Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Coal Industry Blasts Safety Rules
Jun 20 2011 // Coal industry officials have roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion that killed 29 West Virginia miners last year. The West Virginia Coal Association and Alpha...
Average Long Term Care Liability Claim Rising: Aon Study
Jun 17 2011 // Long term care liability costs are rising because the average claim size is increasing even as claim frequency declines. There has been a four percent increase in the average claim size, according to research by Aon Risk...
West Virginia Reports State Agencies’ Workers’ Compensation Data
Jun 17 2011 // State figures show the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety had the worst workers’ compensation record among state agencies over the past five years. The department had $10.8 million in...
Virginia Governor Signs School Safety Legislation
Jun 17 2011 // Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed legislation designed to improve school safety. The new laws signed Tuesday make it illegal for sex offenders to be on school buses and allows video cameras to be installed on them,...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Caught in Pensions’ Currency Dispute
Jun 16 2011 // Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has asked for a state investigation into whether banks may have manipulated foreign exchange rates charged to Ohio pension funds and the state’s injured worker insurance, potentially...
Fatal Virginia Bus Crash Shines Light on Driver Fatigue
Jun 14 2011 // Recent deadly crashes involving large interstate buses like the one involved in a fatal crash in Virginia two weeks ago have heightened concerns about driver fatigue. Four women were killed and dozens injured when...
Matt Koenig, CPCU Joins the Commercial Lines Team at Atlantic Specialty Lines of VA
Jun 10 2011 // Richmond, VA, 6/10/2011 – Atlantic Specialty Lines of VA is excited to announce the hiring of Matt Koenig as a commercial lines underwriter. Matt will be working from his location in NY and will be underwriting...
Private Equity Firm Buys Controlling Stake in Virginia’s Hilb Group
Jun 9 2011 // A New York private investment firm has taken a controlling interest in Virginia-based insurance broker, The Hilb Group. BHMS Investments has completed a controlling equity investment in The Hilb Group, which was formed in...
Coal Industry Blasts New Federal Mine Safety Rules
Jun 9 2011 // Coal industry officials this week roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion that killed 29 West Virginia miners last year. The West Virginia Coal Association and...
U.S. Court in Georgia to Hear States’ Healthcare Law Challenge Today
Jun 8 2011 // A U.S. appeals court in Atlanta will hear a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reforms signed into law by President Barack Obama a year ago. The suit, filed by more than half the states,...
Massey Criticizes Federal Report on West Virginia Mine Disaster
Jun 6 2011 // The company that owned the coal mine where 29 miners died in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades concluded the explosion was the result of unpreventable natural gas buildup and not coal dust, contradicting the...
West Virginia Seeks Workers’ Compensation Bids
Jun 6 2011 // West Virginia is soliciting bids from workers’ compensation insurers to provide coverage for its state employees. The insurance department posted the request for proposals on its website on May 23. The winning bidder...
Business Moves
Jun 6 2011 // Crump, Self Funded Alternatives Wholesaler broker Crump Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Self Funded Alternatives, an insurance intermediary specializing in self-insured workers’ compensation programs. SFA is...
People
Jun 6 2011 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline will retire after 10 years on the job. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Cline’s retirement will become effective June 30, 2011 and that he will name a replacement in the...
Virginia Regulators Urge Homeowners to Check Coverage
Jun 3 2011 // Virginia regulators are urging homeowners to review their insurance policies with the start of hurricane season this week. The State Corporation Commission, which regulates insurers, said that some companies automatically...
DuPont Moves to Block ‘Double-Dipping’ by West Virginia Plaintiffs
May 27 2011 // DuPont wants a judge to deny plaintiffs in a West Virginia personal injury case the right to enroll in a related, court-administered medical monitoring program, arguing there’s no point in testing for early detection...
West Virginia Reports Rise in Claims Awarded Against State
May 26 2011 // Monetary claims awarded against the state of West Virginia more than doubled in the past year. The state Court of Claims says in its 2011 annual report that it approved $8.4 million worth of awards, compared to $3.8...
Feds Demand Workplace Injury Records from Mining Firms
May 26 2011 // An administrative law judge has ordered two major coal producers, Massey Energy Co. and Peabody Energy Corp., to turn over information about coal mine accidents, injuries and work-related illnesses, federal regulators...
Black Lung Disease Rising Again Among U.S. Miners
May 23 2011 // Black lung disease, long a killer of coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years since Congress passed tougher mine safety laws, health and safety experts said Friday. The renewed appearance of the...
West Virginia Seeks Bids on Workers’ Compensation for State Agencies
May 20 2011 // West Virginia is prepared to solicit bids from workers’ compensation insurers to provide coverage for its state employees. The West Virginia insurance department is scheduled to post the request for proposals on its...
