Latest Washington Headlines
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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...
Pacific Northwest Storms Cause 14 Deaths, More Than $500 Million in Losses
Dec 20 2006 // The winter storm that struck the Pacific Northwest last week is responsible for 14 deaths and is receiving the unfortunate recognition of the worst winter storm in 13 years, according to catastrophe risk modeling company...
State Preparations for Pandemic Flu Creative But Vary Widely
Dec 19 2006 // Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes. Parts of southeastern Washington are...
Washington Hearings on Workers’ Comp Rate Holiday Begin This Week
Dec 12 2006 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) will begin its hearings on a proposal to reduce to zero for six months the premiums employers and workers pay into one of the funds that supports the...
Western U.S. Snowstorms Blamed in Deaths, Injuries; More in Store
Dec 1 2006 // A new storm headed into the northwestern U.S. the region shivered in the aftermath of unusually heavy rain and snow that was blamed for at least eight deaths and has caused traffic nightmares and power outages. The stormy...
Washington Schedules Hearing on AXA Request to Purchase Uniguard
Nov 22 2006 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has scheduled a public hearing to consider a request to acquire three Washington domiciled insurers on Dec. 4. The companies are Unigard Insurance Co., Unigard...
Washington’s online complaint guide deemed helpful, but incomplete
Nov 20 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has launched a new Web-based tool for insurance consumers, called the annual Complaint Comparison Guide. The Washington guide is designed to allow consumers to search online...
Washington employers to save $315 million in workers’ compensation
Nov 20 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...
News Currents
Nov 19 2006 // Washington’s online complaint guide deemed helpful, but incomplete Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has launched a new Web-based tool for insurance consumers, called the annual Complaint Comparison...
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...
