West Virginia News

Agents Learn About Potential Policy Glitches, Coverage Fixes

Are you and your customers aware of potential policy “glitches” in their coverages? And what are you doing to help remedy the situation? Glitches in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close those gaps or lapses …

NAS Broadens Non-Standard Medical Malpractice Insurance

NAS Insurance Services has broadened its Non-Standard Medical Malpractice Insurance in several areas. The coverage is now available to virtually all physicians specialists — plastic/cosmetic surgeons, emergency room physicians, lasik surgeons, orthopedics, etc. — except for obstetrics and bariatric surgeons. …

Congress Hears of Jockeys’ Workers Compensation Woes

Racetrack executives appeared before a House panel in Washington last month arguing that congressional action is not necessary to solve industry problems, including a recent lapse in health insurance for jockeys that left the Jockeys’ Guild in turmoil and led …

Congress Hears of Jockeys’ Workers Compensation Woes

Racetrack executives appeared before a House panel in Washington last month arguing that congressional action is not necessary to solve industry problems, including a recent lapse in health insurance for jockeys that left the Jockeys’ Guild in turmoil and led …

News Briefs

ALABAMA Alabama Expects 50,000 Claims More than 50,000 claims are expected in Alabama from hurricane damage, however, complete cost estimates won’t be available until this month. Ragan Ingram, Department of Insurance assistant insurance commissioner, told the Huntsville Times his agency …

Editor’s Note: Promoting the Industry to Students

At several recent conferences speakers emphasized low employment rates are having a detrimental effect on their efforts to find qualified employees to work in the insurance industry. Efforts to find new employees are a hardship in every field and speakers …

Agents Learn About Potential Policy Glitches, Coverage Fixes

Are you and your customers aware of potential policy “glitches” in their coverages? And what are you doing to help remedy the situation? Glitches in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close those gaps or lapses …

People & Places

Kay W. McCurdy The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors. Bernhard Steves McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook …

Software Monitors W.Va. Fraud

West Virginia has implemented investigation management software to enable the Insurance Commission’s Fraud Unit to monitor the growing volume of investigations and multiple investigators in various locations to collaborate and share information. Gary Griffith, Fraud Unit director, a 23-year veteran …

RATE DECREASE GRANTED

The West Vir-ginia Mutual Insu-rance Company has been granted a 5 percent rate increase according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. West Virginia Mutual filed for the rate decrease with the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner in August. The decrease …