The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) reported it would dismiss its federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s counter-signature requirements for out-of-state insurance brokers because the state has moved to overturn that statute. Ken Crerar, president of The Council, praised …
West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. The injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against: *TLC Clearing Inc., a Mingo County logging business, that …
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Gregory Burton announced that a former Kentucky state police officer has been convicted in Kanawha County Circuit Court of felony workers’ compensation fraud. This is the first felony conviction in Circuit Court under …
West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. The injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against: * William E. Trail, d.b.a. Trail’s Chevron, a Jefferson …
Reed Group announced that Montana State Fund (MSF) has adopted “The Medical Disability Advisor” (MDA), for use in their claims management processes. The MSF’s medical and non-medical staff will use the MDA guidelines to support their decision-making process in the …
Columbus, Ohio-based Title First Agency Inc., a leading title insurance agency and real estate information company with offices throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia, announced the launch of Insurance First Agency Inc., a full-service independent property/casualty insurance agency …
A third-generation fire chief has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for his role in a scheme to torch the department’s social hall so his tiny department could afford to build another. Steven Dugan was sentenced to 35 …
Pennsylvania-based Donegal Group Inc. reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 of $11,732,306, or $.87 per share on a diluted basis, which includes an extraordinary gain of $5,445,670, or $.40 per share on a diluted basis, related …
Having put pen to paper, West Virginia Governor Bob Wise recently signed the state’s first insurance fraud bureau into law, ushering in a new era of stepped-up crackdowns on industry fraud. State Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline told Insurance Journal Southeast …
West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed an injunction against a state employer whose account with the Commission is in default. The injunction was filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against: Pappy’s Heating & Cooling Inc., a Kanawha County plumbing …
