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Offices of the Insurance Commissioner News Room 

Below you will find a list of recent press releases issued by the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner. Click on the title to view the full text of the press release.

West Virginia Plumbers Need License To Practice In 2009

Charleston, W.Va. – Effective January 1, 2009, anyone working in the plumbing business in West Virginia must be a licensed plumber. This new West Virginia code is intended to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, as well as public a...

Two Kanawha County Women Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud Related Charges

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that two Kanawha County women were sentenced on Friday, April 4, 2008 by the Honorable Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Duke Bloom on insurance fraud related charges.

AccessWV Announces Referral Fee for Producers

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today, AccessWV, the State's high risk health insurance pool, will now pay a one-time referral fee of $50 to an individual health insurance producer who assists an applicant in completing a...

Wyoming County Man Pleads Guilty in Kanawha County to Workers Compensation Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a Wyoming County man, Charles R. Blessard of Oceana, age 37, plead guilty today to one misdemeanor count of wrongfully seeking workers compensation benefits in an amount less th...

FLOOD INSURANCE - National Flood Safety Awareness Week

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), along with the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, is pleased to support The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA)-sponsored 2008 National Flood Safety Awarene...

Two Berkeley County Men Indicted For Fraudulent Certificates of Insurance

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a Berkeley County Grand Jury indicted two men for presenting fraudulent certificates of insurance as true documents. Richard E. Thompson, Jr., age 37 of Martinsburg, was indicte...

Mercer County Woman Indicted On Six Felony Counts Related To Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a Mercer County woman, Patsy M. Wasson, age 49 of Princeton, was indicted on six (6) felony counts related to insurance fraud. On February 12, 2008 a Mercer County Grand Jury in...

Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty To Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a Kanawha County man, Meddie R. Dunlap, age 56 of Alum Creek, who was indicted on one felony count of submitting a fraudulent insurance claim to an insurance company plead guil...

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Announces Availability of Online Printing of Producer Licenses

Charleston WV - West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that individuals and business entities licensed to transact the business of insurance in the State of West Virginia now have the capability of printing their new or re...

Putnam Man Pleads Guilty To Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a Putnam County man plead guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud for his involvement in disposing of his wife's minivan by pushing it over a hill on Poplar Fork Road in Ja...

Cabell County Woman Arrested For Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a Cabell County woman, Pamela Kay Copley, age 37 of Huntington, was arrested on February 12, 2008 and was arraigned on two (2) felony counts for filing a fraudulent claim with a...

Employer Pleads Guilty to Failing to Subscribe to Workers Compensation Insurance

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that Chalmer G. Elkins, age 52 of West Hamlin, who was indicted on fourteen felony counts of workers compensation fraud and one felony count of fraudulent schemes, on November 16, 200...

Insurance Commissioner Announces Upcoming Workers’ Compensation Conference

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner will be holding a special event next month focusing on the opening of West Virginia’s workers’ compensation market.

West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner Cracking Down on Fraudulent Certificates of Insurances

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that with the cooperation between the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Unit, instances of fraudulent cert...

Kanawha County Grand Jury Returns Multiple Indictments for Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a Kanawha County Grand Jury indicted five (5) individuals in multiple cases involving insurance fraud on January 25, 2008.

Raleigh County Couple Indicted For Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, along with Inspector General, Gary N. Griffith, announced today that a Raleigh County Grand Jury indicted a Coal City, WV, couple for insurance fraud on January 16, 2008. Mathew and Jennifer Nichols...

Boone County Man Arrested For Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, along with Inspector General Gary N. Griffith, announced today that a Boone County man was arrested for insurance fraud late last month. Mathew J. Harrison, age 27 of Bim, West Virginia was arrested...

Braxton County Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, along with Inspector General, Gary N. Griffith, announced today that a Braxton County man has plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of fraudulent schemes and sentenced to one year probation and order...

Regulatory Settlement near Completion

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that a regulatory settlement for some West Virginia residents is near completion. In November 2004, the insuring subsidiaries of the former UnumProvident (now Unum) entered into a re...

West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner Completes Market Conduct Examinations

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner completed five (5) West Virginia market conduct examinations during the 2007 calendar year. Market conduct examinations a...

Kanawha County Woman Pleads Guilty To Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today along with Inspector General, Gary L. Griffith, that a Kanawha County woman, Starlit M. Toban, age 28, of St. Albans, WV, plead guilty to a reduced charge of one misdemeanor count of ...

Raleigh County Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today along with Inspector General, Gary L. Griffith, that a Raleigh County woman, Angel M. Delung, age 34, of Shady Springs, WV, who was indicted on one felony count of wrongfully seeking...

Three Individuals Arrested For Insurance Fraud

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that three individuals were arrested in Putnam County for alleged insurance fraud. Diana K. Phillips, age 52 of Hurricane, Charles Keith Phillips, age 44 also of Hurricane, and James...
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