Kentucky News

Kentucky Simulator Program Aims to Improve Driver Safety

Baby, you can drive Larry Roberts’ car er, simulated driving machine. But first you have to get an official invitation from Roberts, who is the Fayette County attorney. And you have to be between 16 and 18. Roberts’ office bought …

Keystone Adds Two Kentucky Agencies to Network

Keystone Insurers Group today announced the addition of two more franchisees to its growing list of partner agencies. Both are in Kentucky. Houk Insurance Agency of Horse Cave and Mountain Valley Insurance in Barbourville bring the Kentucky franchise total to …

Keystone Welcomes Palmer Miller Nelson as Ohio Partner

Palmer Miller Nelson Insurance Agency Inc. (PMN) of Columbus, Ohio, has become Keystone Insurers Group’s 24th franchise partner in Ohio. The new arrangement was announced jointly by PMN President Steven Miller and Keystone’s Ohio Vice President Angie Engelke. In business …

Kentucky Court Rules Christians-Only Health Plan Is Insurance

A Christians-only health care plan provides a “contract for insurance” and doesn’t qualify for exemption from state regulations as a religious publication, the Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled in a decision that potentially opens the plan to stricter regulations by …

Surprise Inspections at Appalachian Mines Uncover Safety Violations

Recent surprise inspections show that increased enforcement isn’t preventing U.S. coal mines from continuing to violate safety laws, the federal Mine Safety & Health Administration said. MSHA inspectors found miners had worked under an unsupported roof at a Tennessee mine, …

Kentucky’s WC Loss Costs Down for Fifth Time

An annual filing most insurance carriers will use to develop rates for workers’ compensation coverage in Kentucky shows the fifth consecutive overall decrease in loss costs, Department of Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark announced today. The 2010 filing, approved by …

Kentucky Coal Companies Sued After Flooding

A group of eastern Kentucky residents have sued two coal companies, saying improper surface mining and reclamation caused or worsened flooding that destroyed dozens of homes in Pike County last month. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the lawsuit accuses Cambrian …

Tennessee Gets Break from Downpour

The rains deluging Tennessee abated on Thursday but forecasters are predicting that the same storm system will bring more rain to the region over weekend. Officials in Nashville are making plans for evacuations and sandbagging in case those measures should …

Employee-Owned Insurance Brokerage Opens Akron Office

Ohio’s oldest independent and largest employee-owned risk management and insurance brokerage firm has opened an office in Akron. Oswald Companies serves more than 50 clients collectively in Akron and Canton. Oswald’s newest Ohio location will be led by Paul Catania, …

Kentucky Police Suspect Two Fires Are Arson

A pair of fires that happened within minutes of each other may be arson and a southern Kentucky fire chief believes they may also be connected. Russellville Police Department Chief Barry Dill told the Bowling Green Daily News that detectives …