Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Virginia County Says Goodbye to Quake-Damaged School
May 16 2012 // Louisa County, Va., said goodbye to an elementary school that was damaged by last year’s earthquake. The Daily Progress reports that Louisa County Public Schools held a closing ceremony for Thomas Jefferson...
Virginia Hurricane-Prep Sales Tax Break Starts May 25
May 10 2012 // Virginians who want to stock up on batteries, bottled water and other supplies for the hurricane season will get a tax break this month. Starting May 25 and continuing for seven days, a sales tax holiday will spare them...
Virginia Regulators End Shenandoah Life Insurance Co.’s Receivership
May 9 2012 // A Roanoke, Va.-based insurance company is no longer in receivership. The State Corporation Commission announced Tuesday that it ended Shenandoah Life Insurance Company’s receivership because of a successful...
Genworth Financial Cuts About 80 Positions at Virginia Offices
May 8 2012 // Genworth Financial Inc. has cut nearly 80 positions at two Virginia operations. The move comes days after the Richmond-based company’s chairman and CEO, Michael D. Fraizer, resigned. Genworth spokesman Tom Topinka...
West Virginia Driver Data Access Eased
May 7 2012 // Individuals in West Virginia involved in a traffic accident will soon be able to access the other driver’s insurance coverage before filing a lawsuit under a new disclosure law. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed into law...
Southeast Agencies, Carriers Now Hiring
May 7 2012 // Here is some of the positive insurance employment news for the Southeast: Allstate In February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South...
Va.-Based Genworth Financial’s CEO Resigns; Acting Chief Named
May 3 2012 // Genworth Financial Inc. said Tuesday that Chairman and CEO Michael D. Fraizer has resigned, and the board has tapped Chief Financial Officer Martin P. Klein to fill as CEO while it searches for a successor. Fraizer helped...
Virginia Jury Convicts Costa Rican Man in $485M Fraud
May 1 2012 // A federal jury in Virginia convicted a former Costa Rican insurance executive on Monday of all counts in a $485 million fraud scheme in which he was accused of lying to clients and investors about the financial stability...
Firm Pleads Guilty in Va. Court to $670M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Apr 23 2012 // A Costa Rican company has agreed to plead guilty to a $670 million global insurance fraud scheme. Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd. entered a plea agreement last Friday in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia, where...
Ex-W.Va. Nonprofit Director Wins Federal Appeal Against Insurer
Apr 18 2012 // A federal appeals court says an insurance company should have represented a former director of a West Virginia nonprofit organization in a civil lawsuit. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., sided with...
Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish. The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
Business Moves
Apr 16 2012 // Peachtree, Personable Holdings A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard...
Business Moves – Southeast
Apr 16 2012 // Peachtree, Personable Holdings A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard...
Federal Healthcare Law to Aid Black Lung Victims
Apr 16 2012 // Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain black lung benefits, while a West Virginia congressman aims to reduce the amount of paperwork they have...
Virginia Insurance Fraud Arrests Going Up
Apr 16 2012 // The Virginia State Police said its special agents made 231 arrests for insurance fraud and other related crimes, such as arson and forgery, in 2011 — up eight percent over 2010. The Virginia State Police investigates...
West Virginia Permits Access to Driver’s Insurance Information Before Lawsuit
Apr 13 2012 // Individuals in West Virginia involved in a traffic accident will soon be able to access the other driver’s insurance coverage before filing a lawsuit under a new disclosure law. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed into law...
Virginia Wildfires Burn More Than 7,000 Acres
Apr 12 2012 // Parts of Interstate 64 and three other roads remain closed because of wildfires that have burned more than 7,000 acres in Virginia. The National Forest Service says five large fires are burning in Alleghany, Craig, Page...
Navy Compensating Those Affected by Virginia Jet Crash
Apr 11 2012 // A slew of residents who lost their homes after a Navy jet crashed into their apartment complex began picking up government checks on Monday to help them pay for food, clothing and housing over the next two weeks as they...
West Virginia Mine Blast Survivors’ Cases Still Unsettled
Apr 11 2012 // Nine men who survived West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine disaster want to abandon mediation of their personal injury claims and start gathering evidence for trial because they say the mine’s new owner...
Navy Jet Crash in Virginia Beach, Va., Fiery, Not Deadly
Apr 8 2012 // Zooming along at 170 mph (275 kph) in a fighter jet carrying thousands of pounds (kilograms) of volatile fuel, two Navy pilots faced nothing but bad choices when their aircraft malfunctioned over Virginia’s most...
