Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alaska’s Augustine Volcano Showing Signs of Erupting, Scientists Say
Dec 16 2005 // A sulfurous steam plume, hundreds of miniature earthquakes and a new swath of ash on Alaska’s snowy Augustine Volcano have scientists alerted to a possible eruption in the next few months. The 4,134-foot volcano...
President Declares Major Disaster for Alaska Following Fall Weather
Dec 11 2005 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that President Bush declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal aid to...
Ark. Board Ruling Hurts Payday Loan Recipients, Lawyer Says
Dec 9 2005 // An Arkansas state board denied a claim against a payday lender’s insurance company, and a lawyer said the agency was sending the wrong message to consumers, according to an Associated Press report. The State Board of...
Ark. Amends Rule on Effect of Non-Licensed Agent/Brokers
Nov 29 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced it has amended its previously issued bulletin of 9-2004 regarding the effect of non-licensure of agent/brokers on insurance contracts in Arkansas to correct code citations under...
Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports
Nov 21 2005 // Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In...
Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports
Nov 20 2005 // Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In...
Ark. Says Water Damaged Vehicles Must be ID’d
Nov 18 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic property damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Department has received information indicating that owners may be selling cars and other vehicles...
Ark. Reminds Insurers of Rural Risk Underwriting Assessment
Nov 16 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a reminder that the annual Rural Risk Underwriting Assessment of $200 is due to the department by Dec. 31. Under state law, the insurance commissioner may assess insurers for the...
Insurance Company Loses Ark. Lawsuit Against Trailer Manufacturer
Nov 10 2005 // The Arkansas Court of Appeals ordered the full dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an insurance company that paid a claim after a mobile home caught fire. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. had claimed that Fleetwood Homes...
Ark. AG Sues Company Selling Deceptive Prescription Drug Cards
Nov 4 2005 // Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe filed suit against Peoples Benefit Services Inc., a company that claims to offer discounts on prescription drugs, the AG’s office announced. Based in Pennsylvania, Peoples Benefit...
New Markets
Oct 17 2005 // Expanded ElderCare Program Nuts & Bolts: Lighthouse Underwriters LLC expanded its ElderCare program in Texas with an assisted living package that includes combined general liability/professional liability, automobile,...
Ark. Announces 2006 Comp Rates
Oct 12 2005 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) released its annual revision of Advisory 2000-1, which announces the amounts to be paid to injured workers under the state’s workers’ compensation...
Ark. Grants Waivers to Displaced Insurance Producers
Sep 27 2005 // State Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced the Arkansas Insurance Department is providing assistance to producers, consultants and business entities located in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The...
WCRI: Despite Improvements ‘Concerns’ Remain in Ark. Workers’ Comp System
Sep 22 2005 // The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute reported that Arkansas’ workers’ compensation system has experienced a period of stability after extensive reforms were passed in 1993, but maintained that...
Ark. Announces Changes to Auto Club License Rules
Sep 20 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a reminder that Act 506 of 2005 amended Arkansas Code § 23-77-107(a)(2), now states that an automobile club or association may be penalized (suspended or revoked) if it no longer...
Llorente Investigations to Manage Special Investigative Unit for Alaska National Insurance Company
Sep 8 2005 // Llorente Investigations, a Huntington Beach, Calif.-based investigation firm specializing in insurance fraud investigations, has announced it will provide the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) for Alaska National Insurance...
FLEX RATING MODERNIZATION BILL SIGNED INTO LAW IN ALASKA:
Aug 22 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of American praised Gov. Frank Murkowski for signing into law legislation which will modernize and improve Alaska’s system for establishing rates for homeowners, auto and...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // WIAA SUBMITS COMMENTS ON LATEST GARAMENDI AGENDA PROPOSAL: The Western Insurance Agents Association submitted comments to the California Department of Insurance opposing yet another over-reaching proposed regulation...
Ark. Woman Gets 15 Years in Conspiracy to Kill Ex-Husband in Insurance Scheme
Aug 18 2005 // A Texarkana, Ark., woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a plot that involved her 18-year-old son and one of his young friends traveling to Houston to kill her ex-husband. The man was not...
Ark. at Center of Forged Check Scam
Aug 17 2005 // Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe’s office announced it is among the state and federal agencies investigating an international scam involving forged copies of State of Arkansas checks. Operating from Turkey and...
