Latest Washington Headlines
All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Sep 25 2006 // Easy attack “For the life of me, I cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is so easy to do.” —Dr. Jerry R. Gillespie, director of the Western Institute for Food...
!Cuidado! Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce
Sep 25 2006 // In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers’ compensation professionals will be challenged along with the...
Wash. Report Reveals Cost of the Uninsured More than $550 Million
Sep 21 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has released a report revealing that the cost of providing health care for the uninsured in Washington state has risen to more than half a billion dollars a year. According...
L&I Director Resigns to Head Washington Health Care Association
Sep 15 2006 // Gary Weeks, director of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), announced he is resigning to become executive director of the Washington Health Care Association. Weeks’ last day at...
Medical Liability Insurer Sold by Washington Commissioner
Sep 8 2006 // After operating a major insurer of the Washington’s rural hospitals and medical centers for more than three years under a court order, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has announced his intent to sell the...
Montana Firefighters Battle Bees as well as Wildfires
Sep 8 2006 // Montana firefighters battling a wildfire that has blackened nearly 290 square miles and burned 26 homes faced a new challenge, authorities said: bees. The blaze that started with lightning on Aug. 22 has forced hundreds to...
State Patrol Veteran Hired for Washington Anti-Fraud Unit
Sep 6 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed a veteran of the State Patrol to manage the agency’s newly authorized insurance anti-fraud program. Capt. Robert Veliz of Yakima, a 26-year veteran of the...
Washington appoints assistant attorney general
Sep 4 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said that the State Attorney General’s Office has assigned a full-time assistant attorney general, Susan R. DanPullo, to assist the agency in combating...
People and Places
Sep 4 2006 // Ogilvy-Hill Insurance elected Mark Shipp president and CEO. Shipp has been with Ogilvy Hill for 11 years. In addition to his new role as president/CEO he will continue to build new relationships in the field. Also, Phillip...
Businesses file first in series of lawsuits against competitors
Sep 4 2006 // Frustrated businesses took their fight against illegal immigration to court in August, filing the first in a series of lawsuits accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair advantage. Anti-illegal...
Washington governor declares wildfire emergency
Sep 4 2006 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a wildfire emergency as several large fires burned in the state and forecasters predicted more thunderstorms and high winds. “Numerous wildfires across Washington pose a...
Navigating Washington’s business and occupation tax tangle
Sep 4 2006 // Washington State’s current business and occupation (B&O) tax laws operate under a unique structure that can confuse even the most astute insurance agent or company. Harbored within this structure is the question...
News Currents
Sep 4 2006 // The lawsuits were an attempt to enforce immigration law by creating a deterrent against hiring illegal employees. Businesses file first in series of lawsuits against competitors Frustrated businesses took their fight...
Washington appoints assistant attorney general
Sep 4 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said that the State Attorney General’s Office has assigned a full-time assistant attorney general, Susan R. DanPullo, to assist the agency in combating...
News Currents
Sep 4 2006 // Washington governor declares wildfire emergency Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a wildfire emergency as several large fires burned in the state and forecasters predicted more thunderstorms and high...
Also, Phillip Hill was elected chief financial officer and vice president of operations. Hill has been part of Ogilvy-Hi
Sep 4 2006 // People Ogilvy-Hill Insurance elected Mark Shipp president and CEO. Shipp has been with Ogilvy Hill for 11 years. In addition to his new role as president/CEO he will continue to build new relationships in the field. The...
Navigating Washington’s business and occupation tax tangle
Sep 4 2006 // Washington State’s current business and occupation (B&O) tax laws operate under a unique structure that can confuse even the most astute insurance agent or company. Harbored within this structure is the question...
Workers’ Commute Time Getting Shorter
Sep 1 2006 // It might be hard for some drivers to believe, but average commuting times are getting shorter for U.S. workers. The average daily commute to work has shrunk from 25.5 minutes in 2000 to 25.1 minutes last year, according to...
Washington Proposes 2 Percent Cut in Workers’ Compensation Rates
Sep 1 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries have proposed lowering workers’ compensation rates next year by an average of 2 percent, the first general rate reduction in six years. It is expected to save...
Safeco Sells U-District Complex to University of Washington
Aug 30 2006 // Seattle-based Safeco has announced the sale of its headquarters complex in Seattle’s University District to the University of Washington for $130 million. The sale follows Safeco’s previously announced strategy...
