Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ark. commissioner: Regulators have dual role
Apr 23 2007 // Testifying before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 11, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman, told lawmakers that insurance regulators have the dual...
Ark. Commissioner Speaks to Senate Committee on State of P/C Industry
Apr 12 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 11 on the overall state of the property/casualty insurance market...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Doctors in Ark. stress ATV safety after recent deaths Three recent deaths in all-terrain vehicle accidents in Arkansas, including a toddler and a teenager, are a reminder that ATV accidents are on the rise, and doctors at...
People
Apr 9 2007 // Dallas-based KMC Insurance Services promoted Warren Lee to vice president of its commercial lines department. Lee focuses on large commercial accounts, specializing in the home building, roofing, real estate development,...
Proposed Trauma Center Funding Fails in Ark. Legislative Committee
Apr 4 2007 // Another attempt to fund a statewide trauma center system in Arkansas by adding a tax to insurance policies failed to win the endorsement of a legislative conference committee April 2, effectively killing it. A proposal by...
Proposal for Ark. Trauma System Could Raise Taxes on Insurance Policies
Apr 2 2007 // Funding for a statewide trauma system in Arkansas could end up coming from an increase in taxes placed on insurance policies in the state, members of a joint House and Senate committee heard March 30. Senate President Jack...
Doctors in Ark. Stress ATV Safety after 3 Recent Deaths
Mar 28 2007 // Three recent deaths in all-terrain vehicle accidents in Arkansas, including a toddler and a teenager, are a reminder that ATV accidents are on the rise in the state, and doctors at Arkansas Children’s Hospital want...
News Currents
Mar 26 2007 // Ark. Senate passes teen driving rules; highway bond measure Teenage drivers in Arkansas would have more restrictions on their driving privileges under Senate Bill 196, which recently passed the state Senate. According to...
Teen drinking – South Central states
Mar 26 2007 // According to the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation costs to states generated by underage drinking include medical care, work loss, and pain and suffering associated with the multiple problems caused by the use...
TEEN DRINKING — SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
Mar 26 2007 // According to the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation costs to states generated by underage drinking include medical care, work loss, and pain and suffering associated with the multiple problems caused by the use...
Ark. Insurance Commissioner, Staff to Hold NAIC Posts
Mar 20 2007 // The Arkansas Insurance Department reported that state Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has been elected vice-chair of the Southeastern Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Her...
Ark. Senate Passes Teen Driving Rules; Highway Bond Measure
Mar 16 2007 // Teenage drivers in Arkansas would have more restrictions on their driving privileges under Senate Bill 196, which recently passed the state Senate. According to the Senate announcement, teens with a learner’s permit...
Tornadoes Reported in Four States; 27 Injured in Arkansas
Feb 27 2007 // Authorities went door to door in search of an unknown number of people who remained unaccounted for after severe storms swept through southern Arkansas, shredding home and businesses and injuring at least 27...
People and Places
Feb 26 2007 // Covington, La.-based First Premium Insurance Group Inc., a regional property and casualty insurance broker, added a new team member, Crystal DePascual. DePascual joined First Premium’s staff as marketing...
It Figures
Feb 26 2007 // $309 Million The Federal Emergency Management Administration has determined nearly 70,000 households wrongly received $309.1 million in grants related to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, and officials acknowledge those...
People
Feb 25 2007 // Covington, La.-based First Premium Insurance Group Inc., a regional property and casualty insurance broker, added a new team member, Crystal DePascual. DePascual joined First Premium’s staff as marketing...
Figures
Feb 25 2007 // $309 Million The Federal Emergency Management Administration has determined nearly 70,000 households wrongly received $309.1 million in grants related to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, and officials acknowledge those...
AWCC Extends Registration Deadline for Education Conf. Discount
Feb 16 2007 // The sign-up fee to attend the annual Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference has a discounted rate for early registration through March 15, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission...
Motorcycle Helmet Bill Fails in Ark. Senate Committee
Feb 14 2007 // Helmetless motorcyclists need not fear arrest in Arkansas unless the sponsor of a measure to require helmets decides he can muster the votes in the state Senate to remove his proposal from a committee that declined to...
People and Places
Feb 12 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...
