Kentucky News

Ward Group Names Top 50 Performing P/C Insurers

The Ward Group has named the top 50 property/casualty insurers, based on its evaluation of more than 3,000 companies domiciled in the United States. Companies named to the list had surplus and premiums of at least $50 million for each …

Keystone Adds Hall & Clark, Ison as Kentucky Partner Agencies

Keystone Insurers Group has added two more franchisees to its expanding list of Kentucky partner agencies. Hall & Clark Insurance Agency in Prestonsburg and Ison Insurance Agency of West Liberty join KIG’s 17 Kentucky partners and more than 210 independent …

Willis Appoints McKain Head of Columbus, Ohio, Office

Willis, the global insurance broker, has named Frank E. McKain managing partner of its Columbus, Ohio office, effective July 14. He succeeds Kim Sparks, who as interim managing partner successfully navigated the operation through a merger and leadership change. Sparks …

Hayride Death Stirs Debate Over Kentucky’s Farm Safety Laws

The death of a woman thrown from a hay wagon during a ride at a county fair has opened a debate over whether there should be improvements to Kentucky laws on farm equipment safety. Dale Dobson, head of the Farm …

Kentucky Officials Warn Over Mine Collapses

State mine safety workers are meeting face-to-face with coal miners at the job site to urge them to be vigilant about potential underground collapses, which have killed four miners in Kentucky this year. Mine Safety and Licensing Director Johnny Greene …

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Ex-Kentucky Mine Regulator Charged with Falsifying Records

A former government mine safety analyst has been indicted on charges of falsifying multiple reports while working for the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. Betty Sue Whitaker of Hazard faces 58 counts of tampering with public records after …

Business Moves

Arthur J. Gallagher, Joseph James & Associates Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Joseph James & Associates of Dublin, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1989, Joseph …

Business Moves

Keystone, Latta Latta Insurance Services Inc. of Henderson, Ky., has become Keystone Insurers Group’s seventeenth franchise partner in Kentucky.Latta Insurance Services President Williams S. Latta announced the new arrangement jointly with Keystone President David Boedker. Latta Insurance has served western …

FEMA: States Need Time to Review Flood Map

After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be required. Craig Fugate, administrator …