West Virginia News

States Take on Hurricane Relief

The wheels of state governments across the continent are spinning into action to cope with the far-reaching devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Nearly all states are pitching in somehow. At least 40 states are providing military manpower to restore order in …

States Take on Hurricane Relief

The wheels of state governments across the continent are spinning into action to cope with the far-reaching devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Nearly all states are pitching in somehow. At least 40 states are providing military manpower to restore order in …

New Markets

Renters Legal Liability Nuts & Bolts: Lexington Insurance is offering a new market for renters sold directly through insurance agents. The benefits to be paid, subject to the policy’s express provisions and to the extent of the $100,000 policy limits, …

Drivers in 15 States Pay In Excess of $1,000 for Automobile Coverage

The average auto insurance premium in the country was about $939 in 2003, or about six percent higher than it was in 2002. For that same year, drivers in 15 states paid above $1,000 a year in premium, according to …

West Virginia Circuit Court Convicts Employer for Workers’ Comp Fraud

Richard J. Custer Jr. has been convicted in Marshall County Circuit Court on felony a felony charge of making a false statement to the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission for providing false information about dates of employment on an application …

Editor’s Note: Another Round Begins

Well, if the old saying, “Time flies when you are having fun,” is true, I must have had a lot of fun! It’s hard to believe I joined Insurance Journal over a year ago-and am about to start attending annual …

News Briefs

FLORIDA Report Shows Car Theft Decreased in Most of Southeast Across the Southeast in major metropolitan areas auto theft decreas-ed dramatically in 2004, accompan-ied by a slight drop in auto theft nationally, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual …

New Markets

Contractor’s General Liability Nuts & Bolts: Universal Casualty Company, a member of Kingsway Financial Services Inc., appointed Milton O. Johnston and Co. Ltd. of Houston, Texas, as an underwriting general agent to write CGL business in the state of Texas. …

Another Round Begins

Well, if the old saying, “Time flies when you are having fun,” is true, I must have had a lot of fun! It’s hard to believe I joined Insurance Journal over a year ago–and am about to start attending annual …

REPORT SHOWS CAR THEFT DECREASED IN MOST OF SOUTHEAST

Across the Southeast in major metropolitan areas auto theft decreased dramatically in 2004, accompanied by a slight drop in auto theft nationally, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual Hot Spots Report for 2004. These statistics should reflect positively …