All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 14 2006 // A free compliance assistance seminar focusing on laws that cover health benefits will take place July 19-20 at the Marriott Charleston Town Center in Charleston, W.Va. The seminar is sponsored by the Employee Benefits...
Jun 29 2006 // RTW Rehabilitation Services Inc. of Baltimore, Md. has pleaded guilty to one charge of mail fraud in federal court in Charleston, W.Va. and ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution to the West Virginia Offices of the...
Jun 13 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline has announced that the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner have approved an overall 10 percent decrease in loss costs for workers’ compensation rates.Loss cost is...
May 13 2006 // Shawn Edwin Linger, of Fairmont, W.Va. has pleaded guilty to one felony count of embezzlement, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline.Linger admitted to taking more than $18,000 in premium payments made to his...
May 2 2006 // More than 200 West Virginians who have had difficulty obtaining health insurance in the regular market are now insured through AccessWV, the state’s high-risk health insurance plan, according to Insurance...
Apr 17 2006 // The sole workers’ compensation insurer in West Virginia says it will seek a rate increase as a result of Gov. Joe Manchin’s reversal of a state policy that limited benefits to widows and widowers of people who...
Apr 5 2006 // Informational meetings describing West Virginia’s transition to the National Council on Compensation Insurance system of workers’ compensation have been scheduled in eight locations from April 10 to 20,...
Mar 28 2006 // An ambitious national public education program on insurance issues, under the banner of Insure U, has been joined in by West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline and 19 other state insurance...
Mar 20 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission released statistics indicating more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are outstanding from employers in the state. The commission mailed out notices asking...
Mar 20 2006 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia.While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly to consumers by phone and over...
Mar 19 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline issued a reminder to West Virginia employers last week saying they will be subject to penalties and repercussions if they fail to pay workers’ compensation...
Mar 19 2006 // Progressive drives into W.Va.The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia. While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly...
Mar 19 2006 // David Daniel gives tips about how independent agents can prepare for disasters.The Insurance Commission’s status was discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline, and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big “I”...
Mar 9 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that Paul V. Dixon was indicted this week on one felony count of wrongfully seeking workers’ compensation benefits.Dixon was allegedly injured at...
Mar 2 2006 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia.While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly to consumers by phone and over...
Feb 28 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission has released statistics indicating that more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are now outstanding from employers in the state. Notices asking 1,794 employers...
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 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...