All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 16 2011 // Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has asked for a state investigation into whether banks may have manipulated foreign exchange rates charged to Ohio pension funds and the state’s injured worker insurance, potentially...
Jun 14 2011 // Recent deadly crashes involving large interstate buses like the one involved in a fatal crash in Virginia two weeks ago have heightened concerns about driver fatigue. Four women were killed and dozens injured when...
Jun 10 2011 // Richmond, VA, 6/10/2011 – Atlantic Specialty Lines of VA is excited to announce the hiring of Matt Koenig as a commercial lines underwriter. Matt will be working from his location in NY and will be underwriting...
Jun 9 2011 // A New York private investment firm has taken a controlling interest in Virginia-based insurance broker, The Hilb Group.BHMS Investments has completed a controlling equity investment in The Hilb Group, which was formed in...
Jun 9 2011 // Coal industry officials this week roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion that killed 29 West Virginia miners last year.The West Virginia Coal Association and...
Jun 8 2011 // A U.S. appeals court in Atlanta will hear a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reforms signed into law by President Barack Obama a year ago. The suit, filed by more than half the states,...
Jun 6 2011 // The company that owned the coal mine where 29 miners died in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades concluded the explosion was the result of unpreventable natural gas buildup and not coal dust, contradicting the...
Jun 6 2011 // West Virginia is soliciting bids from workers’ compensation insurers to provide coverage for its state employees.The insurance department posted the request for proposals on its website on May 23. The winning bidder...
Jun 6 2011 // Crump, Self Funded AlternativesWholesaler broker Crump Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Self Funded Alternatives, an insurance intermediary specializing in self-insured workers’ compensation programs. SFA is...
Jun 6 2011 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline will retire after 10 years on the job.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Cline’s retirement will become effective June 30, 2011 and that he will name a replacement in the...
Jun 3 2011 // Virginia regulators are urging homeowners to review their insurance policies with the start of hurricane season this week. The State Corporation Commission, which regulates insurers, said that some companies automatically...
May 27 2011 // DuPont wants a judge to deny plaintiffs in a West Virginia personal injury case the right to enroll in a related, court-administered medical monitoring program, arguing there’s no point in testing for early detection...
May 26 2011 // Monetary claims awarded against the state of West Virginia more than doubled in the past year.The state Court of Claims says in its 2011 annual report that it approved $8.4 million worth of awards, compared to $3.8 million...
May 26 2011 // An administrative law judge has ordered two major coal producers, Massey Energy Co. and Peabody Energy Corp., to turn over information about coal mine accidents, injuries and work-related illnesses, federal regulators...
May 23 2011 // Black lung disease, long a killer of coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years since Congress passed tougher mine safety laws, health and safety experts said Friday.The renewed appearance of the...
May 20 2011 // West Virginia is prepared to solicit bids from workers’ compensation insurers to provide coverage for its state employees.The West Virginia insurance department is scheduled to post the request for proposals on its...
May 19 2011 // The worst U.S. coal mine accident in four decades, in which 29 miners died, was “man-made” and could have been avoided if the mine owner, Massey Energy Co , had followed basic safety measures, an independent...
May 19 2011 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline will retire after 10 years on the job.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Cline’s retirement will become effective June 30, 2011 and that he will name a replacement in the...
May 17 2011 // West Virginia’s volunteer fire departments are in financial trouble, forcing some to close, because annual fees aren’t keeping pace with the costs of firefighting, the state fire marshal says.“We used to...
May 11 2011 // Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. has acquired New York-based Countryway Insurance Co. Countryway has premiums in excess of $33 million and operates primarily in rural New England, New York, New Jersey,...