Alan McClain

He replaces Alan McClain, who recently retired after more than five years as commissioner. read more >

The best quotes of 2024 from Arkansas business leaders, innovators, and officials—insights on challenges, growth, and the unique spirit driving the state forward. read more >

To help curb Arkansas’ rising homeowners’ insurance premiums, state Insurance Department officials suggest building homes to withstand severe weather. read more >

Rates for homeowners’ insurance in Arkansas have gone through the roof in 2024, mirroring a national trend as insurance companies try to keep pace with rising property damage claims caused by more severe weather and increasing costs. read more >

The department makes sure that insurance companies are solvent, and it works to deter and prosecute insurance fraud. read more >

Storm losses took a toll on the company's bottom line. In addition to Arkansas, the company also wrote coverage in Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee. read more >

Several factors are driving up insurance costs. Arkansas schools will need to budget accordingly. read more >

Matthew Bellew and Heide Harrell will step into new roles at UALR, while James Bobo will be honored for his lifetime of support to the university. read more >

McClain was also named chair of NAIC's Workers' Compensation Task Force. read more >

A former Dumas insurance agent, Joshua Jackson Smith, is accused of keeping premium money clients paid for policies that never existed. read more >

Community Health Centers of Arkansas fears its members’ budgets would lose a total of $1 million annually if a drug industry’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law succeeds. read more >

Karen Whatley has been appointed judge for the 7th Division Circuit Court in Arkansas’ 6th Judicial District by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. read more >

Arkansas Insurance Department Commissioner Alan McClain says the industry is seeing a surge in technological innovation. read more >

The funeral home industry in central Arkansas is about to experience a major consolidation. read more >

Workers’ compensation costs in Arkansas declined in 2011, continuing a trend that began with the system’s overhaul in 1993. read more >