West Virginia Insurance Federation
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Jill C. Bentz
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Charleston, WV 25301
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Workers’ comp relief announced
August 5, 2010
The West Virginia State Firemen's Association has announced that the insurance company VFIS of West Virginia also will offer broadform liability coverage to its insured clients as those fire department workers' compensation policies with Brickstreet Insurance renew over the course of the next 11 months.

State to Provide Liability Insurance for West Virginia Firefighters
July 28, 2010
The state agency that provides insurance for 160 state agencies will provide temporary liability coverage for West Virginia volunteer fire departments that are facing loss of coverage

Implementing new rules may take a while, Supreme Court clerk says
July 28, 2010
It could be December before revised rules to West Virginia's appellate process go into effect, says the state Supreme Court's clerk.

Special votes should be held sooner, not later
July 27, 2010
After a couple of weeks of questions about how to fill the Senate seat of the late Robert C. Byrd, West Virginians are now looking down the road at similar confusion about filling the governor’s office.

House speaker calls for quick election if Manchin wins
July 27, 2010
If Gov. Joe Manchin is elected to the U.S. Senate, state House Speaker Rick Thompson wants an election to fill the gubernatorial vacancy sooner rather than later.

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Senator's Perspective of Insurance Reforms and their Impact
by Senate President Pro Temp and Banking & Insurance Chairman Joseph Minard
Thursday, March 26, 2009

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Impacts of the US Economic Stimulus Package on the P/C Insurance Industry: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009

On February 25, 2009 Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company and the Insurance Information Institute hosted a Webinar that reviewed the impact of the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus plan on the property/casualty insurance industry. Robert Hartwig, an economist and president of the Insurance Information Institute, provided an overview of the major spending, tax and aid provisions of the $787 billion stimulus package (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009, and the potential impact of the package on the property/casualty insurance industry.

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