Latest Virginia Headlines
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West Virginia Report Says Fracking No Threat to Air Quality
Aug 22 2013 // A state study says no new rules are needed to protect West Virginia’s air quality from natural gas drilling. State lawmakers were presented with the study’s results during an interim committee meeting this...
West Virginia High Court Caseload Drop Tied to Workers’ Comp Reform
Aug 21 2013 // The number of filings in the state Supreme Court reached its lowest level in more than 25 years in 2012, according to a report presented to West Virginia lawmakers. The report by court clerk Rory Perry says there were...
Markel Ventures Acquires Eagle Construction in Virginia
Aug 16 2013 // Markel Ventures Inc. and Eagle Construction of VA LLC announced that Markel has acquired Eagle Construction and its affiliated entities. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Markel Ventures is a Markel Corp....
Travelers, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Discuss Top Trends in Trucking
Aug 15 2013 // The Travelers Companies Inc. and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) recently co-hosted a symposium where research on some of the top concerns of the trucking industry was discussed with fleet managers and...
West Virginia Pays $75K to Settle Single-Sex Classroom Complaint
Aug 9 2013 // The West Virginia Board of Risk and Insurance Management paid $75,000 to resolve a lawsuit that challenged single-sex classrooms in Wood County. Board executive director Chuck Jones revealed the amount in response to a...
West Virginia University Initiative Cuts Workers’ Comp Costs
Aug 6 2013 // West Virginia University has reduced its workers’ compensation costs by about $600,000 and is looking for more ways to save money. WVU Office of Risk Management head Mike Ganso tells The Dominion Post that the effort...
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to False Mine Safety Reporting
Jul 31 2013 // A southern West Virginia mine foreman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to falsifying safety reports at four mining operations. Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Craig Belcher of Bluefield pleaded...
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Rate Falls for 9th Straight Year
Jul 23 2013 // Workers’ compensation loss costs are going down in West Virginia for the ninth consecutive year since the market was privatized. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCC), which files rates on behalf of...
West Virginia Property Insurance Market Stable
Jul 22 2013 // West Virginia property owners in general didn’t see a huge uptick in insurance premiums after making claims from last summer’s massive windstorm, state data shows. Figures compiled by the state insurance...
Ames & Gough Appoints VP in Virginia
Jul 19 2013 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant serving design professionals, law firms and other professional organizations, promoted Tom Marchetti to vice president from assistant vice president. In...
Va.-Based Andrew Agency Acquires Samuel D. Baughman Insurance Agency
Jul 19 2013 // The Andrew Agency, an independent insurance agency based in Richmond, Va., announced its acquisition of Samuel D. Baughman Insurance Services, an agency also based in Richmond. The Andrew Agency serves clients in Virginia,...
West Virginia Natural Gas Explosion Injures at Least 5
Jul 8 2013 // An explosion over the weekend at a natural gas well site in West Virginia operated by Antero Resources injured at least five people, prompting state and federal investigations, local officials and Antero said on Monday. A...
West Virginia Secretary Fired Over Facebook Wants Case in State Court
Jul 3 2013 // A secretary who says she was fired over a Facebook posting made on her own time and at her home computer wants her wrongful discharge lawsuit sent back to Ohio County (West Virginia) Circuit Court. Sonya Olako filed a...
West Virginia Property Insurance Stable Despite 2012 Storm Payouts
Jul 1 2013 // West Virginia property owners in general didn’t see a huge uptick in insurance premiums after making claims from last summer’s massive windstorm, state data shows. Figures compiled by the state Insurance...
Ames & Gough Names Senior Broker in Virginia Office
Jun 27 2013 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant serving design professionals, law firms, associations/non-profits and other professional service firms, appointed Allison Barefoot as assistant vice...
West Virginia Pays Millions for Prison Misconduct Claims
Jun 25 2013 // Sexual misconduct claims at prisons and regional jails have cost West Virginia nearly $12 million over the last decade. Board of Risk and Insurance Management records obtained by the Charleston Daily Mail show that...
Virginia SIU Investigator Wins Award for Work on Staged Accident Case
Jun 21 2013 // A staged accident investigation in Roanoke, Va., led to an award for a Nationwide Insurance special investigator. Suzy Clingman-Taylor was named Investigator of the Year by the Virginia Chapter of the International...
Liberty Law School in Virginia Demands Lawsuit Coverage From Hanover
Jun 20 2013 // Liberty University’s law school wants a judge to force its insurance company to pay for its defense in a lawsuit stemming from a same-sex-marriage custody battle. Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly reports that the...
Insurers Pay $600K in West Virginia Racism Case
Jun 17 2013 // Insurance companies will pay $600,000 to a former officer who sued the Sophia (West Virginia) Police Department over claims he was harassed and fired because he is black, Mayor Danny Barr said. That payout is more than the...
Former Va. Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Jun 12 2013 // A former Charlottesville, Virginia, insurance agent has been sentenced to seven months behind bars for duping customers who believed they were buying insurance from him. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 32-year-old...
