Latest Washington Headlines
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Washington employers to save $315 million in workers’ compensation
Nov 19 2006 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that the state’s employers and workers could save an estimated $315 million in workers’ compensation premiums next year as the result of a six-month partial suspension...
Flooding in Northwest Leaves Car Buyers Vulnerable, Insurer Says
Nov 16 2006 // As Western Washington residents brace for another spate of storm-induced flooding, one of Washington’s auto insurers warns of another form of saturation that could cost consumers – a wave of used cars on the...
Verizon Wireless, Insurers Fined for Violations in Washington
Nov 15 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Verizon Wireless Services LLC of Bedminster, N.J., $25,000 for failing to sell service contracts under its legal corporate name, a violation of state insurance...
Washington Commissioner Revokes Bellevue Agency License
Nov 10 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has revoked the license of a Bellevue-based general insurance agency for improperly transferring and using trust funds belonging to insurers, clients and others. The...
Former Safeco Exec Defeated in Election
Nov 9 2006 // Although she didn’t campaign as an anti-war candidate, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell won over the vast majority of Washington voters most unhappy with the war in Iraq and displeased with President Bush’s job...
DEER-RELATED CRASHES
Nov 6 2006 // Motor vehicle crashes involving deer are up by about 19 percent in Washington and Idaho, judging by claims filed with one of the largest insurance companies in the two states. By June 30, 1,629 drivers in Washington and...
The untold story: state guaranty funds
Nov 6 2006 // They’re involved with policyholders every day yet too few people know how these safety valves operate The National Insurance Guaranty Fund program, operating in every state, is the “untold story” in the...
The untold story: state guaranty funds
Nov 5 2006 // The National Insurance Guaranty Fund program, operating in every state, is the “untold story” in the property casualty industry, one insurance trade executive says. “The thing to remember about the...
Washington Employers Save $315 Million in Workers’ Comp
Nov 3 2006 // Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announced that the state’s employers and workers would save an estimated $315 million in workers’ compensation premiums next year as the result of a six-month partial...
Washington Launches Online Complaint Comparison Guide
Nov 2 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has launched a new Web-based tool for consumers, called the annual Complaint Comparison Guide. The guide is designed to allow consumers to search online for their auto,...
Deer-Related Crashes Reportedly Up 19 Percent in Wash., Idaho
Nov 1 2006 // Motor vehicle crashes involving deer are up by about 19 percent in Washington and Idaho, judging by claims filed with one of the largest insurance companies in the two states. In the year ending June 30, 1,629 drivers in...
Business Moves
Oct 23 2006 // OneBeacon,QBE OneBeacon Insurance Group completed its renewal rights and asset sale agreement to transfer its agricultural division to QBE the Americas, a wholly owned division of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., for...
Troubled Washington Casualty Co. sold after three years
Oct 23 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has sold Washington Casualty Co. of Issaquah, Wash., what he called a financially troubled liability insurer of rural hospitals and medical centers and that he has operated...
Washington’s Mike Kreidler Vows to Protect Trust Relationship Between Insurers, Consumers
Oct 12 2006 // Watch Video Interview Washington – Mike Kreidler: Opening Up the Debate Washington Commissioner Mike Kreidler is proud of his state’s consumer record and how it has dealt with brokerage compensation and...
Mich. Med Mal Insurer FinCor Acquires Washington Casualty
Oct 10 2006 // Lansing, Mich.-based FinCor Holdings, Inc., an integrated risk management corporation serving health care providers and facilities, today announced its acquisition of Issaquah, Wash.-based medical malpractice insurer,...
Wash. minimum wage upped to $7.93 per hour
Oct 9 2006 // Washington’s minimum wage will increase 30 cents to $7.93 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2007. The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recalculates the state’s minimum wage each year in September as...
The Commissioners
Oct 9 2006 // Washington’s Mike Kreidler: Making the insurance market work The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner is a vigorous protector of consumers under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Kreidler. From...
States go global for new ideas to improve transportation safety
Oct 9 2006 // Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad. Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on...
New Markets
Oct 9 2006 // Liability Long Term Care Facilities Nuts & Bolts: Houston, Texas-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. is offering CareSurance, a new liability insurance program designed to meet the needs of skilled, assisted...
Wash. minimum wage upped to $7.93 per hour
Oct 9 2006 // Washington’s minimum wage will increase 30 cents to $7.93 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2007. The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recalculates the state’s minimum wage each year in September as...
