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ACE USA ASKS FOR EXCLUSION
Nov 12 2001 // Philadelphia-based Ace USA is seeking permission from the Washington State Insurance Commissioner to exclude acts of terrorism from the policies it issues to businesses. According to a report in The Seattle Times, the...
Brown & Brown Makes Moves in Washington, California
Nov 5 2001 // Brown & Brown Inc. and Raleigh, Schwarz & Powell Inc. as well as Golden Gate Holdings Inc., based respectively in Tacoma, Wash., and Novato, Calif. announced the finalization of their previously announced merger...
NAIC Meets in Washington to Discuss Sept. 11 Aftermath
Oct 24 2001 // Six weeks following the attacks on New York and Washington, insurance companies and regulators are still working on a plan to make sure future terrorist strikes are covered. According to a report in the South Florida...
Insurer Seeks Washington State Permission to Exclude Terrorism Acts
Oct 24 2001 // Philadelphia-based Ace USA is seeking permission from the Washington State Insurance Commissioner to exclude acts of terrorism from the policies it issues to businesses. According to a report in The Seattle Times, the...
True Loss from Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks on U.S. is Immeasurable, As Estimates of Potential Insured
Sep 24 2001 // “The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man’s dedication to world peace, his belief in cooperation of men and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness.” —Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1987),...
Terrorist Acts Strike New York and Washington
Sep 11 2001 // Terrorists crashed two hijacked planes into the World Trade Center this morning, causing countless deaths and untold damage as the twin 110-story towers collapsed. The crashes occurred minutes apart just before 9 a.m., and...
Wash. Supreme Court Upholds Time Limit on Construction Defect Lawsuits
Sep 10 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that insurers and builders are applauding a unanimous decision by the Washington Supreme Court to reaffirm the statute of repose barring construction defect lawsuits six...
8 INSURERS FEEL FIRE RISKS
Sep 10 2001 // In seven western fire-prone states, eight large property and casualty insurers are exposed to 74.5 percent of the home insurance risk, according to a recent analysis by Weiss Ratings Inc. States ranked by acres burned from...
NAMIC to Host 106th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Sep 5 2001 // The 106th annual convention of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) will take place Sept. 23-26, 2001, at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The convention, expected to attract...
Weiss Says 8 Insurers Are Exposed to 74.5% of Homeowners Risk in Western Fire-Prone States
Aug 28 2001 // In seven western fire-prone states, just eight large property and casualty insurers are exposed to 74.5 percent of the home insurance risk, according to a recent analysis by Weiss Ratings Inc., a provider of independent...
It’s Fire Season: Time to Brush Up on Coverage and Prevention
Aug 27 2001 // Take an influx of homeowners moving into what was once open land, add a rainy winter which has fueled the growth of brush and vegetation, and you have a potential recipe for disaster. As of Aug. 15, close to 300 wildfires...
Ingraham and Begala to be Featured at IIAA
Jul 26 2001 // Republican political observer Laura Ingraham and former Clinton White House Senior Adviser Paul Begala are feature commentators for a political discussion at the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA)...
Wash. Lawmakers Gear Up for Third Special Session, Transportation Bills at Issue
Jul 5 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), as the Washington state legislature gears up for a third special session to settle transportation issues, insurance industry representatives are...
Earthquake Awareness: Not Just a California Thing Anymore
Jun 25 2001 // Residents in Oregon and Washington would probably be surprised to know that more than 1,000 earthquakes per year are recorded in the two states by the seismology lab at the University of Washington. The biggest reason for...
Banning Major Earthquakes-A Savvy, Market-Saving Move
Jun 25 2001 // Apparently, we’ve licked that quake insurance problem. Faced with the devastation (property and market) wrought by the Northridge Earthquake and the realization by insurers that the loss models they had carefully...
Wash. Commissioner Earns National Accreditation for State Agency
Jun 20 2001 // Accreditation has been restored to the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC). The announcement was made at the quarterly meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in New...
Washington Regains NAIC Solvency Accreditation By Richard Rambeck
Jun 13 2001 // Washington is again accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to monitor the solvency of insurers. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said regaining accreditation was his top priority when...
CE Program Open for Wash. Agents, Brokers
Jun 12 2001 // A partnership between Knowledge Anywhere, which provides web-based learning solutions for corporations and business professionals, and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington, will allow IIABW members...
The Big ‘I’ Goes to Washington
Jun 4 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
The Big ‘I’ Goes to Washington
May 21 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
