Kentucky News

Kentucky Office of Workers’ Claims Receives New Director

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Dwight T. Lovan as Executive Director of the Office of Workers’ Claims. Lovan, 57, previously worked as an attorney for Jones, Walters, Turner & Shelton in Owensboro, Ky. Active in the community, Lovan is a …

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear 5 Age Bias Cases This Term

There is only one anti-bias law — the one against discrimination based on age — that would cover all nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, if such laws applied to them. The justices, ranging in age from 53 to 87, are …

Ky.: Riggs Resigns from Manufactured Home Licensure Board

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Hargis Epperson as a member of the Manufactured Home Certification and Licensure Board. Epperson, 46, of Jackson, is currently a general manager at Clayton Homes. He replaces Michelle E. Riggs, who has resigned. The appointment …

Kentucky Insurance Teams Visiting Areas Hit by Storms

On Monday, members of the Kentucky Office of Insurance Emergency Response Team began visiting areas hardest hit by the recent severe weather. KOI representatives will be available in storm-damaged communities in and around Spencer, Meade, Hardin, Mercer, Allen, Monroe and …

Wis. Senate Squeaks Through Bill to Ban Credit Scoring

With the 2008 legislative sessions now in full swing, many states are taking another look at the issue of insurers using credit scoring to underwrite or rate auto or homeowners insurance. Insurance trade groups are stepping up efforts in state …

Up in Smoke No More

States aim to prevent residential fires by requiring ‘fire safe’ cigarettes Movies — think Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in “The Big Sleep” — often make cigarette smoking look glamorous. Of course, in reality, the practice is anything but. In …

It Figures

2 The number of fires in consecutive days in a University of Tennessee dorm that prompted the state fire Marshal to begin a 24-hour fire alert and watch. The Knoxville Fire Department responded to calls after fires in a fifth …

State Officials Not Sold on New License Rules Under Real ID Act of 2005

States have five more years to verify identity, reissue licenses; even so some states continue to refuse compliance State officials and some in Congress remain skeptical about new federal rules for driver’s licenses, even after major changes designed to cut …

New Markets

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My New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Nutritional & Dietary Supplements Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen and Associates Inc. is offering a new …