May 10, 2007
A former Bucks County, Pennsylvania insurance broker has been arrested by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office for allegedly defrauding four insurance premium companies and the state’s bureau of unemployment compensation out of more than $1 million. Attorney General Tom Corbett …
May 9, 2007
A Raleigh County was arrested May 4 and charged with first degree arson and insurance fraud after allegedly setting fire to his former residence. Andrew B. Halstead, 51, and currently of Prosperity, allegedly burned down his then Wyoming County home …
May 9, 2007
West Virginia egislators fielded two audits this week questioning $3.5 million spent by the state workers’ compensation program before it became the BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. last year. But BrickStreet officials said much of the scrutinized expenditures show that the …
May 8, 2007
Gov. Joe Manchin’s request for a federal disaster declaration in seven West Virginia counties was approved by President Bush. The emergency assistance is the result of damage from severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred between April 14 and …
May 8, 2007
In its ongoing, multimillion-dollar lobbying and advertising campaign decrying “frivolous” lawsuits and “jackpot” jury awards, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has anointed West Virginia the poster child of all that ails the nation’s civil justice system. The national group has …
May 7, 2007
When streams and rivers throughout West Virginia surged over their banks last week, causing millions of dollars of damage, Garrett Fork in Logan County was virtually alone in not flooding. That’s no anomaly: county officials say Garrett Fork is the …
May 7, 2007
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has decided to investigate a fatal 2005 West Virginia coal truck accident after all. MSHA and the state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training did not investigate the Nov. 8, 2005 death …
May 7, 2007
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has decided to investigate a fatal 2005 West Virginia coal truck accident after all. MSHA and the state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training did not investigate the Nov. 8, 2005 death …
May 7, 2007
Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality Nuts & Bolts: The Great Outdoors Insurance Program written by Gillingham & Associates provides comprehensive coverage for Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality industries. Classes: guest ranches, guides & outfitters, resorts, hunting & fishing lodges, RV parks & …
May 7, 2007
Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality Nuts & Bolts: The Great Outdoors Insurance Program written by Gillingham & Associates provides comprehensive coverage for Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality industries. Classes: guest ranches, guides & outfitters, resorts, hunting & fishing lodges, RV parks & …