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Hub International Acquires Wycoff Insurance Agency in Washington
Jun 6 2025 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Wycoff Insurance Agency Inc. in Mount Vernon, Washington. Wycoff Insurance will be referred to as Wycoff Insurance Agency, a Hub International company. Chris Eisses, president,...
Washington Fined 4 Construction Companies $500K in Past Three Months
Jun 5 2025 // Four construction companies in Washington were fined more than $500,000 combined for violating rules about workers using fall protection gear in the past three months. The fines were issued by the Washington State...
Washington Labor Contractor Fined $1.25M for Workplace Violations
May 28 2025 // A farm labor contractor was fined $1.25 million for operating without a license and failing to provide nearly 5,000 workers with required employment details. The fine was issued by the Washington State Department of Labor...
Washington Commissioner Issues $500K in Fines; $250K Fine for Unlicensed Insurer
May 22 2025 // Washington’s insurance commissioner issued more than $500,000 in fines for insurance law violations, including $250,000 against an unlicensed insurer and $30,000 for illegal pet insurance sales. Between January and...
Washington Roofing Company Fined $300K After Worker Falls From Roof
May 19 2025 // A Snohomish, Washington-based roofing company is facing more than $300,000 in state fines after a worker fell from a two-story home and was hospitalized. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited...
Washington Issues Citations for Warehouse Quota, Safety Violations
May 19 2025 // The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries issued the first citations under a new law regulating production quotas in warehouse workplaces. L&I fined The Safeway distribution center in Auburn $26,700 for...
Washington Issues Citations for Warehouse Quota, Safety Violations
May 5 2025 // The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries issued the first citations under a a new law regulating production quotas in warehouse workplaces. L&I fined The Safeway distribution center in Auburn $26,700 for...
Lawmakers Urge FAA to Address Safety Issues at Washington Airport After Incidents
Apr 23 2025 // Three senior Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address significant safety issues at Reagan Washington National Airport and maintain reduced air traffic after a series of troubling...
FEMA Denies Washington State Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone, Governor Says
Apr 16 2025 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34 million in damage from a deadly bomb cyclone storm system in November,...
Washington Storage Tank Company Fined After Explosions Burn Two Workers
Apr 16 2025 // Two explosions occurring two hours apart sent two workers of a storage tank sales and servicing company to the hospital, one with serious burns, prompting the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries to fining...
Washington Insurance Restitution Bill Dies in House Committee
Apr 4 2025 // A bill that would have given Washington’s insurance commissioner the power to order restitution to harmed policyholders failed to pass out of a House committee this week. Substitute Senate Bill 5331 failed to pass...
Washington, Nevada and Oregon Saw Biggest US Vehicle Theft Drops in 2024
Mar 27 2025 // Washington, Nevada and Oregon had the biggest percentage drops in vehicle thefts in the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report that shows vehicle thefts nationally fell by 17% in 2024 from a year earlier, marking the...
Washington Senate Passes Restitution, Credit Scoring Study Bills
Mar 24 2025 // The Washington state Senate passed three bills with insurance implications in mid-March, including a bill giving the insurance commissioner the authority to order restitution to harmed policyholders and a bill studying the...
Fertilizer Manufacturer Fined $400K for Washington Worker Death from Toxic Gas
Mar 24 2025 // A fertilizer manufacturer has been fined $394,200 for the death of a worker killed by toxic gases at a work site. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined Two Rivers Terminal LLC for safety...
Washington Dairy Worker Charged in $122K Workers’ Comp Scam
Mar 21 2025 // A Washington farmhand faces felony charges for reportedly stealing more than $122,000 workers’ compensation benefits. Efrain Alatorre Camarena was charged with felony theft for allegedly collecting workers comp...
People Moves: SAN Names Sakraida Regional VP; Washington Named Pro-Praxis VP
Mar 14 2025 // Mike Sakraida Satellite Agency Network Group, Inc. (SAN), headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire, appointed Michael Sakraida as regional vice president for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. With more than 15 years...
AM Best Revises Outlooks for Members of Grange Insurance Group in Washington
Mar 12 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb+” (Good) of Grange Insurance Association and its...
Washington Timber Company Fined $114K for Child Labor Violations
Mar 10 2025 // A Washington timber company was fined $114,300 for reportedly violating state and federal child labor regulations. The violations involve a 17-year-old worker, who was reportedly injured while working on one of MVR Timber...
Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers
Mar 10 2025 // A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of the state Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee. Senate...
Airlines Want Less Helicopter Traffic Near Washington Airport
Mar 4 2025 // A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black...
