Latest Virginia Headlines
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West Virginia Seeks Workers’ Compensation Bids
Jun 6 2011 // West Virginia is soliciting bids from workers’ compensation insurers to provide coverage for its state employees. The insurance department posted the request for proposals on its website on May 23. The winning bidder...
Business Moves
Jun 6 2011 // Crump, Self Funded Alternatives Wholesaler broker Crump Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Self Funded Alternatives, an insurance intermediary specializing in self-insured workers’ compensation programs. SFA is...
People
Jun 6 2011 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline will retire after 10 years on the job. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Cline’s retirement will become effective June 30, 2011 and that he will name a replacement in the...
Virginia Regulators Urge Homeowners to Check Coverage
Jun 3 2011 // Virginia regulators are urging homeowners to review their insurance policies with the start of hurricane season this week. The State Corporation Commission, which regulates insurers, said that some companies automatically...
DuPont Moves to Block ‘Double-Dipping’ by West Virginia Plaintiffs
May 27 2011 // DuPont wants a judge to deny plaintiffs in a West Virginia personal injury case the right to enroll in a related, court-administered medical monitoring program, arguing there’s no point in testing for early detection...
West Virginia Reports Rise in Claims Awarded Against State
May 26 2011 // Monetary claims awarded against the state of West Virginia more than doubled in the past year. The state Court of Claims says in its 2011 annual report that it approved $8.4 million worth of awards, compared to $3.8...
Feds Demand Workplace Injury Records from Mining Firms
May 26 2011 // An administrative law judge has ordered two major coal producers, Massey Energy Co. and Peabody Energy Corp., to turn over information about coal mine accidents, injuries and work-related illnesses, federal regulators...
Black Lung Disease Rising Again Among U.S. Miners
May 23 2011 // Black lung disease, long a killer of coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years since Congress passed tougher mine safety laws, health and safety experts said Friday. The renewed appearance of the...
West Virginia Seeks Bids on Workers’ Compensation for State Agencies
May 20 2011 // West Virginia is prepared to solicit bids from workers’ compensation insurers to provide coverage for its state employees. The West Virginia insurance department is scheduled to post the request for proposals on its...
Mine Owner Massey Blamed for Deadly West Virginia Blast
May 19 2011 // The worst U.S. coal mine accident in four decades, in which 29 miners died, was “man-made” and could have been avoided if the mine owner, Massey Energy Co , had followed basic safety measures, an independent...
West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Cline to Retire
May 19 2011 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline will retire after 10 years on the job. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Cline’s retirement will become effective June 30, 2011 and that he will name a replacement in the...
West Virginia Firefighters Battle Fiscal Crisis
May 17 2011 // West Virginia’s volunteer fire departments are in financial trouble, forcing some to close, because annual fees aren’t keeping pace with the costs of firefighting, the state fire marshal says. “We used to...
Virginia Farm Bureau Acquires Countryway
May 11 2011 // Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. has acquired New York-based Countryway Insurance Co. Countryway has premiums in excess of $33 million and operates primarily in rural New England, New York, New Jersey,...
Federal Appeals Court Questions Virginia Challenge to Healthcare Law
May 10 2011 // A U.S. appeals court Tuesday sharply questioned whether the state of Virginia could challenge President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, which requires Americans to buy insurance in a bid to slow healthcare...
U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Healthcare Mandate Today
May 10 2011 // Lawyers for President Barack Obama go to court Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his healthcare overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional. A three-judge panel of the...
West Virginia Jury Awards $2.69M in Fatal DUI Wreck
May 5 2011 // The families of four people killed in a fatal drunken driving accident in West Virginia have won a $2.69 million verdict in their lawsuit stemming from the crash. The Herald-Dispatch reports that a Wayne County Circuit...
Weather Service: Deadliest Year for Tornadoes in Virginia
May 2 2011 // Days after a series of tornadoes blew through Virginia, officials still are trying to determine exactly how much damage was done and what to do for those who have lost everything. Initial reports say more than 400 private...
Virginia Insurance Regulators Add Translation Service
May 2 2011 // Virginia insurance regulators have implemented a telephone translation service that will allow consumers who speak little or no English to ask questions or make complaints about insurers or coverage. Approximately 2.7...
Jury in Virginia Hearing $20M Suit Against Botox Maker
Apr 26 2011 // A Fredericksburg man is suing the maker of the drug Botox for more than $20 million, claiming injections to relieve writer’s cramp in his right hand left him brain-damaged and totally disabled. A jury began hearing...
Supreme Court Denies Fast Track for Healthcare Law Challenge
Apr 25 2011 // The Supreme Court refused Monday to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, his signature domestic achievement that has provoked a fierce political and legal battle. The justices rejected...
