Latest Virginia Headlines
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W. Va. Gov. Extends State of Emergency for Several Counties Hit By Storms
Aug 18 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise has extended the State of Emergency for 10 counties and added Fayette and Lincoln counties to the proclamation. “Several areas of our state suffered substantial damage to private and...
Donegal Mutual Purchasing Donegal Group Stock
Aug 18 2004 // Donegal Mutual Insurance Company in Marietta, Pa., announced it will purchase shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of Donegal Group Inc. at market prices prevailing from time to time in the open...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Employers
Aug 17 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
Storm Bonnie Spawns Tornadoes from Fla. to Va.
Aug 13 2004 // Severe weather from Tropical Storm Bonnie spawned tornadoes from Florida to Virginia Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, killing three people and destroying numerous homes. In Rocky Point, N.C., a twister killed three...
W. Va. Gov. Reports Disaster Declaration Approved for Three Counties Following Flooding
Aug 9 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced that a federal Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia has been granted by the President because of recent flooding in the state. “I thank the President for granting this declaration so...
W. Va. Woman Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case
Aug 9 2004 // A Charleston woman has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay full restitution to West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission after pleading guilty to conducting a...
W. Va. WCC Receives Record Premiums
Aug 6 2004 // The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission on Monday received more than $52 million in premiums, a new single-day record that exceeds the previous mark by nearly a half-million dollars. Deposits by check or...
Maryland’s Job Loss Could be Virginia’s Gain as State Farm Insurance Reorganizes in Mid-Atlantic States
Jul 28 2004 // State Farm Insurance confirmed it is moving to phase-out its Frederick, Md. claims and operations office as part of a reorganization that could eliminate from 400 to 500 jobs there and an equal number in field offices in...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Trio of Employers
Jul 23 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
W.Va. Auto Rates Rising
Jul 20 2004 // West Virginians paid more for auto insurance in 2001 than people in all but 15 other states, according to statistics from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Associated Press and the Charleston Gazette...
Va. Gov. Applauds State for Earning Special Recognition for Drop in Traffic Fatalities
Jul 9 2004 // Virginia Gov. Mark Warner on Thursday applauded Virginia’s law enforcement, transportation officials, and motorists for doing their part in making the Commonwealth’s highways among the safest in the...
W. Va. WCC Receives Record Restitution
Jul 8 2004 // The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission recently received two checks totaling nearly $320,000 in restitution resulting from recent convictions in U.S. District Court in Charleston. “This is the most...
VA. APPEALS SAVE CONSUMERS:
Jul 5 2004 // For the past four years, the Virginia Bureau of Insurance has been assisting Virginians whose health benefits or services were denied by their managed care providers. During that time, the bureau reports, it has saved...
The National Alliance Names Outstanding CSRs for 2004
Jul 1 2004 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, based in Austin, Texas, recently announced the selection of the state winners of the 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. The award originated in...
IIABA Honors Virginia’s Adkins with National ACSR of the Year Award
Jun 29 2004 // Jacqueline Adkins, a claims management specialist with Norfolk, Va.-based Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co., has been named the 2003 National Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) of the Year by the Independent...
Va. Gov. Reports Federal Approval of Disaster Assistance for Several Counties
Jun 28 2004 // Virginia Gov. Mark Warner announced that President Bush has granted a major disaster declaration for Lee, Russell and Tazewell counties due to the flash flood, severe wind and tornado damage that occurred the week of May...
W. Va. Gov. Announces Federal Grant for Implementation of Health Insurance Plan
Jun 28 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise announced that the West Virginia Insurance Commission has been approved for a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal grant, entitled “Seed...
W. Va. Gov. Says Enough Doctors Exist for Network
Jun 24 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced this week another step toward bringing health care to all West Virginians – making insurance available to uninsured small businesses. As part of the Governor’s Health Insurance Plan for...
Virginia Appeals Reported to Save $2 Million
Jun 23 2004 // For the past four years, the Virginia Bureau of Insurance has been assisting Virginians whose health benefits or services were denied by their managed care providers. During that time, the bureau reports it has saved...
W. Va. A.G. Warns Public About Groups Fraudulently Claiming to Represent FEMA
Jun 23 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning residents to beware of callers and door-to-door solicitors fraudulently claiming to be representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or groups...
