Latest Virginia Headlines
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West Virginia Lottery to Charities: Casino Night Fundraisers Are Illegal
Jul 2 2015 // West Virginia Lottery officials say “casino night” fundraisers conducted by charitable organizations are illegal but the Lottery does not have authority to crack down on such events. County prosecutors have...
Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia Elects Officers for 2015/2016
Jun 30 2015 // Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) inducted its 2015/2016 Board of Directors during the IIAV annual convention held June 21-23, 2015 at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront in Virginia Beach,...
Hilb Group Acquires Cornerstone Group, Gencorp Insurance Group in R.I.
Jun 30 2015 // The Hilb Group, a Richmond, Virginia-based middle market insurance agency, today announced its acquisition of two New England insurance brokerage firms: Cornerstone Group, a benefit advisory firm in Warwick, Rhode Island;...
Judge Won’t Recuse Prosecutors on West Virginia Chemical Spill Trial
Jun 30 2015 // A judge will let federal prosecutors keep working on a criminal case over a chemical spill last year in West Virginia, shooting down arguments that prosecutors should be recused from the case because they were among the...
ABRY Partners Replaces BHMS as Investor in Hilb Group Expansion
Jun 25 2015 // Boston-based private equity firm ABRY Partners has completed a significant investment in the The Hilb Group, a Richmond, Virginia-based insurance group. In connection with the transaction, The Hilb Group said its current...
West Virginia Looks to Tackle Highest Drug Overdose Rate in Nation
Jun 19 2015 // West Virginia has the highest rate of overdose deaths in the U.S., according to a report released this week, further spotlighting Appalachia’s festering drug abuse problem that is also fueling a rise in hepatitis C...
Freedom Industries to Pay $2.5M in West Virginia Spill Cleanup
Jun 19 2015 // The company behind a massive chemical spill last year has reached a $2.5 million deal with West Virginia environmental regulators for cleaning up its contaminated site, according to new court filings. The Charleston...
West Virginia City to Require Registration of Vacant Properties
Jun 17 2015 // Owners of vacant properties in Parkersburg, W. Va., soon will have to register the structures with the city. City officials are implementing a new registry for vacant properties. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports...
Judge Delays Ex-Massey CEO’s Trial, Keeps Case in West Virginia
Jun 15 2015 // A federal judge has agreed to delay the criminal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger on Friday delayed the trial from July 13 to Oct. 1, The Charleston Gazette reports....
Agency Groups Offer Pre-Licensing Classes for Veterans
Jun 15 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) launched a new career program on Memorial Day, May 25, aimed at supporting the men and women of the armed forces. The program, called the “U.S....
Virginia Gov.: Elephant Auto Insurance to Add 1,173 Jobs in Henrico County
Jun 10 2015 // On day two of a European trade mission, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has snared nearly 1,200 jobs for his state. The economic development announced Tuesday from Cardiff, Wales, involves a $2 million investment by Elephant...
VAIA Offers Free Insurance License Training for Veterans and Their Spouses
Jun 5 2015 // The Virginia Association of Insurance Agents (VAIA) — an affiliated organization of the Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) — has announced that it will provide free pre-licensing insurance training...
Report: More Than 6.6M Atlantic and Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jun 4 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to a report released today. Property...
West Virginia Woman Suing Lumber Liquidators Over Chinese-Made Flooring
Jun 2 2015 // A West Virginia woman who purchased flooring from Lumber Liquidators is suing the company, citing reports its Chinese-made laminate flooring contains high levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde. Genevieve Baldwin filed suit...
Prosecutors Say No to Moving West Virginia Chemical Spill Criminal Case
Jun 1 2015 // Prosecutors oppose a motion by former executives asking a judge to move their criminal case over a chemical spill. In Charleston federal court May 29, prosecutors wrote that ex-Freedom Industries officials Gary Southern...
West Virginia Supreme Court Rules Addicts Can Sue Pharmacies, Doctors
Jun 1 2015 // Pharmacies and doctors who negligently prescribe pain medication can be sued for enabling people’s addictions, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled. The ruling last month involved 29 people who were patients of...
Washington Hospital Joins ‘Superbug’ Suit Against Scope Maker
Jun 1 2015 // A Seattle, Wash., hospital has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturer of endoscopy medical scopes linked to a “superbug” outbreak at the medical center, claiming the company, Olympus America Inc., put...
Judge Says Alpha Must Cover Legal Costs for Ex-CEO Blankenship
May 29 2015 // Alpha Natural Resources must pay the legal expenses of Donald Blankenship, the former chief executive officer of Massey Energy, which Alpha acquired in 2011. The fight over fees arose from charges filed against Blankenship...
Ames & Gough Hires Bateson as Senior Broker in Virginia
May 28 2015 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service firms, hired Jay Bateson as senior...
Report Finds West Virginia Roads, Bridges Among the Worst in U.S.
May 27 2015 // West Virginia received poor marks in a new report that examined traffic fatalities and road and bridge conditions in rural areas. Twenty-nine percent of major rural roads in West Virginia were in poor condition in 2013,...
