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Ark. Police See Rise in Copper Thefts

Jul 5 2006 // Record prices for copper have made the metal an attractive target for thieves in Arkansas, police say, just as it is elsewhere in the country. Little Rock police say copper thefts are “rampant.” Thieves even...

New Markets

Jul 3 2006 // Workers’ Comp: Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: Workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite, is being offered by PointSure Insurance Services. Premiums are in...

Jul 3 2006 // People Trindl Reeves joined Barney & Barney, San Diego, as a principal, responsible for the ongoing growth of Barney & Barney in San Diego and Orange County. She will be based in San Diego. Reeves, formerly...

New Markets

Jul 3 2006 // Workers’ Comp: Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: Workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite, is being offered by PointSure Insurance Services. Premiums are in...

Ark. Emergency Management Director Cites no Confidence, Quits

Jun 30 2006 // The director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency management has resigned, leaving his post less than a week after a newspaper reported that the agency gave itself failing grades for its preparedness for a large-scale...

Ark. DOI to Hold Public Hearing in September on Producer CE Rule

Jun 28 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that a public hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 14, 2006, on whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should adopt Emergency Rule 50, “Producers Continuing...

Ark. AG Says Job Scam May be Operating From State

Jun 27 2006 // Attorney General Mike Beebe recently issued a consumer alert aimed at job seekers who receive bogus offers of employment from overseas. The offers are designed to trick individuals who are looking for work into wiring...

High-hazard tsunami states could lose precious funding, GAO finds

Jun 19 2006 // The Pacific coast states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, face the greatest tsunami hazard, but West Coast states could see the...

Insurer Doesn’t Have to Pay Claims in Ark. Babies’ Deaths

Jun 16 2006 // An insurance company doesn’t have to pay claims made in the deaths of two babies left inside a closed car in sweltering weather in Arkansas, a federal appeals court says. The claims were made in the April 1998 deaths...

Ark. Makes Changes to Producer Continuing Education Rule

Jun 7 2006 // In order to diminish some unintended effects from a previous rule, the Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has adopted 2006 Emergency Rule 50, effective June 15, 2006. View the Emergency Rule and forms...

Business Moves

Jun 5 2006 // General Motors, Shanghai General Motors Corp. received approval to open an office in Shanghai as a step toward beginning insurance operations in China. Detroit-based GM said that Motors Insurance Corp., part of the...

Professional Insurance Agents of Washington/Alaska Elects Officers

Jun 2 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Washington/Alaska (PIA) recently held its 40th Annual Conference and Trade Show. Association members elected new officers and a board of directors. The new officers include:...

New Ark. Workers’ Comp Rates Show Overall Decline

Jun 1 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced new, lower-on-average, workers’ compensation rates, which will become effective July 1, 2006. “While the decrease is moderate, we are pleased to...

Alaska Legislature rejects self-insurance bill as session comes to end

May 22 2006 // News Currents Alaska legislators concluded the 2006 regular session this month and in the final hours rejected a bill opposed by insurers that would have encouraged more employers to self-insure for workers’...

Multiple Storms Leave Damage in March Across Ark.

May 11 2006 // Storms across Arkansas early on Wednesday, May 10 and the night before left a trail of damage, including fallen trees, roof damage and power outages affecting at least 25,000 customers, officials said. Another line of...

Alaska Legislature Ends Session; Rejects Self-Insurance Bill

May 11 2006 // Alaska legislators concluded the 2006 regular session this week and in the final hours rejected a bill opposed by insurers that would have encouraged more employers to self-insure for workers’...

Acordia Acquires Assets of Key Insurance Agency

May 10 2006 // Acordia Inc. has acquired the assets of Key Insurance Agency LLC in Wasilla and Anchorage, Alaska. This is the Acordia’s 17th acquisition in 11 states the past three years — the second in Alaska. The...

New Markets

May 8 2006 // Architects & Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc. offers architects and engineers errors and omissions insurance through qualifying wholesale brokers. The classes include, but are not limited to,...

New Markets

May 8 2006 // Architects & Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc. offers architects and engineers errors and omissions insurance through qualifying wholesale brokers. The classes include, but are not limited to,...

Ark. Seeks to Intervene in Okla. Poultry Lawsuit

May 3 2006 // Ark. Attorney General Mike has asked an Oklahoma court to allow his office to represent the people and sovereign interests of the State of Arkansas in the lawsuit filed by Oklahoma against Arkansas poultry companies. If...