Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
W.Va.’s Reversal of Workers’ Comp Policy Could Increase Rates
Apr 17 2006 // The sole workers’ compensation insurer in West Virginia says it will seek a rate increase as a result of Gov. Joe Manchin’s reversal of a state policy that limited benefits to widows and widowers of people who...
Southeast states lagging in legal system fairness rankings by Chamber of Commerce
Apr 17 2006 // Southeast states didn’t fare well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems. North Carolina came in as number 10 in the top 10 favorites; while West Virginia was at the...
W.Va. Schedules April Workers’ Comp Informational Meetings
Apr 5 2006 // Informational meetings describing West Virginia’s transition to the National Council on Compensation Insurance system of workers’ compensation have been scheduled in eight locations from April 10 to 20,...
Public Entity Business Product Introduced in S.E.
Apr 5 2006 // A new public entity business product to provide workers’ compensation for cities, towns, counties, and water and sewer districts has been announced by Key Risk Insurance Company. Coverage is available in North...
Workers’ Comp Widow’s Issue Going to W.Va. Supreme Court
Apr 4 2006 // The West Virginia Supreme Court will decide next month whether the state’s workers’ compensation insurer can cut off benefits to widows and widowers when their deceased spouses would have reached retirement...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Auto-Liability Fields v. American Central Insurance Co. (La. App., 2nd Dist., March 8, 2006) Undated named driver exclusion endorsement sufficient to defeat coverage: Lensing was involved in a June 18, 2003, auto accident...
U.S. to Virginia: Don’t Count on Feds If Flu Pandemic Hits
Mar 28 2006 // The federal government cannot be relied upon to protect Virginia from a potential flu pandemic, and no state is fully prepared to handle such an outbreak, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told Virginia...
W.Va. Commissioner Joins ‘Insure U’ Education Program
Mar 28 2006 // An ambitious national public education program on insurance issues, under the banner of Insure U, has been joined in by West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline and 19 other state insurance...
W.Va.: $1.89M in workers’ comp claims outstanding
Mar 20 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission released statistics indicating more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are outstanding from employers in the state. The commission mailed out notices asking...
Progressive drives into W.Va.
Mar 20 2006 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia. While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly to consumers by phone and over...
W.Va.: $1.89M in workers’ comp claims outstanding
Mar 19 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline issued a reminder to West Virginia employers last week saying they will be subject to penalties and repercussions if they fail to pay workers’ compensation...
News Currents
Mar 19 2006 // Progressive drives into W.Va. The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia. While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly...
W.Va. Commissioner Cline Tells Big ‘I’ about Fraud Unit’s status; group hears catastrophe tips
Mar 19 2006 // David Daniel gives tips about how independent agents can prepare for disasters. The Insurance Commission’s status was discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline, and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big “I”...
Kile Insurance Agency Head Indicted in W.Va. for Seven Fraud Counts
Mar 15 2006 // Long-time insurance agent Bennie H. Kile Jr. of the Kile Insurance Agency in Sistersville, W.Va. has been indicted on seven insurance fraud felony counts according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. A Fraudulent...
W.Va. Suspect Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 9 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that Paul V. Dixon was indicted this week on one felony count of wrongfully seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Dixon was allegedly injured at...
Progressive Drives Commercial Auto Into W.Va.
Mar 2 2006 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia. While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly to consumers by phone and over...
W.Va. Bills Employers $1.89M for Workers’ Comp Premiums
Feb 28 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission has released statistics indicating that more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are now outstanding from employers in the state. Notices asking 1,794 employers...
W.Va. Big ‘I’ Hears About Workers’ Comp Status, Disaster Tips
Feb 28 2006 // The status of the Insurance Commission was recently discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big ‘I’ executive committee gave tips about how independent insurance agents can...
Farming More Dangerous Than Mining in Virginia, Data Shows
Feb 21 2006 // Coal mining, logging, firefighting represent just a handful of the dozens of jobs that spring to mind when it comes to dangerous work. Farming isn’t often one of them. But data shows agriculture is outpacing mining...
Va. State Police Launch Advertisements to Battle Insurance Fraud
Feb 16 2006 // “A little fib here…a slight exaggeration there…” starts the recently released insurance fraud television ad. The 30-second spot, produced by the Virginia State Police (VSP) Insurance Fraud Program...
