Latest West Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Briefs
Nov 20 2005 // FloridaFAIA Likes Due-Diligence Decision The Florida Association of Insu-rance Agents has filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the First District Court of Appeals in a case involving an insurance agent who...
Commissioner Cautions W. Va. Homeowners: Be Prepared For Winter
Nov 15 2005 // ‘Tis the season…for extreme cold, freezing rain, snow and strong winds, therefore, it is important to inspect and winterize your home, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. The...
PCI Applauds W. Va. Gov.’s Focus on Workers’ Comp Reform
Nov 14 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has applauded West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin for calling a special session of the State Legislature in order to finalize any remaining details of the...
W.Va. Study Shows Auto Collisions With Deer Average $1,700 Per Claim
Nov 9 2005 // The average cost of an automobile claim directly attributable to a driver having a collision with deer or wildlife is more than $1,700 per claim and totaling approximately $33 million, according to an annual study...
W. Va. Legislation Effectively Reduced Homeowners, Auto Rates
Nov 7 2005 // Automobile and homeowners rates have been dramatically reduced as a result of legislative changes made by the West Virginia Legisla-ture, Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline, told Professional Independent Insurance Agents...
W. Va. Legislation Effectively Reduced Homeowners, Auto Rates
Nov 6 2005 // Automobile and homeowners rates have been dramatically reduced as a result of legislative changes made by the West Virginia Legisla-ture, Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline, told Professional Independent Insurance Agents...
Rate Decrease Granted for W. Va. Mutual Insurance Co.
Nov 1 2005 // The West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company has been granted a 5 percent rate increase according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. The new rates take effect Jan. 1, 2006. West Virginia Mutual filed for the rate...
Employer Guilty of Providing False Information to W.V. Workers Compensation Commission
Oct 25 2005 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced Tuesday that Richard Custer Jr., was sentenced Oct. 12 on one felony charge of making a false statement to the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Custer,...
W. Va. Woman Charged With Fraud, Sold Fake Insurance Cards for $400
Oct 20 2005 // Martinsburg, W. Va. police have charged Barbara Lynn Gonzalez with making fake insurance cards and selling them to Hispanic residents, according to court records. Gonzalez has been charged with two felony counts of false...
Educational Seminar Kicks Off Big ‘I’ of W.Va.’s Annual Conference
Oct 7 2005 // An educational seminar on “Glitches, Hitches and Fixes,” by Fred Macy of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars kicks off the Friday afternoon opening of the Professional Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...
Horace Mann Corp. Decreases Auto Rates for W. Va. Educators
Oct 4 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. has lowered auto insurance rates for West Virginia consumers an average of 4.4 percent effective Nov. 1, 2005. “We are pleased to reduce rates for educators in West Virginia,” said...
IIABA of W.Va. Conference and Expo in Shepherdstown
Oct 3 2005 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline and leading West Virginia insurance instructors, experts and officials will address the Oct. 7 to 10 annual Professional Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...
W.V. Big ‘I’ Convention: Commissioner Cline, Experts to Discuss Workers’ Comp Issues
Sep 27 2005 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline, and leading West Virginia insurance instructors, experts and officials will address the Oct. 7 to 10 annual Professional Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...
W.V. Homeowner, Tenant, Indicted for Arson, Fraud
Sep 21 2005 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline announced Wednesday that Deborah K. Wildberger and Michael T. Hovermale were indicted by a Morgan County grand jury Sept. 6 on charges of insurance fraud. Wildberger...
West Virginia Circuit Court Convicts Employer for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Sep 15 2005 // Richard J. Custer Jr. has been convicted in Marshall County Circuit Court on felony a felony charge of making a false statement to the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission for providing false information...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // ALABAMA Hurricane Sales Tax Measure Dies An effort was mounted during Alabama Legislature meetings to grant a sales tax break on necessary supplies to prepare for a hurricane but the measure did not pass. Its sponsor Rep....
Terminated Doc Owes W. Va. WCC More than $1 Million
Aug 19 2005 // The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision to terminate a Beckley physician from the workers’ compensation program was recently upheld by an administrative law judge, resulting in the...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Pair of Employers for Account Defaults
Aug 18 2005 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
AccessWV Program Offers Alternative Health Insurance, Capped Rates
Jul 25 2005 // Gov. Joe Manchin III has announced a new program that offers health insurance coverage to West Virginians who have pre-existing, severe or chronic medical conditions as well as for those who have lost their insurance...
W.Va. Insurance Commission Preparing to Oversee Workers’ Compensation
Jul 14 2005 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is preparing for Jan. 1, 2006, when it will be responsible for the state workers’ compensation system, as the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission ceases to...
