Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Involving Wyoming Coal Workers
Mar 26 2020 // Attorneys representing Wyoming coal miners reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit against a bankrupt coal operator. The settlement with Blackjewel LLC of West Virginia requires final approval by a federal judge,...
Freeborn & Peters LLP Hires Gould in Virginia
Mar 26 2020 // Freeborn & Peters LLP has hired Beth Gould as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Insurance/Reinsurance Industry team. Prior to joining the firm, Gould was an associate at Kalbaugh, Pfund...
What State Insurance Regulators Have Asked of P/C Insurers to Address Coronavirus
Mar 25 2020 // As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to coordinate their requests for data and ease up on some requirements. David A....
World Insurance Associates Acquires Virginia Insurance Partners
Mar 24 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Virginia Insurance Partners (VIP). The transaction was effective February 1, 2020, and terms of the deal were not disclosed. VIP is an independent insurance agency that...
West Virginia Couple Get 3 Years in Renter’s Insurance Fraud Case
Mar 24 2020 // A West Virginia couple were sentenced to more than three years each after pleading guilty in a scheme to fraudulently collect renter’s insurance benefits. Jimmie Thompson, 27, and Thanikwa Thompson, 25, of...
Virginia’s Kinsale Capital Group Announces Underwriting Promotions
Mar 20 2020 // Kinsale Capital Group Inc. has announced four underwriting promotions. Patrick L. Dalton was named senior vice president of Casualty, John R. Bowen Jr. was named vice president of Construction, Jason E. Hoover was named...
Southeast Insurance Regulators Issue Industry Guidance for Coronavirus Outbreak
Mar 20 2020 // Insurance departments across the Southeast are notifying industry representatives of updated procedures and expectations in response to the coronavirus outbreak, while also acknowledging the potential for a serious impact...
Virginia’s Kinsale Capital Group Promotes Haney, Petrucelli, Marson
Mar 17 2020 // Kinsale Capital Group Inc. has promoted Brian D. Haney to executive vice president and chief operating officer, Bryan P. Petrucelli to executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, and Ann Marie Marson...
Driver Injured in Accident Not Eligible for Workers’ Comp After Failing to Wear Seat Belt
Mar 16 2020 // The Court of Appeals of Virginia has upheld a Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission decision that workers’ comp benefits cannot be awarded to a truck driver injured in an accident after failing to wear a...
West Virginia Lawmaker Loses Suit Blaming Indiana Bar for Blindness
Mar 12 2020 // The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled against a lawsuit filed by a West Virginia delegate over a 2006 parking lot brawl that left him blinded years before he was elected to office. The lawsuit said Cavanaugh’s Sports...
Trial Date Set for August in $1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement
Mar 11 2020 // West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August, a federal judge said Thursday. The Aug. 31 trial date will serve as a...
How People Perceive and Manage Risks Like Coronavirus
Mar 9 2020 // Anna Alexander, a property manager in Virginia Beach, Virginia, started the day Monday thinking that she might avoid shaking hands because of the coronavirus outbreak. Then somebody stuck out a hand to shake. She took...
Drug Industry to Pay $1.25B to Settle Opioid Suits with West Virginia
Mar 5 2020 // Communities in West Virginia say they would get $1.25 billion from the drug industry in a proposed settlement that would end most of the litigation stemming from the opioid crisis in the state. The deal would be the first...
Virginia Shipbuilder Faces $162K in Fines Over Worker Death
Mar 5 2020 // A Virginia shipbuilding company could be fined nearly $162,000 over the death of a supervisor who fell while working aboard a vessel, according to online records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The...
West Virginia to Receive More Funds for 2016 Flood Recovery
Feb 26 2020 // President Donald Trump has increased the federal share of costs to help West Virginia recover from floods that ravaged the state in June 2016. Gov. Jim Justice’s office said Friday that Trump approved his request to...
Grant Will Help Virginia Test Schools for Lead in Water
Feb 25 2020 // The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced it was awarding Virginia over $700,000 in grant funding to assist with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools and child care facilities. The...
Insurtech Startup Blackboard Insurance Receives Approval in Virginia
Feb 24 2020 // Blackboard Insurance has announced the approval of its commercial insurance package in Virginia, bringing capabilities to middle market customers in 47 states and territories. Blackboard’s commercial insurance...
Lawsuit Settled Between Virginia Tech, Former Student Over Hazing Suspension
Feb 21 2020 // A lawsuit has been settled between Virginia Tech and a former student who was accused of overseeing a ceremony that violated the school’s hazing policy. The federal lawsuit filed last month “has been resolved...
Risk Strategies Acquires Virginia’s UNIRISC
Feb 19 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired UNIRISC Inc., a specialist in the global relocation insurance and risk management needs of corporate personnel and...
Soaking Rains Cause Rock Slide in West Virginia, Prompt Flood Warning Along Ohio River
Feb 14 2020 // Soaking rains caused part of a hillside to collapse in southern West Virginia and prompted a flood warning along the Ohio River. Highways officials said high water forced road closings in multiple counties Thursday. Near...
