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Arkansas Sees Increase in Number of Licensed Insurance Producers, Adjusters

Jan 6 2020 // The number of licensed insurance producers in Arkansas has risen by 66.1% since early 2015, according to the Arkansas Insurance Department. The department said there are now 145,185 insurance producers and adjusters...

Judge Puts Hold on Enforcement of Arkansas’ Meat-Labeling Law

Dec 16 2019 // A federal judge has restricted Arkansas from enforcing a law that bans using terms such as “burger” or “sausage” to sell vegetarian and vegan products. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker granted a...

Feds Sue Arkansas Insurer Over Fired Employee Who Had A Baby

Dec 2 2019 // The federal government is suing a Little Rock, Ark.-based insurance company over the firing of a worker who had just had a baby. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit last week in Little Rock...

Hub International Acquires Assets of Arkansas’ Stevens-Dell Insurance

Nov 7 2019 // Chicago-based global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Stevens-Dell & Associates Insurance Inc. (Stevens-Dell Insurance) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Terms of the transaction...

Arkansas Restaurant Faces Charges of Sex Harassment of Teens, Young Adults

Oct 25 2019 // Pei Wei Asian Diner LLC, doing business as Pei Wei Fresh Kitchen in Little Rock Ark., has been charged with subjecting a class of female teens and young adults to sexual harassment and a sexually hostile work environment...

9 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Texas Outbreak; Insured Losses Pegged at $2B

Oct 24 2019 // The National Weather Service says nine tornadoes struck the Dallas area during Sunday’s stretch of severe storms in Texas. Forecasters confirmed the twisters Tuesday after surveying damage throughout North Texas. The...

3 Twisters Confirmed in North Texas; Governor Issues Disaster Declaration

Oct 21 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that three tornadoes ripped through North Texas on Sunday night, two in Dallas County and one in Van Zandt County, arising out of a storm system that caused widespread damage...

Audit: Former Clerk Misappropriated $185K from Arkansas City’s Accounts

Oct 15 2019 // State auditors have determined a former city clerk and administrator in Arkansas wrote unauthorized checks to herself and used other tactics to misappropriate nearly $185,000 in municipal money. The Arkansas...

Arkansas Insurance Dept. Unit Honored for Work Comp Pharmacy Benefits Program

Oct 15 2019 // The State Risk Manager Association recently named the Arkansas Insurance Department’s Public Employee Claims Division (PECD) as the recipient of the 2019 AFIRM Award for its state employee workers’ compensation...

Arkansas Department: Fee Elimination Saves Money for 2020 Health Market Customers

Sep 26 2019 // The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) says Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace (AHIM) customers will save a combined projected $13.14 million due to elimination of a fee charged to companies in previous plan years. Act...

Arkansas Plant Board Approves New Rules for Dicamba Use in 2020

Sep 19 2019 // An Arkansas panel has approved new rules for the use of an herbicide that has drawn complaints from farmers who say it has drifted onto their crops and caused damage. The Plant Board has approved an amended rule for the...

Arkansas Senate Leader Proposes New Regulations, Tax on Vaping

Sep 18 2019 // Arkansas’ Senate president has proposed a new tax and regulations on vaping products, and said he hopes the governor will call lawmakers back to the Capitol to take up the issue. Republican Sen. Jim Hendren proposed...

Arkansas-Missouri Border Area Rattled by Earthquake

Sep 13 2019 // No damage or injuries have been reported after an early Thursday morning earthquake struck near the border of Missouri and Arkansas. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded early on Sept....

Arkansas Nominee Selected as the 2019 National Outstanding CSR of the Year

Sep 9 2019 // Austin, TX, September 9, 2019 – Mary Katherine Henderson, CIC, Account Manager for Insurance Center, Inc., in Little Rock, AR, has been awarded the most prestigious honor available to insurance customer service...

Midwest Economic Survey Suggests Little or No Growth on Horizon

Sep 4 2019 // An August survey of business supply managers suggested slow or no economic growth over the next several months in nine Midwest and Plains states, in part because of trade skirmishes, according to a newly released...

5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas

Sep 4 2019 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the number of new insurance companies approved since January 2015, according to the Arkansas...

Flooding Left 1.3M Acres Unplanted in Arkansas This Year

Aug 21 2019 // This spring’s heavy rainfall and flooding left 1.3 million acres of land unplanted in Arkansas. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Lawrence County farmers saw nearly 74,000 idled acres. Jerry Morgan is one of the...

States Brace for Long-Term Flood Fight as Damages Mount

Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...

With Damage Costs Soaring, Midwest States Boost Flood Prevention