average of 5 percent starting in December. It marked the first time since 1989 that State Farm has won...
Virginia Advises Insurance Agents of Security Breach
Aug 8 2006 // Virginia’s Bureau of Insurance is advising all insurance agents in the state that their social security number may have been accessible on the bureau’s website for a six-week period of time. The social security...
W. VA. BEGINS TAGGING FIRMS
Aug 7 2006 // Following up on warnings issued earlier this year, West Virginia officials have begun identifying businesses that are operating without workers’ compensation coverage and posting yellow warnings signs on their...
