West Virginia News

Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to make room for Ohio Casualty and its $1.4 …

Agencies Plan Safety Review of W. Va. Mine Impoundments

The state Department of Environmental Protection said it is launching a broad review of West Virginia’s 250 or so underground coal mines after one operation mined beyond its permit and – perhaps – inside the safety zone of a waste …

On-the-job fatalities rise in W.Va.

On-the-job fatalities in West Virginia rose nearly 72 percent last year. Seventy-nine workers were killed on the job in 2006, up from 46 in 2005. It was the highest total for the state since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ …

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Youth recreation programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, directors and officers, child abduction, special events, professional liability, property, key employee replacement, auto, crime, …

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Youth recreation programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, directors and officers, child abduction, special events, professional liability, property, key employee replacement, auto, crime, …

IISI Offers Courier/Package Delivery Program

Innovative Insurance Solutions, Inc., an insurance advisor specializing in transportation risks, has launched a new program specifically for couriers/package delivery and others in the expedited local delivery industry. IISI is the exclusive program manager, with the authority to quote, bind …

2004 Audit Said W. Va. Food Warehouse was Safety Threat

A West Virginia agency was warned three years ago that a Charleston food warehouse whose roof collapsed last month posed a safety threat. A 2004 audit by the U.S. Department of Agriculture advised state Department of Agriculture officials to build …

W. Va. Judge Rejects Faked Injury Defense in Med Mal Lawsuit

A West Virginia judge upheld a $1.7 million malpractice judgment against a doctor who claimed the plaintiff had faked the injury, ruling that surveillance footage contradicted the allegation. Randolph County Circuit Judge John L. Henning’s order, filed earlier this month, …

Sept. Workers’ Comp Conference Scheduled in West Virginia

The Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, in conjunction with the National Council on Compensation Insurance will hold a forum specifically designed to provide workers’ compensation carriers with the information needed to begin writing business in West Virginia. West Virginia Insurance …

YouTube Video Appears to Show W. Va. Medical Malpractice Evidence

HCA Inc. had nothing to do with the video posted on the Internet showing sealed evidence from several of the 122 medical malpractice cases against a former West Virginia osteopathic physician, lawyers have told a judge. A civil jury found …