All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 12 2007 // Emergency shelters are about to become a reality in West Virginia coal mines.The state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training is expected to approve the first underground shelter designs this week, Randy...
Mar 12 2007 // The West Virginia Supreme Court voted 5-0 to refuse to hear Charleston Area Medical Center’s appeal of a 2005 circuit court ruling that upheld a physician’s right to provide his own medical malpractice...
Mar 9 2007 // Thousands of West Virginians could be newly eligible for health insurance through their parents’ plans under a measure advanced Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee.The bill already passed the House of Delegates...
Mar 1 2007 // The West Virginia Supreme Court refused this week to hear Charleston Area Medical Center’s appeal of a 2005 circuit court ruling that upheld a physician’s right to provide his own medical malpractice...
Mar 1 2007 // Even though same-sex couples can’t get married in Virginia, they can live together in a situation that’s comparable to marriage in the eyes of the law, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.A three-judge...
Feb 13 2007 // West Virginbia’s Marion County Prosecutor’s Office and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s Fraud Unit indicted Foster Glen Carnes of Marion County earlier this month on one felony count of filing a...
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Feb 11 2007 // 9 – IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN,MO,WI4 – AZ,CA,IL,NV 11 – AK,AZ,CA,CO,MS,NV,OR,TN,TX,UT,WA29 – AL,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DC,FL,GA,HI,IL,IN,KY,MD,MA,MI,MN,MS,MO,NV,NJ,NY,NC,OH,OR,PA,TN,TX,VA,WA7 –...
Feb 11 2007 // During a period when insurers in West Virginia limited the amount of homeowner and auto policies they were writing – or stopped writing altogether – Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline worked with the governor...
Jan 28 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI HoldingsBig insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs and Co., in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion,...
Jan 28 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI HoldingsBig insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs and Co., in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion,...
Jan 26 2007 // William E. Keir pleaded guilty earlier this month to one felony count of wrongfully seeking workers’ compensation insurance, according to the West Virginia Insurance Commission. Keir, 29, of Morgantown was indicted...
Jan 26 2007 // A circuit judge has dismissed the claims of about 400 victims of a devastating flood in southern West Virginia in 2001.Ohio County Circuit Judge Arthur M. Recht said in last week’s ruling that the plaintiffs who live...
Jan 19 2007 // Members of the state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety say the panel may have a tough time crafting regulations to address the cause of the Sago Mine accident.The process of writing those rules officially began...
Jan 17 2007 // There was no sprinkler system in the five-story apartment building where fire killed at least seven people, including a child, fire officials said.“I think they would have made a huge difference,” Fire Chief...
Jan 16 2007 // Two Virginia lawmakers said this week that they will introduce legislation requiring government agencies and businesses to notify Virginians if their personal information is lost or stolen.Del. Robert Brink, D-Arlington,...
Jan 10 2007 // Indiana-based insurer is pulling out of West Virginia, saying regulatory action taken against it by the state forced the decision.Medical Savings Insurance of Indianapolis notified customers this month that it will not...
Jan 9 2007 // Reynoldsville, W. Va., resident Carl Lee Gallo was indicted last week on one felony count of attempting to secure workers compensation benefits in excess of $1,000, according to officials.The 67 year old Gallo is currently...
Jan 3 2007 // Lawmakers and health care advocates in West Virginia must confront a stark reality: more than one in two residents either get their insurance from the government or have no insurance at all.Next year, the Legislature will...
Jan 3 2007 // Alfa Corp. has completed completion its previously approved plan of conversion and acquisition of Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. Virginia Mutual converted from a mutual company to a stock company and simultaneously has been...