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Communications, People and Technology Ride High on Canter’s ‘To Do’ List
Oct 6 2003 // Louise “BeBe” Canter, senior vice president of Patterson/Smith Associates, Falls Church, Va., was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc. (IIABA) during the...
Wash. L&I Proposes 19.4% WC Increase for 2004
Sep 18 2003 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) proposed increasing workers’ compensation premiums by 19.4 percent in 2004. Assuming the economy holds steady, the rate increase will bring revenues in...
Response Insurance Acquires National Merit Insurance from Unigard
Sep 16 2003 // Response Insurance Company, a direct-to-the-consumer auto insurer based in Meriden Conn., announced it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire National Merit Insurance Company from Unigard Insurance Company, a...
Employers, Workers, Happy with Wash. L&I’s Claims Handling Practice
Sep 8 2003 // Most employers and injured workers are reportedly happy with how the Washington Department of Labor and Industries handles workers’ compensation claims, according to a recent customer satisfaction survey. The Gilmore...
Brown & Brown Acquires Washington Operations
Sep 5 2003 // Florida’s Brown & Brown Inc. went on a buying spree recently and acquired three insurance operations in the state of Washington: Canfield and Associates Inc. and Canfield Insurance Services Inc., of Ephrata,...
Employers, Injured Workers, Happy with Wash. L&I’s Claims Handling Practices
Aug 21 2003 // Most employers and injured workers are happy with how the Washington Department of Labor and Industries handles workers’ compensation claims, according to a recent customer satisfaction survey. The Gilmore Research...
CDS Business Mapping Expands Wildfire Coverage to Ariz., Colo., Wash.
Aug 11 2003 // CDS Business Mapping, a provider in online hazard mapping, announced the launch of its Wildfire Hazard Model for Arizona, Colorado, and Washington. The Wildfire Hazard Model consists of highly detailed maps that identify...
Wash. Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Lead
Aug 8 2003 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has cited and fined a King County contractor $148,700 for allegedly exposing workers to health hazards caused by lead exposure. Diamaco Inc. of Bellevue, Wash....
Wash. DOI Unveils New Agent/Broker E-Newsletter
Jul 24 2003 // The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently unveiled a new quarterly Agents and Brokers E-Newsletter to replace the former paper newsletter that has been out of circulation for a while. The...
Wash. Man Ordered to Pay $20,300 for WC Fraud
Jul 14 2003 // A 52-year-old Olympia, Wash. man, Richard Sundblad, has been ordered to pay $20,300 in penalties and Wash. Department of Labor and Industries benefits he collected while secretly working. An investigation into Sundblad...
ABD to Acquire Wash.-based Sullivan & Curtis
Jul 8 2003 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services (ABD), in conjunction with its parent company, Greater Bay Bancorp announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sullivan & Curtis Insurance Brokers of Washington,...
Wash. WC Benefits to Increase 1.9 Percent
Jun 26 2003 // Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation time-loss or pension benefits will receive a 1.9 percent cost-of-living increase on July 1, 2003. The new maximum monthly benefit will be $3,794, which is...
NAMIC Tells Washington Legal Foundation That Regulation Best Left to States
May 30 2003 // Reformed state regulation of insurance is the most desirable course for the future according to a National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) speaker at a media briefing on “An Optional Federal...
Wash. Man Ordered to Repay $27,814
May 29 2003 // The Wash. Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has ordered an Arlington man to repay $27,814 after an investigation showed he reportedly collected workers’ compensation benefits illegally. The state agency...
Providence Washington Expands Metaserver’s P/C Integration Solution into Commercial Lines
May 21 2003 // Metaserver, Inc., a developer of Business Process Integration (BPI) software, based in New Haven CN, announced that the Providence Washington Insurance Company has chosen to expand its present investment and implementation...
Wash. Woman Files Bad Faith Lawsuit Against Farmers Ins.
May 16 2003 // A Redmond, Wash. woman filed a bad faith lawsuit against Farmers Insurance Company of Washington (Farmers) accusing the company of systematically using a computer program called “Colossus” to provide an...
Illegal Dental Plan Told to Cease and Desist in Wash.
May 9 2003 // Washington consumers of dental insurance plans should stay away from Benefit Plans of America, Inc. as sold by Daniel A. White, according to Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC). The office has...
Wash. Waives License Renewal Procedures for Military Service
May 2 2003 // A Washington state resident insurance agent and/or broker who is unable to comply with the license renewal procedures due to activation to military service may request a waiver for the 32 hours of continuing education...
WASH. STATE WC TO INCLUDE ACTS OF TERRORISM
May 1 2003 // Washington taxpayers and the State Fund will get significant financial relief from the federal government in the event of an act of terrorism that results in catastrophic losses to the workers’ compensation system....
Mr. and Mrs. Agent Go to Washington
Apr 21 2003 // Some might say the only way to get recognized in Washington, D.C. is to scale the White House fence. Believe me, after seeing the security there on my recent trip, no one is going to just walk up to the front door and...
