Latest West Virginia Headlines

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W. Va. Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

Oct 30 2002 // Peggy Ann Cox of West Virginia has pled guilty in federal court on two counts of fraud. According to The Charleston Gazette, Cox made the plea to Chief U.S. District Judge Charles Haden II, admitting that between December...

Isidore Dumps Heavy Rain on Region

Sep 27 2002 // It may have been downgraded to a “Tropical Depression” by the National Hurricane Center, but Isidore has nonetheless brought heavy rains and created flood conditions to much of the Eastern U.S. After its first...

NAII Urges WV. DOI To Preserve Use Of Credit In Underwriting, Rating

Sep 4 2002 // The West Virginia Department of Insurance’s informational letter addressing credit-based insurance scoring in personal lines would severely restrict the use of a proven underwriting and rating tool, according to the...

Amwest Surety Declared Insolvent

Jun 20 2001 // Nebraska-based Amwest Surety Insurance Co. was found insolvent by the District Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, and placed in liquidation, according to the West Virginia Insurance Commission, a state where the company...

Former West Virginia Prudential Agent Sues over Company’s Alleged Quotas

Oct 27 2000 // A former Prudential agent sued the insurer in a West Virginia Circuit Court Wednesday, alleging the company’s quota system drove him out of business. Billy T. Bush Jr. became a Prudential insurance agent in 1992 and...