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Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines Producers, Insurers
Feb 3 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in January totaling $11,000 against insurance companies, producers, brokers, and individuals who violated state insurance laws and regulations. Following are the...
460K Partial Social Security Numbers Mistakenly Released in Washington
Jan 24 2023 // A county in Washington inadvertently released nearly half a million partial Social Security Numbers when responding to a routine public records request in December, according to county officials. The Pierce County...
Washington Insurance Commissioner’s Report on Utilities’ Liability Shows Increased Costs, Exclusions
Jan 23 2023 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently delivered a report to the state Legislature and governor on the liability insurance market for electric utilities in Washington. The OIC worked with the...
Washington AG Sues Plastic Surgery Provider for Fake Reviews
Jan 23 2023 // By Claire Rush Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against a plastic surgery provider in the Seattle area over claims it misled patients and the public “through a multitude of unlawful,...
Washington Contractor Fined $400K for Repeat Fall Protection Violations
Jan 23 2023 // The owner of a Washington state framing company is facing nearly $400,000 in fines for allegedly allowing crew members to work high above the ground without fall protection, according to the state Department of Labor and...
Washington Commissioner Fines Insurers, Producers
Jan 20 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in December totaling $55,500 against insurance companies, producers, brokers, and individuals who violated state insurance laws and regulations. Following is a...
Washington Bill Would Force Period Tracking Apps to Follow Privacy Laws
Jan 18 2023 // When the Supreme Court last June stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, concerns grew over the use of period tracking apps because they aren’t protected by federal privacy laws. Privacy experts have...
Washington Schools Suing over Social Media Harm
Jan 9 2023 // The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among...
Washington AG Sues Plastic Surgery Provider for Fake Reviews
Jan 4 2023 // Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against a plastic surgery provider in the Seattle area over claims it misled patients and the public “through a multitude of unlawful, unfair and...
Deaths, Flooding as Storm Hit Oregon And Washington State
Jan 3 2023 // A winter storm that brought powerful wind gusts to Oregon on last week was found to have caused at least two fatal car accidents that left four people dead, preliminary police investigations have found. Weather conditions...
New Work-Related Laws Taking Effect in Washington
Dec 28 2022 // There are several significant changes coming Jan. 1 to Washington that impact workers around the state. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries complied a list of changes to ensure all workers and...
Washington Contractor Fined $400K for Repeat Fall Protection Violations
Dec 27 2022 // The owner of a Washington state framing company is facing nearly $400,000 in fines for allegedly allowing crew members to work high above the ground without fall protection, according to the state Department of Labor and...
Washington and Alaska Crabbers, Fishermen Seek Aid After Disaster Declaration
Dec 21 2022 // The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for certain salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the door for financial relief as part of an omnibus spending bill being negotiated by U.S....
Ryan Specialty Agrees to Acquire Griffin Underwriting in Washington
Dec 12 2022 // Ryan Specialty signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Griffin Underwriting Services in Bellevue, Washington. The acquisition is expected to close in January 2023. Griffin Underwriting is a binding...
$5M Settlement in Washington Teen’s Death at Football Practice
Dec 12 2022 // A Washington school district will pay $5.25 million to the family of a high school student who died from a heart attack that happened during a 2018 football practice. Allen Harris, 16, was participating in a conditioning...
Washington Driver Gets $553 Ticket for Driving With Snow on Windshield
Dec 7 2022 // A Washington State Patrol trooper issued a $533 ticket to a driver Sunday after the person drove more than 5 miles with their vehicle and windshield almost completely covered in snow. Trooper Heather Weatherwax said the...
Washington Contractor Faces Felony Theft Charge in Reported Workers’ Comp Scam
Dec 5 2022 // An Everett, Washington, man reportedly caught remodeling homes while claiming he was too injured to work has been charged with felony theft in a workers’ compensation fraud case. Terry Lee Dawson, 62, is accused of...
Marsh McLennan Acquires McDonald Zaring in Washington
Dec 2 2022 // Marsh McLennan Agency acquired McDonald Zaring Insurance in Walla Walla, Washington. McDonald Zaring Insurance serves individuals and businesses across all industries and sizes, including agri-business, wineries, financial...
Safety Agency Says Wing Broke Before Plane Crash in Washington
Nov 23 2022 // A wing from a Cessna 208B broke away before the plane crashed Friday into a field northeast of Seattle, killing the four people on board, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The NTSB said the wreckage has been...
Washington Contractor Faces Theft Charge over $127K in Workers’ Comp
Nov 23 2022 // A Clark County, Washington, man was charged with stealing $127,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for working at his own construction business while claiming he was too injured to work. Daniel Joseph Lesieur, 54,...
