Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ark. Work Comp Commission Updates Mileage and Compensation Rates
Aug 17 2006 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission recently announced updates for mileage reimbursements for claimants, compensation rates for injured employees and forms for child support obligations. Claimant mileage...
Number of Uninsured Children in Ark. Drops 60 %, Highest in U.S.
Aug 10 2006 // Arkansas has made the greatest progress in reducing its number of children without health-care coverage, a nationwide study released Aug. 9 shows. The state saw the greatest drop – nearly 60 percent – of...
Julie Benafield Bowman
Aug 7 2006 // Like insurance commissioners in other states, Arkansas Insurance Commis-sioner Julie Benafield Bowman, is keeping an eye on catastrophe issues and the availability of insurance related to them. Unlike commissioners in...
Get your motor runnin’ — not stolen
Aug 7 2006 // Most motorcycles taken in California, Texas comes in third; Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana in the middle of the pack for thefts California topped the nation in motorcycle thefts in 2005, according to the National...
Get your motor runnin’ – not stolen
Aug 7 2006 // California topped the nation in motorcycle thefts in 2005, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, but Texas had the dubious honor of coming in third place, with Florida falling in between the two as the state...
Julie Benafield Bowman, Arkansas, Commissioner of Insurance
Aug 7 2006 // Like insurance commissioners in other states, Arkansas Insurance Commis-sioner Julie Benafield Bowman, is keeping an eye on catastrophe issues and the availability of insurance related to them. Unlike commissioners in...
Ark. Gov. Signs Rules to Enforce Smoking Ban Beginning Aug. 10
Aug 2 2006 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has signed rules to enforce a statewide workplace smoking ban and said he believes most businesses in the state will view clean air as a smart business choice. “Breathe easy,...
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. 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...
Case Law Watch
Jun 5 2006 // Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme...
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...
Arkansas Working up Weight-Loss Programs for State Workers
May 23 2006 // Arkansas is developing a weight-loss program to offer state employees similar to the regimen that helped Gov. Mike Huckabee lose more than 100 pounds. The governor, who has made diet and exercise his mantra, said the...
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...
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...
Ark. Amends Producer Education Rules
Apr 28 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced changes to education rules for both established producers and producer license applicants. The effective date for both rules is May 1, 2006. Rule 31 – Pre Licensing...
Ark. Outlines New Rules for Licensing Producers, Consultants, Adjusters
Apr 27 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department released an outline of requirements for resident applicants for insurance producer, consultant and adjuster licenses that go into effect May 1. Act 1697 of 2005, Ark. Code Ann. 23-64-506...
State Smoking Ban Slows Smoking Restrictions in Ark. Cities
Apr 14 2006 // Efforts to enact workplace-smoking bans in at least three Arkansas cities are being put on hold since the Legislature approved – and Gov. Mike Huckabee signed into law – a statewide workplace-smoking ban last...
Ark. Lawmakers Look at Expanding Program for Uninsured Workers
Mar 22 2006 // Arkansas legislators say they would like to see an expansion of a program that offers health coverage to uninsured workers. Arkansas’ chief health officer, Joe Thompson, outlined the Arkansas Safety Net Benefit...
Texas, Louisiana surplus lines premium decreases in 2005
Mar 20 2006 // Insurance Journal South Central–Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas–vary widely in the amount of premium written in any given year. Texas has the biggest surplus lines market, followed by Louisiana,...
Deadline Nears for 2006 Ark. Workers’ Comp Conference
Mar 13 2006 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported there is still time to make reservations for the March 29-31 Arkansas Workers’ Compensation and Arkansas Self Insurer Association Educational Conference....
