Latest Washington Headlines
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FAA Warns About Type of Seaplane that Crashed in Washington
Oct 11 2022 // Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people. The Seattle Times reports that the Federal...
$725K Settlement Reached in Fatal Washington Shooting Lawsuit
Oct 6 2022 // The Vancouver City Council in Washington has approved a $725,000 settlement in the police shooting of a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis in April 2020. Three Vancouver police officers fatally shot William...
Hub Acquires Assets of Guide Insurance Services in Washington
Oct 6 2022 // Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Guide Insurance Services Inc. in Washington Guide Insurance Services has offices in Lynden, Colville and Republic, and provides commercial and personal insurance solutions...
Scottish American Acquires Hawkeye Wholesale in Washington
Oct 3 2022 // Scottish American acquired Hawkeye Wholesale Insurance Services Inc. in Liberty Lake, Washington. Hawkeye was founded in 2012. It has capabilities of underwriting in California, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and...
Washington Roofers Face $1 Million-Plus in Fines for Reported Safety Violations
Oct 3 2022 // Two Washington roofing companies that landed on the Department of Labor & Industries’ severe violators list face large fines for reportedly allowing roofers to work on top of homes without using fall protection,...
Washington Proposes 4.8% Workers’ Comp Increase for 2023
Oct 3 2022 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.8% increase in the average price employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2023. Employers and workers would jointly pay an...
Washington Insurance Commissioner OKs Coverage for Doctors who Provide Abortions
Sep 27 2022 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office approved coverage requested by Physicians Insurance A Mutual of Seattle to reimburse its policyholders for legal fees and expenses incurred defending against a...
Washington Roofers Face $1 Million-Plus in Fines for Reported Safety Violations
Sep 26 2022 // Two Washington roofing companies that landed on the Department of Labor & Industries’ severe violators list face large fines for reportedly allowing roofers to work on top of homes without using fall protection,...
Washington Proposes 4.8% Workers’ Comp Increase for 2023
Sep 22 2022 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.8% increase in the average price employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2023. Employers and workers would jointly pay an...
Round out a home’s protection with a new “stand-alone” earthquake option for Independent Agents in WA & OR
Sep 6 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, September 6, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon. “One of the...
Former Washington State Coach Files Wrongful Termination Claim
Sep 5 2022 // Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has filed a claim against the university seeking $25 million for wrongful termination after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The...
Washington Judge Enters Order on Washington Insurance Commissioner’s Credit Scoring Ban
Aug 31 2022 // Judge Indu Thomas entered the final order declaring that Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler exceeded his authority when he issued a permanent rule banning the use of credit-based insurance scores. Judge Thomas initially...
Washington Regulators Fine Wireless Company After Fatal Fall
Aug 23 2022 // Washington state regulators fined a wireless company $12,000 for safety violations after the death of a cellphone tower worker near Arlington last year. Michael Vasquez was working on a Crown Castle cell tower on Dec. 4,...
Round out a home’s protection with a new “stand-alone” earthquake option for Independent Agents in WA & OR
Aug 22 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, August 22, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon. “One of the advantages...
Former Washington State Coach Files Wrongful Termination Claim
Aug 12 2022 // Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has filed a claim against the university seeking $25 million for wrongful termination after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The...
Oregon Ski Area Sued over Washington Child’s Death
Aug 12 2022 // The parents of a 9-year-old child who died skiing at Mt. Bachelor ski area in central Oregon last year have filed a $49 million wrongful death lawsuit against the resort and its parent company, Powdr Corp. Angela and Brian...
Coastal Washington Tribe Builds Tsunami Refuge Tower
Aug 11 2022 // There’s a new option to escape a tsunami for people on the southwest coast of Washington. The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe dedicated a 50-foot tall evacuation tower in Tokeland, Washington, the Northwest News Network...
Judge Finds Washington Commissioner Exceeded Authority on Credit Score Ban
Jul 29 2022 // Thurston County Superior Court Judge Indu Thomas found that while Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s rule temporarily banning credit scoring followed the Administrative Procedures Act, but he exceeded...
Washington Auto Repair Owner Caught 2nd Time in Workers’ Comp Scam
Jul 29 2022 // A Kennewick, Washington, business owner pleaded guilty to a felony for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance for his employees for the second time. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Norma Rodriguez...
Potential Class-Action Suit Says Washington Healthcare Provider Failed to Provide Interpreters
Jul 28 2022 // Providence St. Joseph Health, the largest healthcare system in Washington state, failed to provide in-person American Sign Language interpreters for deaf patients, leaving them at the mercy of virtual interpreters whose...
