All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 5 2004 // For the past four years, the Virginia Bureau of Insurance has been assisting Virginians whose health benefits or services were denied by their managed care providers. During that time, the bureau reports, it has saved...
Jul 1 2004 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, based in Austin, Texas, recently announced the selection of the state winners of the 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award.The award originated in...
Jun 29 2004 // Jacqueline Adkins, a claims management specialist with Norfolk, Va.-based Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co., has been named the 2003 National Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) of the Year by the Independent...
Jun 28 2004 // Virginia Gov. Mark Warner announced that President Bush has granted a major disaster declaration for Lee, Russell and Tazewell counties due to the flash flood, severe wind and tornado damage that occurred the week of May...
Jun 28 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise announced that the West Virginia Insurance Commission has been approved for a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal grant, entitled “Seed...
Jun 24 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced this week another step toward bringing health care to all West Virginians – making insurance available to uninsured small businesses.As part of the Governor’s Health Insurance Plan for...
Jun 23 2004 // For the past four years, the Virginia Bureau of Insurance has been assisting Virginians whose health benefits or services were denied by their managed care providers. During that time, the bureau reports it has saved...
Jun 23 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning residents to beware of callers and door-to-door solicitors fraudulently claiming to be representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or groups...
Jun 22 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default.Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
Jun 16 2004 // At least one insurance company tends to charge West Virginians more to cover their homes than residents in surrounding states, even when its losses are greater in the other states, according to a presentation given to...
Jun 15 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced that West Virginia Physicians’ Mutual Insurance Co. has received a Certificate of Authority from the offices of the Insurance Commissioner, allowing it to begin operations as an insurer of...
Jun 14 2004 // Privacy legislation has affected almost all consumers of goods and services in the United States.Most notably, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) passed by the federal government in November of 1999 sets forth a complex set...
Jun 10 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise has signed an agreement between the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, allowing aid to begin flowing to the West Virginia residents affected by the recent floods.“This is a continuation...
Jun 9 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against eight state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default.Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
Jun 8 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise on Tuesday announced that a federal Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia has been granted by the President because of recent severe flooding in the state.“I thank the President for granting this...
Jun 7 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise announced that the Physician’s Mutual Insurance Company filed its application for licensure with the Insurance Commission. “Last year, this administration asked the Legislature to...
Jun 2 2004 // In response to a law change taking effect July 1, 2004, agents selling prepaid legal service plan contracts in Virgnia must register with the Office of the Consumer Affairs (OCA) at the Virginia Department of Agriculture...
Jun 2 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against four state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default.Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
Jun 1 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise on Tuesday told emergency officials in flood-damaged southern West Virginia that he is confident the federal government will authorize disaster relief money to help residents who have suffered...
May 27 2004 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC) is pleased to announce they have released a Windows-based version of their comparative rating system, TurboRater, in the state of Virginia.The TurboRater system compares rates and...