August 1, 2006
The Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. has settled all but a few customer lawsuits spawned by salmonella-tainted tomatoes sold at its stores two years ago. But complicated legal battles involving Sheetz, insurance companies and food suppliers must now settle …
August 1, 2006
West Virginia employers who haven’t made a premium payment for the second half of 2006 to insurer BrickStreet have one last opportunity to retain workers’ compensation coverage. BrickStreet mailed more than 12,500 notices of cancellation to policyholders who failed to …
August 1, 2006
West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year. That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may be a little optimistic, said Greg Burton, president …
July 30, 2006
West Virginia businesses that choose to operate without workers’ compensation insurance will be tagged with yellow signs. Investigators with the state Insurance Commission started posting yellow warning signs on the doors of 147 businesses in Charleston this week. The enforcement …
July 25, 2006
West Virginia has delinquent workers’ compensation payments valued at $11.4 million outstanding as of July 13, with 5,450 employers overdue on their payments to BrickStreet Mutual, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. Jan. 1 the policies of all West …
July 24, 2006
The West Virginia Insurance Commission is cracking down on an estimated 2,000 employers in the state who do not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by law. When an employee of an uninsured employer gets injured, he or she …
July 24, 2006
Homeowners in Arizona Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif. is offering homeowners coverage in Arizona. The program includes high risk properties, seasonal homes, brush areas, protection classes 1-10, older homes and homes with losses. High …
July 24, 2006
Homeowners in Arizona Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif. is offering homeowners coverage in Arizona. The program includes high risk properties, seasonal homes, brush areas, protection classes 1-10, older homes and homes with losses. High …
July 24, 2006
The West Virginia Insurance Commission is cracking down on an estimated 2,000 employers in the state who do not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by law. When an employee of an uninsured employer gets injured, he or she …
July 21, 2006
Jerry Lee McClelland Jr. has been arrested on one felony count of receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a term longer than he was entitled, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. McClelland, of Collier County, W.Va. was receiving …