Latest Washington Headlines
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Rule Requires Washington Insurers to Notify Consumers of Appeal Rights
Aug 3 2020 // All insurers in Washington that take action against a policyholder must include information in the notices about the right to appeal and how to contact the insurance commissioner’s Consumer Protection division if...
Family of Teen Who Died at Washington University Fraternity Files Lawsuit
Aug 3 2020 // In his first semester at Washington State University, Sam Martinez witnessed or took part in several activities that his family says was a pattern of hazing at Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), the fraternity he hoped to...
Washington Extends Relief for Employers Struggling to Pay Workers’ Comp
Jul 29 2020 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is again extending the deadline for employers that are finding it difficult to pay their workers’ compensation premiums during the COVID-19 outbreak. Under...
Credit Scoring Battle Brewing Between Washington Commissioner and Insurer Groups
Jul 27 2020 // Insurer groups are taking issue with push by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to prohibit insurers from including information from consumer credit histories in the insurance scores used to calculate premiums...
Kentucky Teen Settles Lawsuit Against Washington Post Over D.C. Encounter
Jul 27 2020 // A Kentucky teen and The Washington Post have settled a lawsuit over the newspaper’s coverage of his encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington last year. The teen’s lawyers said...
Robots Gain as Pandemic Lockdowns, Safety Issues Cause Factories to Automate
Jul 21 2020 // While a resurgence in coronavirus cases in Texas has brought many businesses to a screeching halt, eight robots have kept All Axis Machining’s metal fabrication facility in Dallas humming. The small, nimble robots...
Mintz Adds Five to Insurance and Reinsurance Practice in Washington D.C., New York
Jul 20 2020 // Law firm Mintz has added a group of five practitioners to its Insurance and Reinsurance Practice. Deirdre G. Johnson, Paul W. Kalish, Suman Chakraborty and Ellen MacDonald Farrell joined as members, and Elaine Panagakos...
NFL’s Washington Redskins Team Hires Law Firm to Review Harassment Claims
Jul 20 2020 // The Washington Redskins hired a law firm to review allegations of misconduct after 15 female ex-employees told the Washington Post they were sexually harassed. The NFL team hired D.C. lawyer Beth Wilkinson and her firm,...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds Missouri, Washington, Wisconsin for Home Coverage
Jul 17 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Missouri, Washington and Wisconsin to the list of states where the insurer offers its homeowners insurance product. With the expansion to the three new states, the...
Washington Commissioner Tells Insurers It’s Time to Ban Credit Scoring
Jul 15 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler reached out to insurance company CEOs in a letter and urged them to stand behind their recent pledges to end discrimination and racial inequities by supporting his proposal...
U.S. Pressures Insurers, Certifiers, Shippers in Enforcing Tougher Sanctions on Venezuela
Jul 14 2020 // Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the...
U.S. Targets Ship Insurers, Maritime Industry to Strengthen Venezuela Sanctions
Jul 13 2020 // Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the...
Climate Change Litigants Argue Human Rights, Consumer Harm in Suing Oil Firms
Jul 6 2020 // LONDON/WASHINGTON/GENEVA — Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers from Switzerland to San Francisco are increasingly filing lawsuits demanding...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Wants to Ban Credit Scoring
Jul 6 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is calling on the insurance industry to end its use of credit scoring in auto, property, renters and life insurance, citing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
First Washington Employer Cited for Ignoring Governor’s Safe Start Order
Jul 1 2020 // A fitness center near Yakima, Wash. is facing nearly $10,000 in fines for operating in violation of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start order. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited company owner...
2 Washington Tribes Sue Insurance Group for Virus Coverage
Jul 1 2020 // Two Washington state Native tribes sued a group of insurance providers they said have not covered claims for business losses resulting from the coronavirus. The Suquamish and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribes and their...
Washington Firefighters Prep for Wildfire Season Amid Pandemic
Jun 26 2020 // Washington state firefighters are preparing for a season of potential summer wildfires while adopting new health safety measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of...
Family of Man Killed During Washington Traffic Stop Files $25M Claim
Jun 26 2020 // The family of a North Carolina man killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Washington state filed a $28 million wrongful-death claim. The family of 26-year-old Said Joquin filed the claim against the city of...
Washington D.C.’s Incapsulate Hires Siegel to Insurance Industry Team
Jun 25 2020 // Incapsulate has hired insurance veteran Stephen Siegel to its insurance industry team. For more than 25 years, Siegel has worked with companies in all segments of insurance including life, property and casualty, group,...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Wants to Ban Credit Scoring
Jun 17 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is calling on the insurance industry to end its use of credit scoring in auto, property, renters and life insurance, citing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
