Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Association Not Likely to Push Liability Cap for Nursing Homes in Ark.
Nov 22 2004 // No effort is planned in the upcoming Arkansas legislative session to gain approval for a measure that would limit damages that could be awarded in suits against nursing homes, a top industry official says. A measure to cap...
Association Not Likely to Push for Liability Cap for Nursing Homes in Ark.
Nov 14 2004 // No effort is planned in the upcoming Arkansas legislative session to gain approval for a measure that would limit damages that could be awarded in suits against nursing homes, a top industry official says. A measure to cap...
Industry in the Bull’s Eye
Nov 8 2004 // In the days after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a civil lawsuit against insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. for alleged commercial account steering and bid rigging, the insurance industry...
Ark. Department to Hold Public Hearing on Sex Discrimination in Insurance
Oct 22 2004 // The Arkansas Insurance Department has scheduled a public hearing on Nov. 23, 2004, to determine whether the Arkansas Insurance Commissioner should adopt Proposed Amended Rule and Regulation 19, “Unfair Sex...
AWCC Offers Spanish Language Forms on Web Site
Oct 18 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) announced the availability on its Web site of Spanish translations of two forms, AWCC Spanish Form AR-P (poster of instructions) and Spanish Form AR-N (employee...
AWCC Names Douthit as Administrative Law Judge
Oct 15 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) appointed Dale Douthit, a Russellville attorney, as its newest Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The AWCC, administrator of the state’s workers’...
America First Appoints New Territory Manager for Oklahoma and Arkansas
Sep 28 2004 // America First Insurance named Arthur E. Lackey territory manager for the operating states of Oklahoma and Arkansas. In this position, Lackey will have responsibility for marketing America First Insurance products and...
AWCC Says Workers’ Comp Conference Almost Full
Sep 22 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced recently that although reservations can still be made for the 17th Annual Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Oct. 13-15, planners are...
Ark. Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Nursing Home Operator
Sep 15 2004 // Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe announced that his office has reached a settlement with Advocat Inc. of Franklin, Tenn., operating in Arkansas as Diversicare Management Services, to resolve a series of lawsuits and...
Ark. DOI Issues Fairness Directive to P/C Insurers
Jul 22 2004 // Acknowledging that Arkansas law imposes minimal restrictions on underwriting, the Arkansas Insurance Department nevertheless announced that it expects property and casualty insurers to give proper attention to the explicit...
Free OSHA Training in Residential Construction Safety Slated for June 22 in Arkansas
Jun 15 2004 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Arkansas Home Builders Association and the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board are teaming up to provide a training workshop in...
ISO Unveils New Service to Streamline Process for Arkansas Workers’ Comp Insurers
Jun 10 2004 // Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) has unveiled a new service that eliminates the need for workers’ compensation insurers to manually prepare and submit Proof of Coverage (POC) reports to the Arkansas...
Get Out of the Office!
Jun 7 2004 // It’s here—convention season, that is. From now until the end of November, there will be plenty of opportunities for agents in the South Central states to get out of the office and go mingle with friends and...
People and Places
Jun 7 2004 // Michael Donnelly Professional Lines Underwriting Specialists Inc. (PLUS), an Austin-based professional liability insurance wholesaler, named Michael Donnelly as vice president. Donnelly comes to PLUS after spending his...
New Judge Named by Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission
May 11 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) recently announced it named Frank Arey, a one-time special appointee to the state’s Court of Appeals, as its newest Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The AWCC,...
DataPath to Serve as HSA Administrator for Arkansas
Apr 29 2004 // DataPath Inc., a Little Rock, Ark.-based provider of software solutions for employee benefits, announced it has been named as the Health Savings Account (HSA) Administrator for the State of Arkansas for the 2005 and 2006...
Arkansas AG: Think Twice About Scooters, ATVs
Apr 20 2004 // Attorney General Mike Beebe is asking Arkansans to think carefully before purchasing scooters, small all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) or small utility vehicles. Many of the purchasers of these scooters and small ATVs are...
Arkansas Department Explains Fire Loss Reporting
Apr 9 2004 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a bulletin explaining compliance requirements of all property insurers licensed to do business in the state with Act 1345 of 2003, also known as the “Fire Loss Reporting Act...
Ark. Suggests Insurers Evaluate New Security Product
Mar 22 2004 // The Arkansas Department of Insurance issued a notice to insurers and other interested parties about a significant new technology in the area of truck and truck cargo security. The Arkansas Department said it wants to make...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
