Latest District Of Columbia Headlines
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New D.C. Metro Chief Announces Safety Program
Jan 31 2007 // Washington, D.C.’s new general manager for Metro said Monday he plans to launch a major safety education program for workers to “change the culture” of the rail and bus system after a series of recent...
New D.C.-Md.-Va. Regional Emergency Facility Officially Dedicated
Sep 29 2006 // District of Columbia, regional and federal officials this week introduced a state-of-the-art communications center that will serve as a command post in the event of a regional emergency. The 127,000 square-foot center,...
All Risks Opens D.C. Branch; Raphael Named Manager
Sep 26 2006 // All Risks, Ltd., a national insurance wholesale broker and managing general agent headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, has opened a District of Columbia branch office. The D.C. office joins forces with the current All...
Major Association Group Selling Program to Members Via D.C. Captive
Aug 30 2006 // A major association representing association executives is now utilizing its captive insurance company to market an insurance package to its members. The American Society of Association Executives formed a captive...
Former D.C. Captive Chief White to Direct Delaware’s Captive Effort
Jul 31 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has tapped William P. White, former director of the captive insurance division for Washington, D.C, to attract captive insurance companies to Delaware as administrator of a new...
Floods, Mudslides Alter Busy Routines in D.C.-Maryland Area
Jun 28 2006 // In Washington, D.C., a city that always seems to be in a hurry, this week’s soggy weather forced almost everyone to slow down. Water and mudslides blocked highways. Commuter rail lines sputtered. Some federal office...
Supreme Court Lets Stand Maine Law Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Jun 7 2006 // The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld a state law in Maine regulating the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and requiring them to pass...
Hampton Confirmed as D.C. Commissioner
May 11 2006 // The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has a new commissioner. Thomas E. Hampton, who had been the acting commissioner since September 2005, has been confirmed by the Council of the...
Medical malpractice insurance reform: A regulator’s perspective
Apr 3 2006 // Since St. Paul Travelers, one of the largest commercial medical malpractice companies, decided to exit the marketplace, the debate about medical malpractice reform has been raging in state capitals throughout the country....
Regulator’s View
Apr 3 2006 // The District’s two legislative proposals may serve a public benefit, but neither will reduce premiums for physicians Rather, any medical malpractice reform must have restrictions on non-economic damages and limits on...
Fla. Delegation to Discuss Key Issues, Attend Washington, D.C. Summit
Mar 31 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida has announced that a seven-member delegation including Mark O’Connell, president, will participate in PIA’s 2006 Federal Legislative Summit and voice their opinions...
Actuaries Estimate Cost of Terrorist Attacks on Cities; N.Y. at $778 Billion; D.C. at $196.8 Billion
Mar 31 2006 // The American Academy of Actuaries disclosed that a future large terrorist attack in New York City could result in $778 billion in insured losses. Speaking at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners public...
Second Former D.C. DMV Employee Sentenced in Car Registration Scam
Feb 10 2006 // A second former D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) clerk, Toni A. Mahoney, has been sentenced to three months in jail and three months of home confinement for her role in a scheme wherein she and others...
Insurers Reduce Rates for D.C. Taxis Under 6-Month Policies
Feb 8 2006 // Insurance rates for taxicabs in the Distrcit of Columbia are being reduced as the result of a more competitive market sparked by a change in policy duration. Acting Commissioner Thomas Hampton of the District of Columbia...
Hudson Adds Environmental Program to 50 States, D.C.
Jan 26 2006 // Hudson Programs, an operating division of Hudson Insurance Group, reported that their environmental insurance program is now available in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. The program is exclusively...
NAIC Announces New Staff in D.C.
Dec 27 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently announced that two key management positions in the Association’s Government Affairs office in Washington, D.C. have been filled. New staffers Cheye Calvo...
Regulators Award Accreditation to Indiana, Michigan and D.C.
Dec 7 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners awarded three states with accreditation honors this week under the its Financial Standards and Accreditation Program. Indiana, Michigan and the District of Columbia were...
Goudarzi to Head ACE Office in D.C.
Dec 1 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened a Washington, D.C. branch office. Leading this new office is Patricia Goudarzi, who has been appointed Washington, D.C. branch...
D.C. Council Takes Up Med-Mal Reform But Bypasses Caps
Nov 23 2005 // Some potentially explosive lawmaking got off to a mellow start this week, as the City Council’s health committee heard testimony on a bill that seeks to reduce incidents of medical malpractice and bring down...
Hampton Named Acting D.C. Insurance Commissioner to Succeed Mirel
Oct 18 2005 // Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams has appointed Thomas Hampton as the Acting Commissioner of D.C.’s Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, succeeding Commissioner Lawrence Mirel, who left recently for...
