Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
KY. A.G. WARNS AGAINST FAKE FEMA INSPECTORS:
Jan 24 2005 // Kentucky homeowners have received a warning from Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo to report individuals posing as Federal Emergency Management Agency inspectors. Stumbo’s office was notified by the Kentucky...
“Get Smart About Insurance Week” Begins Today in West Virginia, Kentucky
Jan 21 2005 // State insurance officials in West Virginia and Kentucky kicked off “Get Smart About Insurance Week” today through Jan. 28. West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline and Kentucky Insurance Executive...
Ky. College Professors Latest to Claim Health Effects From Mold Contamination
Jan 17 2005 // College professors in Kentucky have joined the ranks of Americans claiming to suffer from the health effects of mold contamination. Faculty, including two nursing lab faculty members, at Mayville Community College...
Ky. Ordinance to Levy 8 Percent Insurance Tax, But Legality of Meeting Questioned
Jan 14 2005 // Clark County, Ky. residents are facing an ordinance that would impose an 8 percent tax on all insurance premiums, excluding health insurance. The vote is believed to be the largest tax increase in Clark County history....
KY. OFFICE OF INSURANCE RECEIVES ACCREDITATION AWARDS:
Jan 3 2005 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance was one of four state insurance departments to receive accreditation awards in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Financial Regula-tion Standards and Accreditation...
Nashville-based Bankers Insurance Buys Mann, Smith & Cummings; Eyes Ky., Ga.
Jan 1 2005 // Nashville, Tenn.-based Bankers Insurance Group bought Mann, Smith & Cummings of Clarksville from the Synaxis Group, also of Nashville. The purchase brings Bankers annual premium revenues to $20 million. Mann, Smith...
Ky. AG Issues Warning About Fake FEMA Inspector
Dec 31 2004 // Kentucky homeowners have received a warning from Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo to watch out for individuals posing as inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Stumbo issued a news release which...
Melting Snow, Ice Increase Claims in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina
Dec 30 2004 // The Kentucky Insurance Commission estimates damages of from $400,000 to $500,000 in losses due to last week’s winter storms and warmer temperatures this week. An unusual amount of snow and ice, high winds and...
AIK Comp to Suspend Writing Workers’ Comp. Business In Kentucky
Dec 22 2004 // AIK Comp, a Kentucky workers’ compensation group self-insurance fund currently in rehabilitation following a $58.5 million shortfall, will suspend writing new or renewal business effective Jan. 1, 2005, Martin...
WellPoint Names Regional CEO, Expands Into Kentucky
Dec 21 2004 // WellPoint Inc. has expanded its central region to include the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and has named Keith Faller to lead the region as president and CEO. Earlier this month,...
AIK Audit Shows Discounts, Even While Ky. Firm Was Slipping Into Shortfall
Dec 15 2004 // AIK Comp’s management provided millions in “premium discounts” to its members while the workers’ compensation insurance fund was slipping into a $59 million shortfall. Louisville-based AIK Comp...
4,000 Businesses In Group Comp Fund Owe $51 Million In Ky. Self-Insurance Claims
Dec 10 2004 // More than 4,000 Kentucky business owners participating in a group workers’ compensation fund have been left holding-the-bag and being billed for $51 million in claims racked up by AIK Comp, a self-insurance plan...
Ky. Office of Insurance Receives Accreditation Award
Dec 9 2004 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) in Frankfort was one of four state insurance departments receiving accreditation awards under the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Financial Regulation...
BB&T Eyeing Langan Insurance Agency, Its Fourth Kentucky Acquisition
Nov 26 2004 // The Lousville-based Langan Insurance Agency is being acquired by BB&T Insurance Services of Raleigh, N.C. Lagan has 41 employees. According to Wade Reece, BB&T president, Bill Roby Sr., Langan president and Tom...
Ky. Gov. Appoints Former Legislator to Employers’ Mutual Insurance Authority Board
Nov 24 2004 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher recently announced the appointment of Jon Ackerson of Louisville to the Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance Authority Board of Directors. Ackerson is currently an attorney with Ackerson...
Franklin Circuit Court (Ky.) Rules AIK Comp Assessment to Move Forward
Nov 23 2004 // Franklin Circuit Court (Kentucky) Judge William Graham ruled recently that the assessment of AIK Comp members will go forward as planned. The ruling was in response to a motion filed on behalf of a group of AIK Comp...
AIK Comp: Kentucky’s Enron’
Sep 6 2004 // AIK Comp’s precarious financial situation in Kentucky should serve as a wake-up call for the workers’ compensation group self-insurance market in the Bluegrass State. Lawmakers and regulators in Kentucky need...
KENTUCKY GOV. INKS EXECUTIVE ORDER FOLLOWING STORMS:
Aug 23 2004 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher recently signed an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Beginning on July 13, and continuing for several days, widespread severe weather occurred...
Kentucky Governor Fletcher Keeps Commonwealth in Stride
Aug 23 2004 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) has had a busy last few weeks. Between weighing in on the AIK Comp Fund issue in the Commonwealth and seeing to it that residents get the help they need from storms that rumbled through...
Kentucky Office of Insurance Set to Meet Industry Challenges
Aug 23 2004 // As a Florida resident who chose to return to Kentucky during my first try at retirement (a decision that drew puzzled looks from many), I appreciate many things about the Commonwealth—the natural beauty, the quality of...
