September 15, 2008
NYMAGIC, Inc. reported that its MMO Agencies unit has begun to write new business through 10 offices of surplus lines agents in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Kentucky, and that it expects to add offices of surplus lines agents …
September 12, 2008
West Virginia will begin studying ways to recover economically from natural disasters, particularly in parts of the state perpetually hit hard by flooding. The federal Economic Development Administration announced Sept. 8 in Bridgeport that the state is getting $250,000 to …
September 12, 2008
Federal investigators are wrapping up a probe of a fatal propane explosion at a Raleigh County, West Virginia convenience store in January 2007. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said it will release its final report on the blast Sept. 25. …
September 12, 2008
Columbus, Ohio–based Huntington Bancshares Inc. recently announced the appointment of Pete Dunlap as president of Huntington Insurance. In this role Dunlap is responsible for the oversight and strategic direction for the company’s insurance business, which includes consumer and commercial services …
September 11, 2008
The West Virginia Insurance Commission sent a heads-up to all insurance companies licensed to do business in the state, informing them that the department will accept only electronic rate and form filings beginning in 2009. Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline …
September 5, 2008
Representatives from government, the private sector and communities will gather in Huntington, West Virginia to discuss the challenges of redeveloping brownfields. Brownfields are properties where redevelopment is difficult because of environmental concerns, such as the presence or potential presence of …
September 5, 2008
A South Carolina woman admitted scamming West Virginia’s workers’ compensation system for more than 15 years. Prosecutors said 60-year-old Harriett Miller of Georgetown, S.C., stole checks totaling nearly $116,000 that the state sent to Hazel Allen after Allen died in …
September 3, 2008
The head of a federal board investigating a deadly Bayer Crop Science plant explosion in Institute, West Virginia says the probe will take at least six months. U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland said at an Aug. 31 news …
September 2, 2008
Many of West Virginia’s 55 counties need to replace fire suppression systems in their public schools’ kitchens to comply with a new standard. The state fire code now requires a wet gel suppression system for school kitchen stoves. Many counties …
September 1, 2008
20-17 The losing score for the Atlanta Falcons in the team’s Aug. 9 preseason opener against Jacksonville, a game that was started by quarterback Chris Redman, who used to sell property casualty insurance. Redman worked as an insurance agent at …