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State Treasurer’s Office Collects $3.7 Million in Unclaimed Life Insurance Funds

After fighting both court and legislative battles over life insurance companies who balked at turning over unclaimed funds, State Treasurer John Perdue’s office saw such firms surrender $3.7 million in fiscal year 2016 to the Unclaimed Property Division. That number is precisely half of the $7.4 million comprising all types of insurance-related reports in fiscal 2016, which […]

Continuing Success: BrickStreet Insurance Taking on $120 Million in Premiums from HM Insurance

BrickStreet Insurance, West Virginia’s first private workers’ compensation carrier, has finalized the purchase of the workers’ compensation block of Pennsylvania-based HM Insurance Group, which will include $120 million in premiums. “This move will make us the third largest workers’ compensation carrier in Pittsburgh,” BrickStreet’s Chief Office Executive Greg Burton said. He said this means that […]

Gov. Tomblin and Wild, Wonderful West Virginia Encourage Travel Around the Mountain State

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Wild, Wonderful West Virginia today announced the statewide launch of the new #MyWV campaign. This campaign – designed to share the  personal experiences that make the Mountain State wild and wonderful – is aimed at promoting travel around the state to support local communities and businesses. “Across the Mountain State, […]

Rush Run 5k by Monongalia County 4-H Teen Leaders

The Monongalia County 4-H Teen Leader’s Rush Run 5-K is excited to be a part of the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce. The Mon County 4-H teens started a scholarship in honor of Sydney Rush, a 4-H member of our organization who tragically lost her life in a car accident three years ago. Through Rush Run […]

STEM Speaker Series Continues with Forensic Science Talk

From CSI to Law and Order, popular culture seems to be fascinated with forensics and how crimes are solved. Bringing that topic to town, Jennifer Gardy will be featured in the Chancellor’s STEM Speaker Series this September. The talk, titled Bugs, Bones and Botany: the Science of Crime, will take place at the Culture Center Theater (at the […]