Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
W. Va. WCC Files Injunctions Against Employers
Oct 19 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. The injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
President Authorizes Disaster Aid Following Va. Storms
Oct 19 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President Bush has authorized the use of federal disaster funds for Virginia to help families and...
W. Va. Workers’ Comp Investigator Receives Award
Oct 15 2004 // A West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission fraud and abuse investigator was to be honored on Friday for her work by the U.S. Department of Justice. Lisa Prater, manager of the Fraud & Abuse Investigations...
W. Va. Hurricane Ivan Aid at $10.5 Million
Oct 14 2004 // Federal and state funds to assist West Virginians with flood recovery efforts have reached $10.5 million, state and federal recovery officials said this week. President Bush’s Sept. 20 Hurricane Ivan disaster...
WEST VIRGINIA FLOOD VICTIMS HAVE AID AVAILABLE:
Oct 11 2004 // Flood victims in disaster-declared counties reportedly do not need to be concerned that disasters in other states will mean a reduction in funds available for West Virginia. Applications filed for assistance in West...
W. Va. WCC Employees Raise Money for UW, Troops
Sep 30 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission last Friday turned over a check for more than $5,400 to local United Way officials, representing proceeds raised during the Commission’s Public Service...
W. Va. Hurricane Ivan Aid at $2.5 Million
Sep 29 2004 // Federal and state grants to assist West Virginians with flood recovery efforts have reached $2.5 million, state and federal recovery officials said on Wednesday. President Bush’s Sept. 20 Hurricane Ivan disaster...
W. Va. Disaster Survivors with Insurance Might Also Qualify for FEMA, State and SBA Assistance
Sep 29 2004 // Individuals and business owners who have private flood insurance may still qualify for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and federal officials said. Home and business owners who...
ARSONIST SUSPECTED IN D.C., MD., VA.:
Sep 20 2004 // Members of the Arson Task Force are investigating a recent Fairfax County house fire to see if it was the work of the Washington region’s serial arsonist. Firefighters were called to a single family home in the...
SOME WEST VIRGINIA FLOOD VICTIMS GET TAX BREAK:
Sep 20 2004 // West Virginia residents in the Fayette, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo Counties who suffered damage in the late July severe storms can be exempted from paying some state sales and use taxes. Deadline for this exemption for both...
W. Va. Flood Victims Told Aid is Available
Sep 16 2004 // Flood victims in disaster-declared counties reportedly do not need to be concerned that disasters in other states will mean a reduction in funds available for West Virginia. Their applications for assistance will be...
SBA Economic Injury Loans Help W. Va. Businesses Following Storms
Sep 14 2004 // The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that low-interest loans to replenish working capital are available to West Virginia small businesses impacted by the July storms and subsequent federal disaster...
Va. Disaster Victims Warned of Fraud Threat
Sep 8 2004 // Victims of Tropical Depression Gaston are reportedly in danger of being victimized again, this time by scam artists, disaster officials warned. One person reported getting a call saying he would get a disaster grant, but...
Officials Suspect Serial Arsonist in D.C., Md., Va. Area
Sep 2 2004 // Members of the Arson Task Force are investigating a Fairfax County house fire to see if it was the work of the Washington region’s serial arsonist. Firefighters were called to a single family home in the...
