West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, approved West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co.’s request to repay $8 million on an outstanding balance of the $16 million surplus note it owes the state. The state received on June 26 and reduces …
As gas prices soar, the costs of running a volunteer fire department are rising. Now West Virginia legislature and the counties are debating over who will pay the rising costs of the state’s 424 volunteer departments. Volunteer departments are pressing …
All of West Virginia employers, other than governmental entities, can for the first time, shop their workers’ compensation coverage among carriers in a competitive market. Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline said all indications are that the privatization of the workers’ …
The sole provider of workers’ compensation insurance in West Virginia plans to make an early $60 million payment on a $200 million startup loan from the state. Greg Burton, BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.’s president and chief executive officer, says the …
Ten current and former homeowners in a Charles Town, W.Va. subdivision are suing a builder and subcontractors, claiming the company failed to install functional radon removal systems. In one instance, the homeowners contend the builder installed fake pipes to fool …
The federal government approved disaster assistance for a majority of the West Virginia counties Gov. Joe Manchin requested after severe weather caused significant damage in the state from June 3 through June 7. The approval includes individual assistance for Barbour, …
President Bush approved federal disaster assistance for 10 West Virginia counties hit by severe weather earlier this month. State Homeland Security Director Jimmy Gianato said June 19 that assistance to individuals and households is approved for Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, …
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration officials said they told 16 U.S. mining companies they have patterns of violating health and safety rules and warned them to clean up their acts or face heightened enforcement. All but two of the …
A West Virginia court indicted a Welch, W.Va. man on two felony counts of filing a false claim with an insurance company, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. A Mercer County Grand Jury indicted Aaron D. Brown, 42, on …
The West Virginia Division of Highways says it will cost at least $4.5 million to repair highways damaged by flooding earlier this month. DOH spokeswoman Karen Zamow says the estimate covers damage in 13 counties in northern and north-central West …
