All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 28 2006 // The status of the Insurance Commission was recently discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big ‘I’ executive committee gave tips about how independent insurance agents can...
Feb 21 2006 // Coal mining, logging, firefighting represent just a handful of the dozens of jobs that spring to mind when it comes to dangerous work.Farming isn’t often one of them. But data shows agriculture is outpacing mining as...
Feb 16 2006 // “A little fib here…a slight exaggeration there…” starts the recently released insurance fraud television ad. The 30-second spot, produced by the Virginia State Police (VSP) Insurance Fraud Program...
Feb 14 2006 // Charles Albert Sloan has been sentenced on one count of wrongfully seeking workers’ compensation benefits and one count of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance, both felonies, according to West Virginia...
Feb 13 2006 // Virginia House Republicans have offered a $2 billion, four-year financing plan that is underwritten partly by daunting new fines on lead-footed drivers.It provides only about half the additional revenue for roads, commuter...
Feb 10 2006 // Victories and defeats in the courtroom can impact the nation’s economy, with potential consequences for decades to come.GE Insurance Solutions has been tracking and shaping efforts to level the litigation playing...
Feb 7 2006 // A Virginia House of Delegates committee endorsed legislation Friday allowing motorcyclists 21 and older to ride without a helmet. The Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee voted 13-7 to send the measure to the House...
Feb 7 2006 // The heart of Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s transportation funding plan — higher car sales and insurance premiums taxes — died Monday in the House Finance Committee.On party-line votes, the tax-writing...
Feb 5 2006 // One-third of all auto insurance premium fees are to be dedicated to transportation projects.Virginia Governor’s transportation plan includes insurance fee hike Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine is proposing an...
Feb 5 2006 // Gov. Tim Keane explains why drivers will pay6 N.J. looks back at claims-made Court allows policy where insured declined retroactive rider6 Welders forge Maryland liability victoryPollution exclusion does not encompass...
Feb 5 2006 // W. Va. Big ‘I’ members to hear about mandates, regulations during Feb. 12-13 legislative discussionsAn update describing local, state and national industry and government issues, focusing on the latest...
Feb 5 2006 // Linda S. Downs, a Brown & Brown regional executive vice president, has been promoted to the newly formed position of executive vice president for leadership development. She will be responsible for Brown &...
Jan 26 2006 // An update describing local, state and national industry and government issues, focusing on the latest legislative topics affecting the insurance industry and independent insurance agents in West Virginia will be held...
Jan 23 2006 // Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine is proposing an increase in the state’s auto insurance premium fee and a hike in the auto sales and use tax as part of a broad multi–year transportation initiative.The $3.7...
Jan 23 2006 // Randal McCloy Jr., the only survivor of the recent tragedy at the the 260-foot-deep Inter-national Coal Group Mine in West Virginia, will be eligible for medical benefits and wage replacement benefits immediately, and will...
Jan 23 2006 // Terry Lee Villers of Wirt County, W.Va. has been sentenced to two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. Villers was sentenced Dec. 16 in the Circuit Court of...
Jan 22 2006 // Randal McCloy Jr., the only survivor of the recent tragedy at the the 260-foot-deep Inter-national Coal Group Mine in West Virginia, will be eligible for medical benefits and wage replacement benefits immediately, and will...
Jan 21 2006 // Two miners were found dead in Melville, W.Va. Saturday, after an underground conveyor belt caught fire, filling the mine with poisonous fumes–19 workers were able to escape, but the two others were separated.Rescue...
Jan 17 2006 // West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III has announced today appointment of David E. Haden and Paul Prunty to the AccessWV Board of Directors.The AccessWV Board of Directors works to provide access to health insurance to...
Jan 16 2006 // A pilot program to bring affordable and preventable health care to West Virginians, based on a Wheeling doctor’s idea, has been announced by Gove Joe Manchin.According to the Wheeling News-Register the Preventive...