Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arkansas Man Sentenced For Katrina Fraud
Sep 7 2010 // A federal judge has sentenced a Fort Smith, Arkansas, man to 18 months in prison for lying to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get disaster assistance for Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Robert Dawson also...
Insurance Company: Dead Flowers Started Arkansas House Fire
Sep 3 2010 // A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did it, according to a...
Arkansas Firefighters Battle Hot, Dry Conditions
Aug 16 2010 // The Arkansas Forestry Commission says crews suppressed six wildfires that have burned 17 acres since Thursday afternoon. Officials said Friday that crews have responded to 102 fires that have burned 1,054 acres since Aug....
Jury Awards $940K in Arkansas Genetically Altered Rice Lawsuit
Aug 3 2010 // The German conglomerate Bayer CropScience has been ordered to pay six Arkansas rice farmers $940,000 for allowing genetically altered rice into the commercial market. A jury in Desha County, Ark., found the farmers...
Louisiana, Texas Gain Jobs in June; Arkansas, Oklahoma Post Losses
Jul 21 2010 // The South Central states of Louisiana and Texas posted job gains for the month of June, but Arkansas and Oklahoma saw slight losses in employment. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Louisiana’s seasonally...
Business Moves
Jul 19 2010 // AJ Gallagher, Bowen, Miclette Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the operations of Bowen, Miclette, Britt & Merry of Arkansas Inc. in Fort Smith, Ark.,...
Arkansas: Consumers Scammed by Insurer Face Claim Deadline
Jul 8 2010 // Arkansas Consumers who were scammed by an unlicensed health benefits company called American Trade Association Inc. (ATA) or its affiliates have until Aug. 31, 2010, to pursue a refund of money they paid for this phony...
Business Moves
Jul 5 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Joseph James & Associates Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Joseph James & Associates of Dublin, Ohio. Terms of...
FEMA: States Need Time to Review Flood Map
Jul 5 2010 // After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be...
Arkansas: Rate Filings Must Include Installment Plan Fees
Jul 2 2010 // Insurance companies, agencies, brokers and producers may offer installment payment plans to Arkansas policyholders for the payment of premium, according to the Arkansas Insurance Department. However, except for those fees...
FEMA: Arkansas, Other Delta States Need Time to Review Flood Map
Jun 24 2010 // After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Arkansas Insurance Agency
Jun 18 2010 // Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the operations of Bowen, Miclette, Britt & Merry of Arkansas Inc. in Fort Smith, Ark., from Bowen, Miclette & Britt...
Arkansas Agents Name The Republic Group Company of the Year
Jun 11 2010 // The Republic Group, headquartered in Dallas, has been named 2010 Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas (IIAA). According to the IIAA, this award recognizes the company that most demonstrates a...
Arkansas Class Action Suit Against Farmers Union Can Proceed
Jun 7 2010 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court order certifying class action status in a case involving an insurer’s depreciation practices in property claims against “actual cash value” homeowners...
Mid-America Business Conditions Index at Highest Level in Four Years
Jun 1 2010 // The May Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region advanced for a sixth straight month, pointing to a growing economy in the months ahead, according to the May Business Conditions survey of supply managers in the...
Arkansas Supreme Court: Class Action Suit Against Insurer Can Proceed
May 26 2010 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court order certifying class action status in a case involving an insurer’s depreciation practices in property claims against “actual cash value” homeowners...
Arkansas Suspends License of Agent Accused of Embezzlement
May 21 2010 // The Arkansas Department of Insurance has suspended the producer and agency licenses of Timothy Walley and the Tim Walley Insurance Agency Inc. of Little Rock for multiple alleged violations, including embezzlement and...
Arkansas Insurance Agent Wins GOP Nomination for Lt. Gov.
May 20 2010 // A Springdale, Ark., insurance agent has won the Republican nomination in Arkansas for lieutenant governor. Mark Darr will face state Sen. Shane Broadway in the fall to take over the No. 2 spot vacated by Bill Halter,...
Arkansas Church Awarded $43.6M in Unlicensed Insurance Case
May 17 2010 // A federal jury has awarded a Jonesboro, Ark., church $43.6 million in its lawsuit against an insurance group that wasn’t licensed or authorized to sell insurance. Old St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in West...
Arkansas Official: Flood Insurance Push a ‘Scam’ to Raise Money
May 4 2010 // Recommendations by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for landowners in Trumann, Ark., to purchase flood insurance are nothing more than a scam, a levee district official told a crowd of concerned residents on May...
