Latest Washington Headlines
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Glass Company Ordered to Stop Windshield Rebates in Wash.
Feb 23 2007 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered a national glass company to stop offering rebates to consumers who have their damaged vehicle windshields replaced by the company because the rebates violate...
Wash. Counties Declared Federal Disaster Areas for December Storms
Feb 21 2007 // President Bush has declared a major disaster in 19 Washington counties and approved federal money to help with state and local recovery efforts from the Dec. 14-15 winter storm. The federal money is intended to help with...
President Bush Declares Disaster in Washington for December Storm
Feb 16 2007 // President Bush on Feb. 14 declared a major disaster in 19 Washington counties and approved federal money to help with state and local recovery efforts from the Dec. 14-15 winter storm. The federal money is intended to help...
Agents Prepare for Legislative Summit in Washington
Feb 13 2007 // Members of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents will convene on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on March 28 and 29, 2007 for their 25th annual Federal Legislative Summit. The 2007 PIA Federal...
Washington To Hold Hearing on Purchase of Dental Malpractice Insurer
Feb 13 2007 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has scheduled a Feb. 26 public hearing in Tumwater, Wash., to consider a request by the Washington Dental Association and a Portland, Ore., company to acquire a...
Fla. pols to lobby Washington for national catastrophe fund
Feb 12 2007 // After the Florida Legislature passed a bill that lawmakers say will address the state’s insurance problems, Gov. Charlie Crist and legislative leaders said their attention will be on pushing for a national...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levees of Concern
Feb 11 2007 // CT: East Hartford CT: Torrington, East Branch CT: Torrington, West Branch CT: Waterbury-Watertown, Upper Naugatuck Dike DC: National Park Service, Washington, DC DC: Potomac Park Levee, Washington, DC DC: US Naval Air...
La. Officials Urge Federal Role in Hurricane Insurance
Feb 8 2007 // Louisiana state senators say they will ask Congress to have the federal government insure homes against hurricane damage, as it does for floods. “Y’all won’t sell it, so why not get the federal government...
Washington Commissioner Issues Multiple Fines, Enforcement Actions
Jan 31 2007 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has ordered UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. of Minneapolis to pay a $59,000 fine following an agency investigation into the company’s use of unapproved contracts...
Freon Leak Sends More than Two Dozen to Washington Hospitals
Jan 31 2007 // A freon leak at a drug and alcohol counseling center sent more than two dozen people to hospitals in Sumner, Wash., Monday night after they complained of shortness of breath and irritated eyes, a fire official...
Washington Fraud Unit Collections Up in 2006
Jan 25 2007 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said its fraud program collected $135 million in fiscal year 2006, a 29 percent increase over the previous year. In addition, the department recovered...
Wanna Get Away? See the USA? Insurance Journal Tracks ’07 Meetings
Jan 16 2007 // Looking to rub elbows with industry leaders? Maurice “Hank” Greenberg will be in Atlanta and Lord Peter Levene of Lloyd’s will be in Singapore. Feel like networking among the stars? Fox News commentator...
Washington Rep. Wants To Require Drivers to Purchase Vehicle Liability Insurance
Jan 15 2007 // Washington Rep. Dean Takko has introduced a House Bill 1046 that would make drivers show proof of financial responsibility or motor vehicle liability insurance. According to the bill, the department of vehicle licensing,...
Washington Warns Against Unqualified Contractors
Jan 12 2007 // In the wake of a fierce windstorm that left many Wenatchee, Wash.-area homes damaged, the state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is reminding the public to be mindful and not to take shortcuts when hiring...
Arrowhead Offers Homeowners (HO3) Market in Arizona, Washington
Jan 11 2007 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, San Diego, is offering a homeowners (HO3) market in Arizona and Washington. Coverage is being provided by an admitted “A” rated carrier. Policy limits include maximum...
Geico Gecko Greets N.J. Motorists on Public Road Signs, Toll Plaza
Jan 4 2007 // Geico ads to greet NJ commuters on George Washington Bridge Received by Newsfinder from AP Jan 3, 2007 20:27 Eastern Time Thousands of New Jersey motorists will drive past the Geico gecko next week on their way to New York...
Washington’s New Minimum Wage Takes Effect in January
Dec 28 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries has increased the state’s minimum wage 30 cents to $7.93 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2007. L&I recalculates the state’s minimum wage each year in...
Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – West
Dec 24 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Business Moves
Dec 24 2006 // National Atlantic, Commerce Group National Atlantic Holdings Corp. confirmed that preliminary discussions with The Commerce Group Inc. of Webster, Mass., regarding a potential business combination or other strategic...
