West Virginia: T-Minus a Day and Counting

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline said 162 carriers – 25 of them new to the Mountain State – have been licensed to sell workers' compensation insurance when the market opens to private competition tomorrow.Some have written policies set to take effect on opening day.During the past 30 months, the state has been gearing up for its first taste of private competition. During the final phase of conversion from the old state-run workers' compensation fund, Cline said she's boosted the staff at the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) fro...