Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Faulty Bolt Caused Train Crash That Ignited Kentucky Toxic Blaze
Apr 5 2007 // A train derailment that ignited a large, toxic blaze that forced residents near Louisville, Kentucky from their homes for days was caused by a broken bolt, the rail company said this week. The National Transportation...
Kentucky Coal Mine Widows Prove Powerful as Lobbyists
Apr 4 2007 // Claudia Cole would have considered herself an unlikely person to be a lobbyist in the state Capitol. She preferred the simple life of wife and mother. But when her husband was killed in a Kentucky coal mine, the country...
Kentucky Mine Owner Pleads Guilty to Workers Comp Fraud
Apr 3 2007 // Harold Simpson, owner and operator of Simpson Mining Co. in Perry County, Ky., pleaded guilty to mail fraud in U.S. District Court after special investigators with Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance discovered...
Kentucky Competes for Captives, Follows Workers’ Comp Closely
Mar 20 2007 // With “firm but flexible regulation” in place, Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak says her state is an attractive draw for the captive insurance market and she hopes to encourage continued broad...
Ky. Senate Approves Bill that Oversees Coal Plant Sites
Mar 12 2007 // The process for deciding where coal gasification plants can be built in Kentucky would be streamlined under a bill that received final passage by the state Senate last week. The bill allows proposed coal or biomass...
Julie Mix McPeak, Kentucky, Executive Director, Office of Insurance
Mar 12 2007 // Julie Mix McPeak, an attorney with more than a decade of experience in state government, was appointed executive director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) by Gov. Ernie Fletcher last June. McPeak succeeded Glenn...
Kentucky Guardsmen, Emergency Teams Practice Earthquake Drills
Mar 6 2007 // National Guardsmen and emergency management officials in 13 western Kentucky counties spent last week responding to an earthquake that hadn’t actually occurred. The exercise simulated response to a magnitude 7.5...
Nobody Hurt in Kentucky Insurance Agency Drive-Thru
Feb 22 2007 // An 84-year-old man plowed his car into a western Kentucky insurance agency office where he was planning to pay his bill. Leonard G. Rickman, of Paducah, pulled into a parking lot of the State Farm Insurance office shortly...
‘Fire-Safe’ Cigarette Bill Advances in Kentucky
Feb 16 2007 // Kentucky’s status as the nation’s leading adult smoking state makes it more susceptible to fatal fires sparked by cigarettes, a safety advocate said this week. The solution is to join several other states by...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Kentucky – Julie Mix McPeak
Feb 11 2007 // Julie Mix McPeak cares about the health insurance crisis facing small businesses in Kentucky and in response to the problem she helped to implement the “I-CARE” initiative. About 90 percent of businesses in...
Small Earthquake Shakes Western Kentucky
Feb 5 2007 // A small earthquake along the New Madrid Fault shook two towns in far western Kentucky, but no injuries or damages were reported. The magnitude 2.9 quake, centered 3 miles northwest of Bardwell, was recorded at 5:47 p.m....
Kentucky Asks Judge to Reverse Ruling on Christian Health Plan
Feb 1 2007 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance has asked a judge to reconsider his decision to allow a Christian-only health care plan to continue operating in the state. Other states recognize Medi-Share as insurance and subject it to...
Kentucky judge permits Christians-only health plan to continue
Jan 29 2007 // A Christians-only health plan that serves nearly 20,000 churchgoers nationwide can continue operating in Kentucky, a judge ruled recenntly. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate said the Medi-Share program...
Kentucky judge permits Christians-only health plan to continue
Jan 28 2007 // A Christians-only health plan that serves nearly 20,000 churchgoers nationwide can continue operating in Kentucky, a judge ruled recenntly. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate said the Medi-Share program...
Ky. Plane Crash Details Could Boost Case for Punitive Damages
Jan 23 2007 // When Comair Flight 5191 crashed shortly on takeoff in August at Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport , the parents of 16-year-old Paige Winters thought she died instantly. Documents released this week show a contributing...
Kentucky Judge Permits Christians-Only Health Plan to Continue
Jan 22 2007 // A Christians-only health plan that serves nearly 20,000 churchgoers nationwide can continue operating in Kentucky, a judge ruled Thursday. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate said the Medi-Share program...
Feds Arrive in Kentucky to Investigate Hazardous Chemical Rail Fire
Jan 18 2007 // Federal agents will spend the rest of the week near Brooks, Kentucky investigating what caused a train carrying hazardous chemicals to derail and catch fire, forcing nearby residents to evacuate their homes. The chemical...
Ky. Law Enforcement Veteran to Lead Insurance Fraud Unit
Jan 8 2007 // A former chief of police in Louisville has been appointed director of the Insurance Fraud Investigation Division of the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Eugene Sherrard began his career in 1971 as a dispatcher for the...
Kentucky: Ruling Expected Soon in Christian Health Care Case
Jan 3 2007 // Don’t try to tell Ken Walker that the health care program Medi-Share should be banned in Kentucky. Formerly of Louisville, the Huntington, W.Va.-based freelance writer enrolled in the for-Christians-only initiative...
