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My New Markets

Mar 5 2012 // Find markets in our database Promote your markets on our site Join our community forums Membership is free! www.MyNewMarkets.com Technology/Cyber/Media Coverages Market Detail: S.H. Smith & Co. offers a variety of...

For Hire: Alaska Insurance Director

Mar 5 2012 // Wanted: State Insurance Director. Must supply your own parka.Linda Hall, director of Alaska’s Division of Insurance, is retiring after nine years on the job, and the state has launched a nationwide search for her...

Alaska’s Hall Saying Farewell to Director Post

Mar 5 2012 // Linda Hall started as director of Alaska’s Division of Insurance on March 3, 2003, and nine-years later she’s calling it a day as the top authority on insurance in the land of the midnight sun.The state has...

Agency Blames Lack Of Control For Alaska Mine Accident

Mar 2 2012 // A federal agency blames inadequate management policies, procedures and controls for a fatal accident at an Alaska mine last year.The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday released its report on the...

Light Earthquake Felt in Alaska Communities

Feb 28 2012 // Seismologists say a light earthquake struck Alaska’s east-central region and was felt in several communities. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 4.3 magnitude quake occurred at 2:42 p.m. Sunday about 8...

Alaska Division of Insurance Seeking New Director

Feb 22 2012 // Alaska Division of Insurance has launched a search for a new director now that Linda Hall, who ran the division for nine years, is retiring this spring. “I will continue working through the legislative session, will...

Drilling Mud Spills At Repsol Exploratory Well In Alaska

Feb 17 2012 // An exploratory well being drilled by a new company to Alaska’s North Slope had an apparent blow-out Wednesday. No workers were injured nor was any oil spilled.An exploratory well near the mouth of the Colville River...

Alaska Volcano Lava Dome Forms, Alert Level Raised

Feb 2 2012 // The warning level for a remote Alaska volcano has been raised after a new lava dome began forming, indicating the mountain could explode and send up an ash cloud that could threaten aircraft.The Alaska Volcano Observatory...

Arctic Ice Melt Lifts Hopes for Russian Maritime Trade

Jan 27 2012 // When severe snowstorms prevented life-sustaining fuel supplies from reaching the frozen Alaskan town of Nome, U.S. officials turned to a Russian company for help.The relief mission through perilous, ice-choked seas was the...

Judge Rules BP Not Negligent in Alaska Spill

Jan 9 2012 // A federal judge ruled that BP was not negligent in the case of a 2009 oil spill and did not violate the terms of its probation from an earlier accident thus escaping further punishment.The decision is a victory for the oil...

Judge Rules BP Not Negligent in Alaska Spill

Dec 28 2011 // A federal judge ruled that BP was not negligent in the case of a 2009 oil spill and did not violate the terms of its probation from an earlier accident thus escaping further punishment.The decision is a victory for the oil...

Alaska Law Meant To Ban Texting While Driving Challenged

Dec 27 2011 // Alaska’s intended ban on texting while driving is facing a legal challenge, with a magistrate in Kenai saying the Legislature should have been explicit if they truly meant to prohibit the activity.The decision this...

Alaska Insurance Director Hall Re-Elected 2012 NIPR President

Dec 16 2011 // The board of directors of the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) re-elected Alaska Insurance Director Linda Hall as NIPR president during its Dec. 13 meeting in Chicago. Hall has been a member of the NIPR board...

My New Markets

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Powerful Storm Damages Roofs in Nome, Alaska

Nov 10 2011 // High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska’s western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground inland.“We do have some reports...

Bering Sea Superstorm Slamming West Alaska

Nov 9 2011 // The National Weather Service is reporting an event billed as “The Bering Sea Superstorm” is striking the coast of Alaska. The storm is “punishing the west Alaska coast with hurricane-force winds,...

Ark. Court: Policy Does Not Limit Insurer’s Liability in Underinsured Driver Case

Sep 5 2011 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has denied an insurer’s appeal of a lower court finding that the language of its insurance policy in a case involving an underinsured driver is ambiguous.Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance...

Ark. Tornado Survivors Can Appeal Aid Decisions

Aug 12 2011 // People in western Arkansas who were hit by tornadoes and storms might have been turned down for disaster aid on their first try. But officials said that isn’t always the final answer.“A letter that says you are...

Alaska Tour Operator Fined $1.5 Million for Not Having Workers’ Compensation

Aug 10 2011 // An Alaska tour operator has been fined $1.5 million for allegedly failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance, violating stop work orders and misclassifying employees as independent contractors.Ultimate Tours...

Ark. High Court: Policy Does Not Limit Insurer’s Liability in Uninsured Driver Case

Aug 4 2011 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has denied an insurer’s appeal of a lower court finding that the language of its insurance policy at issue in a case involving an underinsured driver is ambiguous.Philadelphia Indemnity...