Latest Virginia Headlines

All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.

WEST VIRGINIA GOV. NOTES PHYSICIAN’S MUTUAL FILES APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE WITH COMMISSION:

Jun 7 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise announced that the Physician’s Mutual Insurance Company filed its application for licensure with the Insurance Commission. “Last year, this administration asked the Legislature to...

In Virginia, Prepaid Legal Agents Must Register with Consumer Affairs Office Starting July 1

Jun 2 2004 // In response to a law change taking effect July 1, 2004, agents selling prepaid legal service plan contracts in Virgnia must register with the Office of the Consumer Affairs (OCA) at the Virginia Department of Agriculture...

W. Va. WCC Files Injunctions Against Four Employers

Jun 2 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against four state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...

W. Va. Gov. Tours Flood Damaged Region, Expects Federal Help for Suffering Residents

Jun 1 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise on Tuesday told emergency officials in flood-damaged southern West Virginia that he is confident the federal government will authorize disaster relief money to help residents who have suffered...

TurboRater for Windows Now Available in Virginia!!

May 27 2004 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC) is pleased to announce they have released a Windows-based version of their comparative rating system, TurboRater, in the state of Virginia. The TurboRater system compares rates and...

W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Pair of Companies

May 21 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...

W. Va. WCBM Passes Pair of Rules

May 20 2004 // The Workers’ Compensation Board of Managers has approved two “historic” rules to regulate how self-insured companies will conduct business in West Virginia. Under Rule 18, the 127 active self-insured...

W. Va. A.G. Settles Lawsuit Against Dey Inc.

May 20 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced a settlement of drug pricing litigation against Dey Inc., a manufacturer of prescription drugs. Dey Inc. a unit of Merck KGAA of Germany, agreed to pay three state...

W. Va. Gov. Notes Physician’s Mutual Files Application for Licensure with Commission

May 18 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise announced that the Physician’s Mutual Insurance Company filed its application for licensure with the Insurance Commission. “Last year, this administration asked the Legislature to...

Virginia Yanks Illegal Drivers Licenses

May 13 2004 // The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has yanked the licenses of 1,016 drivers who failed to verify they obtained their licenses legally from two clerks convicted in a license-selling scam. In December, the DMV sent...

W. Va. WCC Files Injunctions Against Pair of State Employers in Default

May 4 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. The injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...

W. Va. WCC Files Injunctions Against Trio of State Employers

May 3 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. The injunctions were filed in Kanawha...

CIAB PROCEEDS TO DISMISS W. VA. LAWSUIT AFTER STATE’S DECISION:

May 3 2004 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) reported it would dismiss its federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s counter-signature requirements for out-of-state insurance brokers because the state has...

BB&T Finalizes Acquisition of Capitol Premium Plan

May 3 2004 // North Carolina-based BB&T Corporation has completed its acquisition of insurance premium finance company Capitol Premium Plan Inc. of Charlotte, N.C. BB&T has combined the 43-year-old firm with Prime Rate Premium...

W. Va. WCC Files Injunctions Against Pair of Employers

Apr 28 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. The injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...

West Virginia Gets Insurance Fraud Bureau Later This Year

Apr 19 2004 // Having put pen to paper, West Virginia Governor Bob Wise recently signed the state’s first insurance fraud bureau into law, ushering in a new era of stepped-up crackdowns on industry fraud. State Insurance...

W. Va. Workers’ Comp Commission Files Injunction Against Kanawha County Employer

Apr 14 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed an injunction against a state employer whose account with the Commission is in default. The injunction was filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court...

W. Va. Workers’ Comp Board of Managers Gets Feedback on Pair of Proposed Rules

Apr 13 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Board of Managers on Monday heard public comments on two proposed rules – one focusing on proposed risk pools for self-insured employers and the other on a mandatory...

W. Virginia WCC Files Injunctions Against Trio of State Employers; Ordered to Cease Business

Apr 8 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. The injunctions were filed in Kanawha...

CIAB Proceeds to Dismiss W. Virginia Lawsuit Following State Overturn of Counter-Signature Statute

Apr 8 2004 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) reported it will dismiss its federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s counter-signature requirements for out-of-state insurance brokers because the state has...