Latest Arkansas Headlines

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Insurer Group to Target Windstorm Funding in Texas

Jan 4 2007 // Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) funding issues will be the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) top legislative priority in its Southwestern region, the insurer group announced. The...

Ark. Joins Court Filing on Credit Scoring

Dec 28 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced the Arkansas Insurance Department has joined with twelve other states filing a brief supporting a case brought by consumers against the insurance...

Arkansas Dedicates New Emergency Center

Dec 26 2006 // Arkansas’ new emergency operations center was dedicated last week and the building is expected to be completed in May.Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Director David Maxwell said the $13.5 million building...

Despite ‘uneventful’ year, there was no escaping catastrophes in 2006

Dec 25 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...

Top 10 Stories of the Year – South Central

Dec 24 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...

News Currents

Dec 24 2006 // ID theft warning in Okla.Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson issued a consumer alert to customers of First State Bank in Ketchum warning them about a scam being perpetrated in their area. According to the AG’s...

Ark. Starts Insurance Program for Low-Income Workers

Dec 22 2006 // Low-income workers without health insurance are the targets of a new program announced by Arkansas officials.Enrollment began Dec. 20 for a program partly paid by Medicaid dollars that will eventually offer insurance to...

Arkansas Reminds Producers of Flood Insurance Training Requirements

Dec 15 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a bulletin regarding training and education requirements for producers selling flood insurance policies from the National Federal Insurance Program (NFIP).Section 207 of the Flood...

People and Places

Dec 11 2006 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of the following officers and directors: President Len Kaplan, executive vice president and CFO, Delta General Agency, Houston; Vice President Lana Parks,...

Dec 10 2006 // PeopleThe Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of the following officers and directors: President Len Kaplan, executive vice president and CFO, Delta General Agency, Houston; Vice President Lana...

Ark. Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

Nov 27 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman reported that Carolyn Dixon, the owner of Dixon Insurance in Pocahontas, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to two counts of Insurance Fraud (Class D felony) and one...

Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission Updating 2007 Kids’ Chance Application

Nov 21 2006 // Kids’ Chance of Arkansas Inc. is revising the 2007 application for its annual scholarships, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported. The application will be available online by mid-January. These...

It Figures

Nov 20 2006 // $56 Million The amount returned to Texas insurance consumers over the past year as a result of actions by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Consumer Protec-tion Division, a record amount for the agency. The money...

No monumental changes in South Central states from Nov. 7 elections

Nov 20 2006 // Arkansas Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe, a Democrat, won the race for the governor’s office, handily defeating Republican candidate Asa Hutchinson. Beebe, who served 20 years in the state Senate and has been...

News Currents

Nov 19 2006 // No monumental changes in South Central states from Nov. 7 electionsArkansas Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe, a Democrat, won the race for the governor’s office, handily defeating Republican candidate Asa...

Figures

Nov 19 2006 // $56 MillionThe amount returned to Texas insurance consumers over the past year as a result of actions by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Consumer Protec-tion Division, a record amount for the agency. The money...

Jones Named Communications Director at Ark. Insurance Department

Nov 14 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has named Alice Jones as the Arkansas Insurance Department’s new communications director. Her primary responsibilities at the Department will be working with the...

Ark. Insurance Scam Ring Convicted

Nov 14 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced that on Oct. 27, 2006, Curtis Moore of Jonesboro entered a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of Class B felony Theft of Property for his involvement in...

Beebe wins as Democrats Sweep Statewide Offices in Arkansas

Nov 9 2006 // After Democrats claimed all seven constitutional offices in Arkansas with decisive victories, Gov.-elect Mike Beebe invited Arkansans to put differences behind them and consider what they can do together to move the state...

Declarations

Nov 6 2006 // “I am honored to continue serving as Commissioner of Insurance and I am committed to protecting our consumers and keeping the dialogue going with insurance companies to let them know Louisiana is a great place to do...