July 2, 2009
Workers’ compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. says it has completed an early payoff on a $200 million startup loan from West Virginia. President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Burton says the Charleston-based company submitted the final $85 million Tuesday …
June 30, 2009
After years of Dunloup Creek in West Virginia’s Fayette County constantly flooding, officials think they’ve found a solution: abandon the region. The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Dunloup Creek Watershed Association have devised a plan to offer voluntary …
June 26, 2009
Beginning drivers in West Virginia will soon face new restrictions ranging from when they can be out to when they can be pulled over. Although the new rules won’t go into effect until July 10, Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner …
June 26, 2009
One of the Nationwide Tour’s top events slashed its purse nearly in half because of a lack of sponsorships. This week’s Players Cup at Pete Dye Golf Course in West Virginia will award $600,000 in prize money, down from $1 …
June 25, 2009
West Virginia’s BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. said it received word this week that it has been approved to write workers’ compensation insurance in Kentucky. The expansion into Kentucky begins a “new phase of open market competition” for the former state …
June 23, 2009
A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge will not forfeit his $82,000 annual pension for the insurance fraud that landed him in federal prison for 46 months. That’s because the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has determined judge Michael Joyce’s $440,000 …
June 23, 2009
New Jersey-based MSO Inc. (The Mutual Service Office Inc.) is now offering its personal lines programs in Ohio. Personal lines programs include homeowners, mobile homeowners, combination dwelling, inland marine and umbrella liability. The company said the offerings complement the MSO …
June 18, 2009
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will serve as honorary chair of a new study of West Virginia’s judiciary commissioned by Gov. Joe Manchin, the governor announced. Manchin named O’Connor along with the nine voting members of his …
June 16, 2009
A retired Putnam County judge has been picked to replace state Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin on a case involving Massey Energy. Acting chief justice Robin Davis appointed James Holliday on Thursday to serve on the five-member court that …
June 16, 2009
With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, Obama administration officials said that they are open to a compromise: a cooperative program that would expand coverage with taxpayer money but without direct governmental control. Congress began work …