Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ark. Updates Policy for Non-Resident Agent Licenses
Sep 17 2004 // Effective Sept. 30, 2004, the Arkansas Insurance Department will no longer require a non-resident individual to provide a current home state certification with a new license application or for a license renewal if the...
Ark. Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Nursing Home Operator
Sep 15 2004 // Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe announced that his office has reached a settlement with Advocat Inc. of Franklin, Tenn., operating in Arkansas as Diversicare Management Services, to resolve a series of lawsuits and...
Ark. Urges Insurers Not to Deny Auto Coverage to Returning U.S. Armed Forces
Aug 6 2004 // The Arkansas Insurance Department reported it has received information indicating some automobile insurance companies are denying reinstatement, refusing to write, or raising premium rates for members of the U.S. Armed...
Brown & Brown Acquires Ark. Agency
Aug 3 2004 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced the acquisition of Arkansas-based Hardin & Wilson Inc., of Little Rock. Hardin & Wilson, with annualized revenues of approximately $1.2 million, is a full-service commercial...
Ark. DOI Issues Fairness Directive to P/C Insurers
Jul 22 2004 // Acknowledging that Arkansas law imposes minimal restrictions on underwriting, the Arkansas Insurance Department nevertheless announced that it expects property and casualty insurers to give proper attention to the explicit...
Citations, Fines Issued for Hazards at Ark. Worksite
Jul 13 2004 // An Arkansas utility installation company’s alleged failure to protect employees from trenching and excavation hazards has resulted in proposed penalties of $95,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Ark. Commissioner Returns from Iraq
Jul 2 2004 // Even though Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens narrowly escaped a car bombing in Baghdad, he says many parts of Iraq are peaceful and he wouldn’t mind returning, the Associated Press reported. “But if...
Ark. A.G. Reports Crime Victims Reparations for April
May 25 2004 // Attorney General Mike Beebe announced that the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board awarded $349,835 in reparations to 170 crime victims during April, 2004. Additional expenses were paid in 100 previously submitted...
New Judge Named by Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission
May 11 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) recently announced it named Frank Arey, a one-time special appointee to the state’s Court of Appeals, as its newest Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The AWCC,...
Ark. Suggests Insurers Evaluate New Security Product
Mar 22 2004 // The Arkansas Department of Insurance issued a notice to insurers and other interested parties about a significant new technology in the area of truck and truck cargo security. The Arkansas Department said it wants to make...
One Step Closer to Reform’
Mar 22 2004 // Ironically, there was no shortage of things to write about when it came to filling the pages of our Workers’ Compensation issue. All over the West, workers’ comp has been the hot topic in many states—not just...
All Wrapped Up in Workers’ Comp
Mar 22 2004 // No surprise, but with the first quarter of 2004 drawing to a close, workers’ compensation remains, as it has been for many years, one of the most troubled lines of insurance in the United States. On a calendar year...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
Ark. Outlines Expectations for Renewals, Cancellations and Underwriting
Feb 24 2004 // On February 20, 2004, the Arkansas Insurance Department issued the following directive on cancellations, nonrenewals and discriminatory underwriting practices for property and casualty insurance: The Department recognizes...
ALASKA PRIVACY REGS. TROUBLE ALLIANCE
Jan 12 2004 // The regulations proposed by the Alaska Division of Insurance regarding privacy of consumer financial and health information, while improved from the original proposal, are still not in sync with state law, according to the...
Rogue Agent Continues Operating in Northwest Ark.
Jan 9 2004 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens issued a warning that despite his arrest for fraud, Steven Edward Gwin, better known as Steve Gwin, is continuing to sell insurance products in the Northwest Arkansas area....
Alliance Reports Alaska Privacy Regulations Still Troublesome
Dec 12 2003 // The Alaska Division of Insurance’s proposed regulations regarding privacy of consumer financial and health information, while improved from the original proposal, are still not in sync with state law, according to...
Online Registration Available for Ark. Workers’ Comp Conference
Aug 25 2003 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported that electronic registration is now available for its Oct. 8 – 10 educational conference. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown...
Ark. Average Auto Rates Reportedly Lower than Most Surrounding States
Aug 1 2003 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens announced the existence of a lower auto rate in Arkansas than in all surrounding states, with Tennessee being the state of exception. Arkansas ranked 33rd in 2001 for the...
NCOIL Scoring Model Reportedly Garners Support in States
Jul 10 2003 // The reported increasing popularity of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Insurance Scoring Model Act and the publication of two significant studies showing an irrefutable link between credit-based...
