All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 18 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic property damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Department has received information indicating that owners may be selling cars and other vehicles...
Nov 16 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a reminder that the annual Rural Risk Underwriting Assessment of $200 is due to the department by Dec. 31.Under state law, the insurance commissioner may assess insurers for the...
Nov 10 2005 // The AWCC announced plans for two important conferences for 2006, one in Little Rock and the other in Hot Springs. The AWCC reported with Arkansas Self-Insurers Association (ASIA) that, instead of the ASIA Spring Fling and...
Nov 6 2005 // Arkansas2006 Comp Rates Released The Arkansas Workers’ Compens-ation Commission released its revised Advisory 2000-1, which describes the maximum and minimum rates to be paid to employees who suffer job-related...
Nov 4 2005 // Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe filed suit against Peoples Benefit Services Inc., a company that claims to offer discounts on prescription drugs, the AG’s office announced.Based in Pennsylvania, Peoples Benefit...
Oct 17 2005 // In addition to natural disasters, health care coverage, federal oversight, uniformity and fraud were among issues of concern to the insurance commissioners of three states who comprised the Commis-sioners’ Panel at...
Oct 17 2005 // ArkansasEmployment up in Ark. A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed that employment in Ar-kansas is at a high point-1.1734million-but warned that hurricane refugees could strain state...
Oct 3 2005 // The cost of malpractice insurance for Arkansas doctors didn’t rise as much this year, but a new law limiting damages in liability suits isn’t getting the credit, according to the Associated Press and the...
Oct 3 2005 // State Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced the Arkansas Insurance Department’s efforts to provide assistance to producers, consultants and business entities located in areas devastated by Hurricane...
Oct 3 2005 // The cost of malpractice insurance for Arkansas doctors didn’t rise as much this year, but a new law limiting damages in liability suits isn’t getting the credit, according to the Associated Press and the...
Oct 3 2005 // ARKANSASThe Workers’ Compensation Research Institute reported that Ar-kansas’ workers’ compensation system has experienced a period of stability after extensive reforms were passed in 1993, but maintained...
Sep 27 2005 // State Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced the Arkansas Insurance Department is providing assistance to producers, consultants and business entities located in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.The...
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...
Sep 5 2005 // ARKANSASForged State Check Scam Centers on Ark. Arkansas Attor-ney General Mike Beebe’s office said it is among several state and federal agencies investigating an international scam involving forged copies of State...
Aug 22 2005 // ArkansasConference to Aid Business Leaders The Arkansas Workers Compensa-tion Commission will hold the 18th Annual Workers’ Compen- sation Educational Conference Oct. 12-14 in Little Rock. The AWCC said businesses...
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...
Jul 18 2005 // ArkansasP/C Claims Reports Hearing Scheduled The Arkansas Insurance Department will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and...
Jul 18 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Depart-ment 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 of Arkansas...
Jul 8 2005 // Effective July 1, 2005, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission changed its proof of coverage (POC) procedures, added a POC search link on its Web site, and eliminated a form it had required for...
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...