West Virginia News

National Alliance Announces 2005 Outstanding CSR of the Year Award Winners

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced the selection of the state winners of the 2005 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. This honor originated in 1991 to recognize the contributions of customer service representatives within …

10 Companies, Nine Agents Fined Nearly $1 Million in W.V. in 2004

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, has announced that the Insurance Commission fined 10 companies and nine agents nearly $1 million dollars last year for violations relating to the insurance code of the State of West Virginia. “Insurance Commission …

W.V. Commission Approves 1.9 Percent GEICO Rate Decrease

The West Virginia Insurance Commission has approved Government Employees Insurance Company’s (GEICO’s) rate filing that was submitted earlier this month to the West Virginia Insurance Commission. GEICO requested approval for a 1.9 percent rate decrease for its private passenger automobile …

Zurich N.A. Appoints Seven Executives to New Regional Positions

Zurich North America has announced the appointments of H. Lindy Hardman III, Jerry J. Blais, Joseph S. Murphy, M. Bradley Brown, Kathleen Dwyer, Matt Munson, Donald D. Doyle, Jr. to newly created regional executive positions. In their new roles, each …

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ALABAMA DOI Lists Insurance Providers A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the efforts of the Alabama’s Hurricane Insurance Issues …

Apartment Building Program

Nuts & Bolts: New Age Brokerage LLC, based in Morristown, N.J., made available a comprehensive apartment building insurance product, now available to insurance agents and brokers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South …

AUTO, HOMEOWNER RATE DECREASES OK’D

Three insurance companies have been granted rate decreases by the West Virginia Insurance Comm-ission, including: Erie Insurance Co., 3.1 percent decrease in private passenger auto insurance, goes into effect Aug. 1; State Farm Insurance, 10 percent decrease for private auto …

WORKERS’ COMP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

West Virginia workers’ compensation reforms, including the privatization of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, are a mystery to residents according to the results of a poll released by RMS Strategies. In a telephone poll, conducted between May 11 and 18, 40 …

STATE FARM RATE REDUCTION APPROVED

A State Farm Insurance request for a 10 percent decrease for private passenger automobile insurance customers has been approved by the West Virginia Insurance Commission. The request was submitted last month to Gov. Joe Manchin and the Insurance Commission. According …

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FLORIDA Fla. CFO: “Prepare Now for Hurricanes” After an un-precedented hurricane season last year and experts predicting the formation of more than 13 named Atlantic storms this season, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has issued a warning to prepare …