Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People
Feb 11 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., has named Mike Rutledge a partner. Rutledge is a vice president in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. Rutledge’s career in...
Arkansas 9th in Nation in Road Fatality Rate
Feb 8 2007 // With nearly 650 traffic fatalities each year, Arkansas has a higher rate of deaths on streets and highways than 41 other states, according to a report released by a national transportation research group. “Getting...
Editor’s Note: Keeping score
Jan 28 2007 // Although 2006 is safely behind us, some sticky issues are on the horizon as we edge our way into 2007. Case in point is the pending Supreme Court cases of Safeco v. Burr and GEICO v. Edo. The cases are about notification...
Ark. Commissioner Elected Officer at NAIC
Jan 26 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has been elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Southeastern Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), her office announced. Becoming an officer...
Calls Link Agents with Dubious Medicare Sales Practices in Ark.
Jan 25 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has expressed concern upon hearing reports of questionable practices by insurance agents selling Medicare Advantage plans in the southwest area of the state. Calls...
Ark. Court Calls on Legislature to Look at Charitable Immunity
Jan 22 2007 // A woman lost her appeal challenging a verdict in favor of a not-for-profit hospital, but the state Supreme Court said in deciding the case Jan. 18, 2007, that a legal doctrine protecting charities for more than a century...
Ark. Bankers Group Names Travelers Preferred Provider
Jan 17 2007 // St. Paul, Minn.-based Travelers today announced that the Arkansas Community Bankers Assn. has chosen the company as its preferred provider for bank insurance products. The Arkansas Community Bankers Association represents...
Ark. Work Comp Commission Gets New Labor Representative
Jan 16 2007 // Philip Alan Hood on Jan.9, 2007, was named by Gov. Mike Beebe as the labor representative for the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, AWCC announced. He was appointed by the governor to a six-year term after...
Ark Bill Seeks to Stop Teen Cell Phone Use While Driving
Jan 10 2007 // Cell phones already drive teens to distraction. But behind the wheel, the distraction can mean car crashes and injuries for drivers who already lack experience being on the road and an Arkansas state legislator wants to do...
Credit scoring an issue in 2007
Jan 8 2007 // Even though 2006 is safely behind us, some sticky issues are on the horizon as we edge our way into 2007. Case in point is the pending Supreme Court cases of Safeco v. Burr and GEICO v. Edo. The cases are about...
Case Law Watch
Jan 8 2007 // Cancellation and Nonrenewal John Gibson Auto Sales Inc. v. Direct Insurance Company (Ark. App., Div. III and IV, Dec. 20, 2006) Arkansas statute deemed inapplicable. Insured brought suit against insurer for denial of auto...
Case Law Watch
Jan 7 2007 // Cancellation and Nonrenewal John Gibson Auto Sales Inc. v. Direct Insurance Company (Ark. App., Div. III and IV, Dec. 20, 2006) Arkansas statute deemed inapplicable. Insured brought suit against insurer for denial of auto...
Editor’s Note: Credit scoring an issue in 2007
Jan 7 2007 // Even though 2006 is safely behind us, some sticky issues are on the horizon as we edge our way into 2007. Case in point is the pending Supreme Court cases of Safeco v. Burr and GEICO v. Edo. The cases are about...
Insurer Group to Target Windstorm Funding in Texas
Jan 4 2007 // Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) funding issues will be the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) top legislative priority in its Southwestern region, the insurer group announced. The...
Ark. Joins Court Filing on Credit Scoring
Dec 28 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced the Arkansas Insurance Department has joined with twelve other states filing a brief supporting a case brought by consumers against the insurance...
Arkansas Dedicates New Emergency Center
Dec 26 2006 // Arkansas’ new emergency operations center was dedicated last week and the building is expected to be completed in May. Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Director David Maxwell said the $13.5 million...
Despite ‘uneventful’ year, there was no escaping catastrophes in 2006
Dec 25 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – South Central
Dec 24 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...
News Currents
Dec 24 2006 // ID theft warning in Okla. Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson issued a consumer alert to customers of First State Bank in Ketchum warning them about a scam being perpetrated in their area. According to the AG’s...
Ark. Starts Insurance Program for Low-Income Workers
Dec 22 2006 // Low-income workers without health insurance are the targets of a new program announced by Arkansas officials. Enrollment began Dec. 20 for a program partly paid by Medicaid dollars that will eventually offer insurance to...
