West Virginia News

BREMER, GORBACHEV, BACALL TO ADDRESS LEADERSHIP FORUM:

Ambassador Paul Bremer, who headed up the provisional government in Iraq, and Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader whose policies are credited with ending the Cold War, will be the keynote speakers at the 91st annual Insurance Leadership Forum at …

Professional Liability

Nuts & Bolts: Target Insurance Services now offers professional liability coverage. Target also offers stand-alone package coverage and first or third party crime, for staffing and recruitment firms. Dollars: Separate E&O and EPLI policy limits up to $5 million, deductibles …

ANTHEM FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:

Anthem Inc. filed a lawsuit against the California Insurance Commissioner in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles. The suit seeks to set aside the Commissioner’s decision to disapprove Anthem’s application to acquire …

Professional Liability

Nuts & Bolts: Target Insurance Services now offers professional liability coverage. Target also offers stand-alone package coverage and first or third party crime, for staffing and recruitment firms. Dollars: Separate E&O and EPLI policy limits up to $5 million, deductibles …

Staffing & Recruitment Firms

Nuts & Bolts: Target Insurance Services now offers professional liability coverage. Target also offers stand-alone package coverage and first- or third-party crime for staffing and recruitment firms. Dollars: Separate E&O and EPLI policy limits up to $5 million, deductibles vary …

West Virginia WCC Receives Record Premiums

The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission on Monday, Aug. 2 received more than $52 million in premiums, a new single-day record that exceeds the previous mark by nearly a half-million dollars. Deposits by check or credit cards totaled $52,161,227.17 for …

W. Va. Gov. Extends State of Emergency for Several Counties Hit By Storms

West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise has extended the State of Emergency for 10 counties and added Fayette and Lincoln counties to the proclamation. “Several areas of our state suffered substantial damage to private and public property because of severe rains …

Donegal Mutual Purchasing Donegal Group Stock

Donegal Mutual Insurance Company in Marietta, Pa., announced it will purchase shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of Donegal Group Inc. at market prices prevailing from time to time in the open market. At June …

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approves $500 Million St Paul Travelers Asbestos-Related Settlement

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has issued an order granting approval of a $500 million settlement of almost all Johns Manville Corp. asbestos-related suits pending against the Travelers property casualty subsidiaries of St Paul …

W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Employers

West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against the following: * Praise Construction Inc., a Logan County general …