All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 15 2019 // NSM, Embrace Pet InsuranceProgram specialist NSM Insurance Group has acquired Embrace Pet Insurance, a Cleveland-based national provider of pet health insurance for dogs and cats. Embrace offers an accident and illness...
Apr 12 2019 // Federal prosecutors say the company that makes a drug meant to curb opioid addiction has been lying for years about the relative safety of its product.Prosecutors in Virginia filed fraud charges Tuesday against...
Apr 11 2019 // It’s the other dirty problem for U.S. coal — one that could cost utilities billions to clean up.Even as the Trump administration tries to revive the industry, some states are pushing utilities including Duke...
Apr 1 2019 // A Virginia woman is accused of embezzling more than $93,000, which she allegedly funneled toward her wedding, among other expenses.News outlets report 32-year-old Vanessa Cline worked as a bookkeeper for No Limits...
Apr 1 2019 // The names of two hurricanes that caused widespread devastation from Florida to Virginia last year have been retired.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Florence and Michael will be replaced with...
Mar 25 2019 // West Virginia will receive $14.6 million in federal funds to fight opioid addiction. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding in a news release Thursday from the U.S. Department of Health and...
Mar 25 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Potomac Falls, Va.-based McLean Insurance Agency Inc.Established in 1971, McLean Insurance Agency offers retail property and casualty, life and employee benefit brokerage and...
Mar 25 2019 // A trash truck driver who had marijuana in his system likely caused a fatal collision last year with an Amtrak train that was carrying Republican lawmakers, federal investigators concluded.The National Transportation Safety...
Mar 22 2019 // Police in West Virginia say an electric company employee has died in an accident at a customer’s home.News outlets report the accident happened Wednesday morning in the Harts community of Lincoln County. State police...
Mar 19 2019 // Officials say the drinking water in a West Virginia community along the Ohio River contains a harmful chemical widely used by dry cleaners.State Bureau for Public Health spokeswoman Allison Adler said in an email Wednesday...
Mar 18 2019 // Former coal baron Don Blankenship is suing several news outlets and media personalities, claiming he was defamed during his failed bid for a U.S. senate seat in West Virginia.Blankenship’s suit was filed Thursday in...
Mar 18 2019 // A natural gas pipeline construction management company has been ordered to pay $3.7 million in back wages and damages to safety inspectors for failing to pay overtime wages. The U.S. Labor Department says in a news release...
Mar 18 2019 // Years ago, insurance consumer advocates in the states were most often focused on getting consumers access to insurance at fair prices. They still advocate on those issues, of course, but today some are looking beyond these...
Mar 18 2019 // Aon, Willis Towers WatsonAon Plc said it’s no longer pursuing a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, a day after confirming that it was considering a merger. The company reported it...
Mar 14 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” for the members of the Virginia Farm Bureau...
Mar 13 2019 // Veterans applying for insurance licenses with the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) are now eligible for reimbursement of the required exam fees.The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs recently approved the...
Mar 13 2019 // A company has announced the layoff of about 80 employees, including 35 in a Virginia city.The News & Advance reported Monday that Genworth Financial announced the layoffs of 35 people in Lynchburg, Va., and 21 people...
Mar 12 2019 // Towne Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TowneBank, has acquired Straus, Itzkowitz & LeCompte Insurance, a full-service, independent agency located in Richmond, Va. Straus, Itzkowitz & LeCompte is led by...
Mar 7 2019 // A jury in West Virginia has returned a nearly $17 million verdict after a woman was injured when staffers tried to detain a shoplifter in Walmart.Jurors in Wood County, West Virginia, issued the verdict Monday. A lawyer...
Mar 4 2019 // The Virginia House of Delegates passed a joint resolution that would designate the first full week in March each year as Trusted Choice Independent Insurance Agents Week beginning in 2019.HJ 703, introduced by Del. Buddy...