A federal investigation into a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation scheme extended to the Bank of Mingo in southern West Virginia, where authorities seized computer hard drives and documents. FBI Special Agent James Lafferty said in a sworn statement he had “probable …
A former workers’ compensation auditor has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for taking bribes in exchange for allowing coal company contractors to underreport their payroll. The Charleston Gazette reports Arville Sargent was sentenced Friday in federal court …
West Virginia University has reduced its workers’ compensation costs by about $600,000 and is looking for more ways to save money. WVU Office of Risk Management head Mike Ganso tells The Dominion Post that the effort includes training programs to …
An insurance company has donated $2.5 million to West Virginia’s Marshall University to establish a research endowment. The university said Thursday that the gift form the BrickStreet Insurance Foundation Inc. is expected to be matched through the state’s “Bucks for …
BrickStreet Insurance is still the dominant workers’ compensation insurer in West Virginia, despite competition from more than 200 other companies. The Legislature created BrickStreet in 2005 to replace what had been a state-run system. It spun off as a private …
Workers’ compensation insurance provider Brickstreet Insurance has acquired a Pennsylvania company. Charleston-based Brickstreet announced its acquisition of Canonsburg, Pa.-based PennCommonwealth Casualty of America Corp. on Tuesday. Details of the deal weren’t released. The West Virginia Legislature created Bricksteet in 2005 …