Latest West Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
GEICO Opens West Virginia Office
Oct 23 2009 // GEICO hosted the grand opening of its new local office in Morgantown, West Virginia this week. Jim Robinson, local GEICO field representative, heads the Morgantown office. The open house featured GEICO’s official...
West Virginia Insurer Brickstreet Plans to Trim 24 Jobs
Oct 21 2009 // BrickStreet Insurance is looking to shed about 24 jobs as it continues adjusting to a market in which it’s no longer the sole provider of workers’ compensation insurance in West Virginia. President and CEO Greg...
West Virginia Racetrack Settles Lawsuit with Paralyzed Jockey
Oct 8 2009 // MTR Gaming Group Inc. has settled a 3-year-old lawsuit by a jockey who was paralyzed from the chest down in a West Virginia racing accident. Gary Birzer sued MTR and Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in Chester,...
West Virginia Accustomed to Being Leader in Deer Collisions
Sep 30 2009 // In West Virginia, where there’s roughly one deer for every two people and the largest city boasts an annual deer hunt within its boundaries, it’s no surprise the animals pose a common hazard for motorists. This...
West Virginia Workers’ Comp Insurer BrickStreet Free of Debt to State
Sep 30 2009 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance has remitted its final payment to West Virginia for funds it owes the state for aiding its transition from a state-run organization to a private carrier in 2006. Since the end of June when the...
West Virginia Insurance Agents Cancel Convention, Citing Tough Economy
Sep 28 2009 // The Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia has called off its 110th annual convention that was set to kick off on Sept. 30 for a few days at Pipestem State Resort. The association cited the struggling economy as the...
West Virginia Officials Concerned Over Fall Forest Fire Season
Sep 28 2009 // Officials with the West Virginia Division of Forestry are watching the weather with growing concern because a recent dry spell could mean a bad fall forest fire season. A recent dry spell has evaporated 4 to 5 inches of...
West Virginia Governor Expects Insurance Home Rule Agreement
Aug 24 2009 // West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin believes the parties in a dispute over the state’s home rule experiment are close to resolving their differences. Manchin spokesman Matt Turner says meetings recently convened by the...
Insurance Golfers: Birthplace of U.S. Golf in West Virginia For Sale
Aug 19 2009 // Attention all you insurance industry golfers filling out your gift lists: the birthplace of American golf is up for sale. Lewis Keller, the owner of West Virginia’s Oakhurst Links, says that after 50 years,...
West Virginia Fire Destroys 4 Coal Trucks
Aug 11 2009 // The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a blaze that destroyed four coal trucks and damaged a fifth truck in McDowell County. State Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Jimmy Gianato...
Alternative Offered to Settle West Virginia Home Rule Spat
Aug 10 2009 // Out of concern that a dispute over a local West Virginia insurance ordinance in the city of Huntington could jeopardize home rule pilot programs across the state, Gov. Joe Manchin met with city, state and insurance...
West Virginia Approves Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut of 6%
Aug 6 2009 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline has approved a loss cost filing by the state’s workers’ compensation insurance companies that will result in an overall six percent decrease. She said more...
West Virginia Insurers Fight City Over Debris Removal Account
Aug 3 2009 // Property insurance companies in West Virginia are caught between a rock and a hard place over an ordinance in the city of Huntington that forces them to pay funds on some total fire losses to the city rather than directly...
Claims Firm Says West Virginia Owes It $1 Million That Was Lost in African Scam
Aug 3 2009 // A Memphis insurance claims firm wants the more than $1 million that it was supposed to receive from West Virginia, but that was instead diverted in an apparent Africa-based fraud scheme, state lawmakers learned...
Private Role
Aug 3 2009 // The property/casualty insurance industry, whose employees do their share of volunteer work and whose financial contributions support many charities, occasionally finds itself involved involuntarily in efforts to improve...
‘Green Goo’ Revealed Toxic Leak at West Virginia Zinc Plant
Jul 31 2009 // For at least five years before Rebecca Morlock noticed what she calls “a green goo” seeping out of the ground below a former zinc-smelting plant in the town of Spelter, water loaded with potentially toxic heavy...
West Virginia Worker Identified in Fatal Accident at Mine
Jul 30 2009 // A truck operator killed at a West Virginia surface mine on Tuesday has been identified. State mine agency spokeswoman Jama Jarrett said Wednesday that 28-year-old Mark Gray of Belle died Tuesday when his truck backed into...
West Virginia Lawmaker Asks Huntington to Scrap Insurance Rule
Jul 28 2009 // A state lawmaker is urging Huntington to scrap an ordinance that has prompted a court challenge to West Virginia’s experiment with home rule. Delegate Jim Morgan, a Cabell County Democrat, wants the city to withdraw...
West Virginia Insurers Fight City Over Forced Debris Removal Escrow Account
Jul 21 2009 // Property insurance companies in West Virginia are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place over an ordinance in the city of Huntington that forces them to pay funds on some total fire losses to the city...
Insurance Claims Firm Says West Virginia Owes It $1 Million Lost in Scam
Jul 21 2009 // A Memphis insurance claims firm wants the more than $1 million that it was supposed to receive from West Virginia, but that was instead diverted in an apparent Africa-based fraud scheme, state lawmakers learned...
