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Museum in D.C. Features Florida University’s Hurricane Simulator
May 20 2014 // Florida International University’s 12-fan “Wall of Wind” hurricane simulator is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington. The “Designing for Disasters” exhibit explores new...
McPherson Named D.C.’s Acting Insurance Commissioner
May 7 2014 // Chester A. McPherson, who has been serving as interim commissioner for the Washington, D.C., Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB), has been appointed as acting commissioner. The appointment was announced...
Few D.C. Residents Affected in Flood-Insurance Debate
Mar 28 2014 // While the federal government wades through a complicated effort to keep the National Flood Insurance Program solvent, the capital city has very little at stake in the debate. That could be changing, though. Data compiled...
Lockton Hires Investment Management Practice Leader in D.C.
Feb 7 2014 // Lockton Cos. announced Frank Vento has joined as vice president and leader of the investment management practice in Lockton’s Washington, D.C., office.Frank VentoVento brings to Lockton more than 20 years of...
D.C. Mayor Signs Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Nov 19 2013 // Starting next year, people living in the nation’s capital who don’t have legal permission to reside in the United States will be able to get driver’s licenses. Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray signed a bill...
D.C. Insurance Commissioner Dismissed After Questioning Obamacare Fix: Reports
Nov 18 2013 // Washington, D.C.’s commissioner for the department of insurance, securities and banking, William P. White, was dismissed last Friday, a day after questioning the White House’s proposal to let health insurers...
Lockton Companies Appoints New Producer in Washington, D.C.
Oct 9 2013 // Lockton Companies announced Keith Mulvihill has joined its Washington, D.C., office as a producer. He will focus on new business development and managing client relationships. Mulvihill will advise clients on risk...
Webinar: Lessons to be Learned from Colorado Flood, D.C. Shootings
Sep 18 2013 // Drawing off the massive flooding in Colorado and Naval shipyard shootings in Washington, D.C., the second in a series of webinars being put on for National Preparedness Month focused on unforeseen crises as examples of the...
Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Employer Costs Rise: Study
Sep 9 2013 // Both workers’ compensation benefits paid to insureds and costs for employers increased in 2011, a new study revealed. Total workers’ comp costs to employers rose by 7.1 percent to $77.1 billion, while...
Tough-to-Kill New York Buses Drive Through U.S. Law’s Loopholes
Sep 3 2013 // Outside New York’s Winter Garden Theatre, where “Mamma Mia” is nearing the end of a 13-year Broadway run, unwitting tourists board a bus bearing the name of a company U.S. regulators tried to close two...
Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Employer Costs Rise: Study
Aug 20 2013 // Both workers’ compensation benefits paid to insureds and costs for employers increased in 2011, a new study released today revealed. Total workers’ comp costs to employers rose by 7.1 percent to $77.1 billion,...
Judge Orders Settlements in D.C. Metrorail Crash Unsealed
Aug 12 2013 // A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of settlement agreements involving a deadly Metrorail crash. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton says the 2009 Red Line crash, which killed nine people, represents “a matter of...
Liberty Mutual Names VP of Federal Affairs in Washington, D.C.
Jul 1 2013 // Liberty Mutual Insurance recently announced S. Colin Dowling will lead the company’s public affairs office in Washington, D.C., as vice president for federal affairs. Dowling brings extensive public affairs...
D.C. Lobbyist Gannon to Head Federal Affairs for Farmers Insurance
May 20 2013 // Washington, D.C. lobbyist Matt Gannon was named head of federal affairs at Farmers Insurance. Gannon replaces Mike Moran, who left Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers to take a position with Zurich North America as assistant...
D.C. Council Holds Hearing on Gun Owner Insurance Proposal
May 17 2013 // The Council of the District of Columbia held a public hearing Thursday that weighed in on a recent proposal to require liability insurance for all gun owners in Washington, D.C. The bill 20-170, “Firearm Insurance...
XL Group Expands Political Risk Team in New York
May 8 2013 // XL Group added two new members to its Political Risk and Trade Credit (PRTC) business. XL appointed Mena Cammett as senior risk analyst and Dane Mahoney as risk analyst. Both are based in New York and report to Rafael...
D.C. Mayor Opposes Plan to Reimburse Flood Victims
Dec 18 2012 // District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and water utility officials are opposing a plan by the D.C. Council to reimburse flood victims in Washington because it could set a precedent that would make taxpayers liable for...
Hurricane Deductibles Won’t Apply for Sandy in Del. Penn., R.I., D.C.
Nov 4 2012 // [Update: Maine also announced this week that hurricane deductibles would not apply for Sandy-related claims in the state. The Maine Bureau of Insurance told Insurance Journal Monday, Nov. 5, that hurricane deductibles will...
Business Groups Sue SEC Over Dodd-Frank Anti-Bribery Rule
Oct 12 2012 // Four business groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule requiring oil, mining and gas companies to disclose payments they make to foreign governments. The...
D.C. Merges Insurance Markets Under Health Care Law
Oct 9 2012 // Small businesses in Washington will be required to buy employee health insurance through a city-run exchange beginning in 2014. The District of Columbia is combining its health care exchange markets for individuals and...
