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Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act Becomes Law
May 16 2007 // Insurance industry associations are criticizing Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire for signing into law the Insurance Fair Conduct Act, a measure they say will raise insurance costs for consumers. According to the American...
Anderson Named President of Safeco Insurance Foundation
May 15 2007 // Seattle community leader Virginia Anderson has been named president of the Safeco Insurance Foundation. Anderson, who has served as director of Seattle Center for the past 18 years, brings her background in public service,...
Wash. passes commissioner-backed market conduct program
May 7 2007 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has issued a statement lauding the 2007 Legislature for giving his office more efficient regulatory tools and for allowing more effective consumer protection. “This has...
Industry Associations Urge Wash. Governor to Veto Fair Conduct Act
Apr 27 2007 // Insurance industry associations are continuing to fight Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act, asking Gov. Chris Gregoire to veto the legislation. ESSB 5726 is designed to provide insurance consumers with...
Declarations
Apr 23 2007 // Declarations Policy talk “The law holds insurance agents to accurately representing policy provisions and honestly answering consumer questions. Agents who are not trained to act with complete honesty and integrity...
Wash. lawmakers OK Insurance Fair Conduct Act
Apr 23 2007 // Washington senators have approved a proposed Insurance Fair Conduct Act, passing it 31-18 mostly along party lines. The bill, which would prohibit the practice of delaying or denying an insurance claim without proper...
Insurance Associations Urge Wash. Governor to Veto Fair Conduct Act
Apr 18 2007 // The American Insurance Association, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America are urging Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire to veto SB 5726. Dubbed the...
Insurers Association Voices Concern Over Washington ‘Bad Faith’ Bill
Apr 17 2007 // Following the Washington Senate’s passing of an Insurance Fair Conduct Act, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has issued a statement voicing its concern that the bill will lead trial...
Uncivil Wash. Lawmakers OK Insurance Fair Conduct Act
Apr 16 2007 // The debate was quick and anticlimatic in the Senate last week, as lawmakers approved a proposed Insurance Fair Conduct Act that touched off a major tiff on the House floor a week earlier. In less than a minute, senators...
Poll: Washington Drivers Support Cell Phone Legislation
Apr 11 2007 // Washington drivers believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be legal only with a hands-free device, or made illegal altogether, according to a poll by PEMCO Insurance. According to the company’s 2007...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Washington aims to establish insurance fair conduct act The Washington Senate adopted an amended bill that insurance associations say will increase the number of lawsuits filed and needlessly drive up insurance costs for...
Washington Aims to Establish Insurance Fair Conduct Act
Mar 27 2007 // The Washington Senate has adopted an amendeed bill that insurance industry associations say will increase the number of lawsuits filed and needlessly drive up insurance costs for consumers. Senate Bill 5726 was developed...
Fraud Roundup
Mar 26 2007 // Washington appoints advisory board Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed a special advisory board to monitor the agency’s fraud unit. Earlier this year, the agency’s eight-member Special...
Agents Hit U.S. Chamber Backing of Federal Insurance Regulation
Mar 26 2007 // As they prepare to converge on Washington, D.C. to meet with federal legislators, insurance agents are targeting a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsement of federal insurance regulation for criticism. The National...
Fraud Roundup
Mar 26 2007 // Washington appoints advisory board Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed a special advisory board to monitor the agency’s fraud unit. Earlier this year, the agency’s eight-member Special...
Washington warming to national disaster plan idea
Mar 26 2007 // Sen. Dodd says hurricane and flood disasters are not just a local issue, but a national one A proposal for a national disaster plan to backup private hurricane and flood insurance markets appears to be gaining momentum in...
News Currents
Mar 26 2007 // Washington warming to national disaster plan idea Sen. Dodd says hurricane and flood disasters are not just a local issue, but a national one A proposal for a national disaster plan to backup private hurricane and flood...
Wash. Sets Guidelines for Prescribing Narcotics
Mar 22 2007 // Washington health officials have published new guidelines to help doctors evaluate and monitor dosage levels of narcotics prescribed to treat patients with chronic pain. The guidelines are part of a year-long educational...
Allianz Joins Institutions to Urge Congress to Act on Climate Change
Mar 20 2007 // Money talks and $4 trillion talks very loudly. So loud in fact that a number of institutional investors, who manage a total of $4 trillion in assets, hope to get the attention of U.S. lawmakers. Their goal is to convince...
Washington Appoints Advisory Board for Fraud Unit
Mar 19 2007 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed a special advisory board to monitor the effectiveness of the agency’s newly launched fraud unit. Earlier this year, the agency’s eight-member...
