Kentucky News

Kentucky Traffic Deaths Lowest in Years

Traffic deaths in Kentucky are on pace to be the lowest this year since at least the early 1990s. As of last Wednesday, there were 739 traffic fatalities in Kentucky, according to the state highway safety office’s web site. That’s …

Inspections Reducing Mine Safety Violations: U.S. Official

Conducting special inspections to crack down on mines with poor safety records appears to be working, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said last week. The agency said it issued 250 citations and orders during so-called impact inspections at …

Southeast’s Top Stories: Disasters That Happened and 1 That Didn’t

The top insurance stories in the Southeast in 2010 included several disasters that caused considerable death and destruction in the region and one that didn’t do as much harm as feared. The April 20 blowout of BP’s Macondo well while …

Scientist Alleges Religious Bias Cost Him Job at U of Kentucky

An astronomer argues that his Christian faith and his peers’ belief that he is an evolution skeptic kept him from getting a prestigious job as the director of a new student observatory at the University of Kentucky. Martin Gaskell quickly …

J.M. Wilson Hires Craycraft as Branch Manager in Ohio

Managing general agency J.M. Wilson has added Chuck Craycraft as branch manager in Westerville, Ohio. Craycraft will oversee the staff and day-to-day operations of the Ohio office. His territory includes Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania. He is a …

Kentucky Builders, Insurer Partner in Workers’ Compensation Program

A builders’ association is teaming with Kentucky’s largest workers’ compensation insurer to offer a new workers’ compensation program to its members in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI) and the Associated Builders and Contractors of Kentuckiana (ABC) …

2010/2011 Buyer’s Guide

Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2nd annual Buyer’s Guide, a tear-out directory of services, products and solutions for the insurance industry. Companies are listed within eleven different categories; Agents, Agent Networks, Agency Services, Claims, Construction/Restoration, Education/Training, Human Resources, Insurance Associations, Marketing, …

Kentucky to Start Fining Motorists Caught Texting

If you text while you drive in Kentucky, prepare to start paying fines if you’re caught. That’s the message from state officials, who also are reminding drivers younger than 18 that they will be fined if they’re caught using a …

People

Aon Corp. reported that Andrew Appel, the firm’s chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. The company said there are no plans to fill the position upon Appel’s departure. Appel has held multiple …

It Figures

$42 Million The amount a Kentucky jury awarded to the family of a 92-year old man who died after nine days in a nursing home because the staff neglected him. The nursing home said it plans to appeal. $80 Million …