Latest Virginia Headlines
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Virginia Regulators Approve Changes to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels
Dec 9 2011 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved on Thursday revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ comp insurance in Virginia. The changes will become effective April 1, 2012, for new and renewal...
$5M in Aid Approved for Louisa County, Virginia, Quake Victims
Dec 7 2011 // Federal disaster aid approved for earthquake-related damage in Louisa County has topped $5 million. Federal and state emergency officials say most of the aid, $5.1 million, was approved for housing expenses such as home...
Firm to Pay $209M Over West Virginia Blast That Killed 29
Dec 7 2011 // Coal miner Alpha Natural Resources has agreed to pay $1.5 million to each of the families of 29 miners killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last year. The payments – part of a $209...
Rate of Virginia Workplace Injuries Up in 2010
Dec 5 2011 // The rate of workplace injuries increased in 2010 in Virginia, but still remains below the national rate. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk said a state Department of Labor and Industry report released last Thursday shows that...
West Virginia Man Admits Staging Crashes In Insurance Scam
Dec 4 2011 // A Buckhannon, West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by staging vehicle accidents and filing fake claims. Forty-two-year-old Christopher John Thrain pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud...
Insurers Win First Round of Climate Change Coverage Litigation
Nov 29 2011 // In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the various protests going on around the country and the upcoming...
Best Affirms Virginia Surety Co. Ratings; Outlook Positive
Nov 28 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Chicago-based Virginia Surety Company, Inc, both with positive outlooks. The...
Virginia School Officials Face $31.5M Lawsuit
Nov 28 2011 // Another local school district in Virginia is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over allegations of a child being assaulted on a school bus. The Daily Progress reports that an Appomattox County mother and her 10-year-old...
Insurers Win First Round of Climate Change Coverage Litigation
Nov 21 2011 // But How Significant Is the Victory? In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the various protests going on around...
$2.5M in Earthquake Aid Approved for Louisa County, Virginia
Nov 18 2011 // More than $2.5 million in grants have been approved this month for Louisa County homeowners hit by a powerful Aug. 23 earthquake and its aftershocks. Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinating officer Donald Keldsen...
Settlements Reached in Remaining West Virginia Sago Mine Lawsuits
Nov 18 2011 // Settlements have been approved in the six remaining wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of miners who died in the 2006 Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia. Circuit Judge Charles King also signed off on several...
Dominion Virginia Power to Appeal Asbestos Exposure Fines
Nov 14 2011 // A Dominion Virginia Power spokesman says the company will appeal fines issued by the state over asbestos at its Surry nuclear power plant. The Daily Press says the Department of Labor and Industry ordered Dominion to pay...
West Virginia Nursing Home Challenges $91 Million Jury Award
Nov 8 2011 // A Charleston nursing home is challenging a $91 million damage award in a lawsuit stemming from the death of an elderly woman hours after she left the facility. Lawyers for Heartland of Charleston claim in a recent court...
Settlement Near in West Virginia Sago Mine Disaster
Nov 7 2011 // A West Virginia judge will consider approving a settlement in the six remaining wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of miners who died in the Sago Mine disaster. The workers were killed after a powerful methane...
The Demotech Company Classification System Reveals State Specialist Property/Casualty Insurers
Nov 7 2011 // Company Name State of Speciality 2010 TOTAL DPW Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 596,191 Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 575,100 SAIF Corporation OR 327,373 St. Johns Insurance Co. Inc. FL 257,106 Brickstreet...
$91M Damage Award Against West Virginia Nursing Home Upheld
Nov 7 2011 // A Kanawha County, West Virginia judge has affirmed most of a $91.5 million damage award against a Charleston nursing home in a lawsuit that claimed it failed to properly feed and care for an elderly woman who died hours...
FEMA Approves Virginia’s Second Appeal for Quake Aid
Nov 6 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved Virginia’s second request for assistance for those whose property was damaged in the August earthquake. The agency informed Gov. Bob McDonnell on Friday, Nov. 4,...
Va.-based Rutherfoord Hires Cunningham for Sales, Client Development
Nov 2 2011 // Insurance broker and risk management provider Rutherfoord appointed Jack Cunningham as producer/account executive. Cunningham brings over 20 years of expertise in the construction industry with past experience in sales of...
Virginia Farm Bureau Says It’s Peak Deer vs. Car Season
Oct 31 2011 // The Virginia Farm Bureau is warning motorists to be mindful of deer wandering onto roads and highways, a common hazard during this time of year. The Farm Bureau should know. It says Virginia is among the top 10 states in...
West Virginia Insurers Pay More for Deer-Related Auto Accidents
Oct 27 2011 // West Virginia auto insurers are paying more for deer-related accident claims despite the fact that fewer drivers are involved in deer-related crashes. The West Virginia Department of Insurance has released its 2010 study...
