Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Agent Enters ‘No Contest’ Plea in W. Va.
Feb 7 2005 // A former insurance agent in Charles Town, W. Va., has entered a “no contest” plea to charges involving money allegedly “withheld, misappropriated or converted to his own use” in his insurance...
W. VA. TO INSTALL NEW PROCESSING SYSTEM
Feb 7 2005 // A $2.6 million contract to install a new Medata medical bill processing system has been signed by the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. According to Gregory A. Burton, WVCC executive director, the...
Virginia Senate Gets Tough on Teen Drivers, Passing Cell Phone Ban, Seat Belt and Curfew Bills
Jan 30 2005 // A bill that bans Virginia motorists younger than 18 from talking on cellular phones while driving and subjects them to tickets if they don’t wear seat belts won easy Senate passage last week. By a 32-7 vote, a bill...
W. Va. Insurance Commission Open Late on Thursday to Answer Questions
Jan 26 2005 // The consumer services staff of the West Virginia Insurance Commission will remain open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 27 to answer telephone callers’ insurance questions. Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline...
Compromise Med-Mal Bill Between Doctors, Lawyers Advances in Virginia
Jan 21 2005 // A Virginia Senate committee has endorsed medical malpractice reform legislation that reflects a compromise between Virginia’s doctors and lawyers. The measure does not limit awards for noneconomic damages — a...
“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...
W. Va. Policyholders Have Until July 16 to Reassess UnumProvident Claims
Jan 14 2005 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, has signed separate multi-state settlement agreements with three major disability insurance carriers owned by UnumProvident Corporation of Chattanooga, Tenn. More than...
VA. ADOPTS NEW COMP RATES:
Jan 3 2005 // The State Corporation Commission has approved an increase in the workers’ compensation premiums for the largest class of Virginia employers. Employers in the industrial classification will see their premiums rise an...
W.Va. SUPREME COURT VACATES MEDICAL MONITORING CLASS ACTION:
Jan 3 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has applauded the West Virginia Supreme Court’s Dec. 2 decision to vacate a lower court certification of a class action as a tremendous step towards...
From Maine to Virginia … What Happened in 2004
Dec 20 2004 // Leaving aside the insurance brokerage compensation investigations, the World Trade Center trial, the St. Paul-Travelers merger and the UnumProvident settlement, all of which have their roots in this region but grew to...
SCC Sets Workers’ Comp Premium Level Adjustments for Va. Workers
Dec 16 2004 // The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ compensation insurance in Virginia. Workers’ compensation insurance provides medical care and wage...
PCI: Praises W. Va. Supreme Court Decision to Vacate Medical Monitoring Class Action
Dec 7 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has praised the West Virginia Supreme Court’s decision on Dec. 2 to vacate a lower court certification of a class action as a tremendous step towards...
Va. Officials Join Critics of Flood Program
Dec 6 2004 // Two Virginia members of Congress are asking U.S. officials to take a closer look at possible mishandling of flood claims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-1st, and Sen. George Allen, also a...
VT. RULES IN SAME-SEX CUSTODY:
Dec 6 2004 // A Vermont Family Court judge has ruled that both members of a same-sex civil union are the legal parents of a child. Judge William Cohen’s decision is the latest twist in a nationally watched custody dispute that has...
W. VA. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AUDIT REPORTS POSITIVE TRENDS:
Dec 6 2004 // An independent audit report for fiscal 2004 shows continued positive financial trends for the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, according to Gregory Burton, executive director. The report cites a...
W. Va. Gov. Reports Flood Funding
Nov 26 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise recently announced that the Disaster Recovery Board approved more than $3.8 million to assist West Virginians who have experienced repetitive flooding. “The money distributed through the...
Coloring by Numbers
Nov 22 2004 // The vote tallies in the presidential and congressional races suggest this is a blue region (with the exception of Virginia) but that is probably not true of the insurance community here or elsewhere. Purple, maybe; blue,...
K&B OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN VA.:
Nov 22 2004 // Retail insurance agents have a new brokerage resource: K&B Underwriters LLC, of Fairfax, Va. Founded by insurance veteran Bryan Baird, K&B is a wholesale brokerage. K&B’s initial focus will be the...
W. Va. Comp Audit Reports Positive Trends
Nov 17 2004 // An independent audit report for fiscal 2004 shows continued positive financial trends for the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, according to Executive Director Gregory Burton. The report cites a deficit...
K&B Brokerage Opens for Business in Virginia
Nov 2 2004 // Retail insurance agents have a new brokerage resource: K&B Underwriters, LLC, of Fairfax, Va. Founded by insurance veteran Bryan Baird, K&B is a wholesale brokerage. Baird notes that K&B’s initial...
