Latest Alaska Headlines

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Ark. Announces Changes to Auto Club License Rules

Sep 20 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a reminder that Act 506 of 2005 amended Arkansas Code § 23-77-107(a)(2), now states that an automobile club or association may be penalized (suspended or revoked) if it no longer...

Llorente Investigations to Manage Special Investigative Unit for Alaska National Insurance Company

Sep 8 2005 // Llorente Investigations, a Huntington Beach, Calif.-based investigation firm specializing in insurance fraud investigations, has announced it will provide the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) for Alaska National Insurance...

FLEX RATING MODERNIZATION BILL SIGNED INTO LAW IN ALASKA:

Aug 22 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of American praised Gov. Frank Murkowski for signing into law legislation which will modernize and improve Alaska’s system for establishing rates for homeowners, auto and...

News Briefs

Aug 22 2005 // WIAA SUBMITS COMMENTS ON LATEST GARAMENDI AGENDA PROPOSAL: The Western Insurance Agents Association submitted comments to the California Department of Insurance opposing yet another over-reaching proposed regulation...

Ark. Woman Gets 15 Years in Conspiracy to Kill Ex-Husband in Insurance Scheme

Aug 18 2005 // A Texarkana, Ark., woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a plot that involved her 18-year-old son and one of his young friends traveling to Houston to kill her ex-husband. The man was not...

Ark. at Center of Forged Check Scam

Aug 17 2005 // Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe’s office announced it is among the state and federal agencies investigating an international scam involving forged copies of State of Arkansas checks.Operating from Turkey and...

Ark. Clarifies Changes to Certificate of Noncoverage Law

Aug 15 2005 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission issued a bulletin clarifying that Act 1917 of 2005, effective Aug. 12, 2005, amended Ark. Code Ann §11-9-402 regarding certificates of non-coverage (CnC) issued by the...

PCI Praises Alaska Gov. for Signing “Flex Rating” Modernization Bill

Aug 8 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of American praised Gov. Frank Murkowski for signing into law legislation which will modernize and improve Alaska’s system for establishing rates for homeowners, auto and...

Ark. Issues Guidelines for Producer Compensation Disclosures

Jul 27 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a bulletin reminding insurance producers that the state’s Producer Licensing Model Act (PLMA) was amended by Section 9 of Act 1697 of 2005, to create more transparency for...

Ark. AG: New Service Provides Credit Protection for Deployed Troops

Jul 26 2005 // Attorney General Mike Beebe issued a consumer alert regarding a new service available to help military personnel protect their credit records while they are deployed around the world protecting their fellow Americans.All...

Alaska Gov. Attaches Workers’ Comp Strings to Budget Appropriations

Jul 6 2005 // Lawmakers made sure Angoon got a taste of the oil-wealth bounty in this year’s capital budget by earmarking money for a search-and-rescue boat, a fire truck, a snow plow and renovations to the community hall.But when...

Alaska Gov. Murkowski Signs Reform Regulations Bill

Jun 29 2005 // Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski recently signed 18 bills into law, including legislation to reform insurance regulations. “I was pleased to sign these important pieces of legislation into law,” said Murkowski....

Ark. to Hold Hearing on P/C Insurer Claims Reports

Jun 28 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced it will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and Regulation 61, “Insurer Reports...

Brown & Brown Acquires BeneTec Inc. of Ark.

Jun 8 2005 // Florida’s Brown & Brown Inc. reported its asset acquisition of BeneTec Inc. of Arkansas headquartered in Rogers, Ark. The announcement regarding the acquisition was made jointly by C. Roy Bridges, regional...

Ark. Crash Records Available Online

Jun 2 2005 // The Arkansas State Police announced recently that Arkansas Uniform Highway Crash Records are now available online through the Arkansas State Police Web site, www.asp.arkansas.gov and the Arkansas state Web portal...

Pre-Licensing CE Requirements Changed in Ark.

May 31 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that a portion of the Arkansas Insurance Code addressing education hours for applicants for Arkansas licenses to be an insurance agent, broker or producer has been amended....

Alaska Workers’ Comp Bill Passes House By 25-13 Vote

May 24 2005 // The House on Sunday accepted a compromise bill to change the state’s workers’ compensation laws.House members passed the new bill 25-13, with most saying it wasn’t the perfect fix to lowering...

Alaska Workers’ Compensation Bill Goes into Overtime

May 23 2005 // An Alaska committee of House and Senate members was unable to hammer out a compromise plan to revise workers’ compensation laws, leaving work on the bill to be completed during a special session scheduled to take...

Ark. Commissioner: Healthier People, Insurance Competition Can Reduce Rates

May 20 2005 // Arkansas has a healthy market for auto and homeowners policies, but not for health insurance, the state’s new insurance commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman said.According to the Associated Press, Bowman said she...

Electronic Proof of Coverage Approved by Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission

May 19 2005 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) announced the adoption of electronic proof of coverage (POC), effective July 1, 2005, at which time the form AR-I (Insurance Coverage Card) no longer will be...