All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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 // 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 21 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...
May 20 2004 // The Workers’ Compensation Board of Managers has approved two “historic” rules to regulate how self-insured companies will conduct business in West Virginia.Under Rule 18, the 127 active self-insured...
May 20 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced a settlement of drug pricing litigation against Dey Inc., a manufacturer of prescription drugs. Dey Inc. a unit of Merck KGAA of Germany, agreed to pay three state...
May 18 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...
May 4 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default.The injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
May 3 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default.The injunctions were filed in Kanawha...
May 3 2004 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) reported it would dismiss its federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s counter-signature requirements for out-of-state insurance brokers because the state has...
Apr 28 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default.The injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
Apr 19 2004 // Having put pen to paper, West Virginia Governor Bob Wise recently signed the state’s first insurance fraud bureau into law, ushering in a new era of stepped-up crackdowns on industry fraud.State Insurance...
Apr 14 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed an injunction against a state employer whose account with the Commission is in default.The injunction was filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court...
Apr 13 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Board of Managers on Monday heard public comments on two proposed rules – one focusing on proposed risk pools for self-insured employers and the other on a mandatory...