Latest Virginia Headlines
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West Virginia Agencies Join Lawsuit Alleging Pain Pill Abuse
Feb 4 2014 // Two West Virginia agencies are joining a lawsuit against an Ohio drug company, alleging its negligent practices have helped fuel the state’s pain pill abuse epidemic. The Department of Health and Human Resources and...
Esurance Begins Selling Auto Insurance In West Virginia
Jan 30 2014 // Online seller Esurance is now offering car insurance in West Virginia. In addition to state-required liability coverage, Esurance provides optional auto insurance coverage options including: CarMatch Rental Coverage, which...
Freedom Industries: West Virginia Chemical Spill Bigger Than First Estimate
Jan 30 2014 // The company behind a chemical spill that contaminated the water supply of 300,000 people now estimates some 10,000 gallons of chemicals leaked, up from an earlier figure of 7,500 gallons, state regulators said Monday. West...
West Virginia Seeks Federal Funds for Chemical Spill Assessment
Jan 28 2014 // West Virginia is seeking a $350,000 federal grant to assess the damage of a chemical spill that polluted the water supply for 300,000 people. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said the money would help with monitoring, testing and...
Online Insurance Transactions Pondered by Washington Legislature
Jan 27 2014 // Washington state legislators will consider modernizing how insurance transactions are conducted. House Bill 2662, authored by State Rep. Derek Stanford, D-Bothell, will enable policyholders to access their insurance policy...
West Virginia Chemical Firm Files for Bankruptcy As Litigation Begins
Jan 27 2014 // The company blamed for a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe drinking water filed for bankruptcy, temporarily shielding it from dozens of lawsuits, many by businesses that were forced to shut down...
Declarations
Jan 27 2014 // Fishing Expedition Prevention “This will preclude an insurer from going on a fishing expedition, just as they can’t go on a fishing expedition to find out how many chainsaws you own or sharp knives [you have]...
AssuredPartners Enters West Virginia, Acquiring Commercial Insurance Services
Jan 24 2014 // Florida-based AssuredPartners Inc. said it has completed the acquisition of Commercial Insurance Services through its newly formed operation AssuredPartners of West Virginia. Terms were not disclosed. The Commercial...
West Virginia Chemical Spill Firm Says It Has Insurance
Jan 23 2014 // The embattled company behind West Virginia’s chemical spill has reached a bankruptcy court deal for up to $4 million in credit from a lender to help continue operations, an attorney said. The arrangement will allow...
West Virginia Politicians Call for State, Federal Regulation of Chemicals
Jan 22 2014 // West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin this week proposed tighter regulations for chemical storage facilities after a spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 people. Tomblin, the Democratic...
West Virginia Eyes Relief for Businesses Hurt by Spill
Jan 21 2014 // The West Virginia Legislature is fast-tracking a proposal to help small businesses affected by disasters like last week’s chemical spill. The House of Delegates last Thursday unanimously passed a bill to give the...
West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Fire Protection Fee Outside Limits
Jan 17 2014 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the city of Bridgeport has the authority to charge a fee for fire protection services outside its boundaries. In a ruling released Wednesday, the justices said state law...
New Health Warning Raises Concern in West Virginia Over Chemical Spill
Jan 17 2014 // A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning to pregnant women in West Virginia has raised alarms because officials, relying on the agency’s guidance, had been assuring residents their tapwater was safe...
Inspectors Cite Company in West Virginia Spill for Violations at Other Site
Jan 16 2014 // The company whose spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginians has been cited for violations at a second facility where it’s storing chemicals. Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Tom...
Virginia SCC Seeking Public Comment on Long-Term Care Insurance Rules
Jan 15 2014 // Virginia’s State Corporation Commission is reviewing rules governing long-term care insurance to determine whether revisions are needed. The SCC said Tuesday that it is seeking public comment on the rules. Comments...
More than 44,000 in Va. Enroll in Health Plans Through Federal Marketplace
Jan 15 2014 // More than 44,000 Virginians have signed up for health plans through the federal insurance marketplace. In addition, about 17,000 were found to be eligible for Medicaid or children’s health insurance through the...
AssuredPartners Acquires InSight Aviation Insurance in Virginia
Jan 15 2014 // AssuredPartners Inc., through its Dawson Companies platform, has completed the acquisition of InSight Aviation Insurance in Richmond, Va. InSight Aviation is an agency that specializes in property/casualty insurance and...
Calls for Tougher Chemical Regulation Follow West Virginia Spill
Jan 14 2014 // A chemical spill that left 300,000 people in West Virginia unable to drink their water is reviving calls for more stringent regulation of thousands of chemical storage sites in the U.S., especially those near water...
Chemical Firm, Local Water Company Sued Over West Virginia Spill
Jan 14 2014 // 13 Jan 2014 20:12 A West Virginia chemical maker was sued along with a local water company over a spill into the Elk River in the state capital, Charleston, that left businesses and residents without tap water for...
Virginia Tech, USGS Install Seismic Stations in Central Va. for Earthquake Study
Jan 13 2014 // Researchers are preparing to conduct a two-month study of earthquakes in central Virginia, a region that has a history of seismic activity. Twenty seismic stations are being installed for the study by researchers from...
