Latest Washington Headlines
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CBIZ Acquires Alliance Insurance Services of Washington D.C.
Feb 7 2020 // CBIZ Inc., a provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Alliance Insurance Services Inc. (AIS) of Washington, D.C., effective February 1, 2020. With roots dating...
Phantom Auto Theft Claim Results in Charges Against Washington Man
Feb 6 2020 // Dale Maki, of Usk, Wash., was charged in Pend Oreille Superior Court with one count of false claims or proof in connection with a phantom auto theft claim. Maki was charged after an investigation by Insurance Commissioner...
Washington Woman Pleads Guilty After Filing 27 Fake Injury Claims
Feb 5 2020 // Rebecca Tabares Garza, of Yakima, Wash., pleaded guilty in Yakima County Superior Court to first-degree theft and filing a false insurance claim for 27 injuries she said occurred to herself and her family. Garza was...
Washington Roofer Ordered to Repay $25K in Workers’ Comp Scam
Feb 5 2020 // A Washington man caught doing a roofing job while claiming he was too disabled to work must repay the state more than $25,000. José Guadalupe Sanchez, 50, pleaded guilty in Pierce County Superior Court to third-degree...
Former Washington Insurance Agent Charged in $2.8M Premium Finance Case
Jan 31 2020 // Edward J. Chadwick, of Yakima, Wash., was charged this week with first-degree theft in Spokane County Superior Court. Chadwick was an insurance producer and owned an insurance agency called Kelt, primarily selling...
School in Washington Paying $475K in Claim of Kid Released to Wrong Parent
Jan 31 2020 // Seattle Public Schools in Washington has agreed to pay almost half a million dollars to resolve a claim involving a former student who said he was hospitalized after his elementary school released him to the wrong parent...
Washington Fines Contractor for Blasting Violations, Worker Safety Issues
Jan 31 2020 // A reportedly unsafe blasting operation in Spokane, Wash., that put workers and the public at risk has resulted in an Idaho-based drilling company losing its license to perform similar work in Washington. The Washington...
Privacy Firm Finds Cannabis Patient Info Left Unsecured by Washington Firm
Jan 30 2020 // An internet privacy firm says it was able to access private personal information of more than 30,000 medical marijuana patients, recreational pot customers or dispensary employees in several states. The privacy firm was...
Alera Group Acquires Muench Financial in Washington
Jan 28 2020 // Alera Group has acquired Muench Financial Inc. in Seattle, Wash. Muench Financial joins Alera Group through Wilson Albers. The Muench Financial team will operate out of Alera Group’s Seattle office. Terms of the deal...
Uber Goes to Washington. Autonomous Cars with Humans to Collect Data in D.C.
Jan 24 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. will put self-driving vehicles on Washington, D.C. roads Friday with human drivers in control, the ride share company said on Thursday, as it seeks to collect data for future deployment of fully...
Washington Commissioner Orders Pet Insurers to Repay $4.7M to Consumers
Jan 21 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued a fine of $950,000 against ACE American Insurance Co. and Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America for reportedly overcharging 18,000 Washington consumers for nearly...
USG Adds Gurkin as a Producer in Washington
Jan 21 2020 // USG Insurance Services Inc. has named John Gurkin a producer/broker in commercial lines in Seattle, Wash. Gurkin will continue to build his agency relationships, as well as expanding USG’s national network. Gurkin...
Washington Mom, Son Charged in Attempted Auto Insurance Fraud
Jan 14 2020 // Three people were charged in King County Superior Court in connection to two separate auto insurance fraud cases after investigations by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations...
Chamber of Commerce to Fight Corporate Breakups, Gig Worker Benefits
Jan 10 2020 // The leader of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the powerful business group will fight to reverse liberal policies being pushed in the states and by some Democratic candidates for president. “We will lead the...
Lawyers Try Unusual Legal Path to Advance Sex Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts
Jan 8 2020 // A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit this week in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s capital as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Boy Scouts of America for allegedly failing to...
Washington Roofer Fined Nearly $375K for Putting Workers at Risk
Jan 6 2020 // A roofing company in Snohomish, Wash. is facing large fines from the state for multiple worker safety hazards and their violations at three different jobsites. After receiving calls from concerned neighbors, the Department...
Washington Tells Captives for Starbucks, Alaska Air to Stop Insuring Risk
Dec 31 2019 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered the captive insurers for two giant corporations to stop insuring risk in the state, adding to a large list of big companies whose captives have been fined by the...
McDonald’s Has Friends in High Places in High-Stakes Labor Fight
Dec 12 2019 // In a television commercial that’s become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trump’s affinity for McDonald’s Corp., he embraced a purple, lumpy denizen of the fast-food chain’s...
E-Cigarette Makers Lose Legal Challenge to FDA’s Regulatory Authority
Dec 10 2019 // U.S. rules for marketing e-cigarettes withstood a legal challenge by a maker of the devices and an industry group. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory authority...
Washington Roofer Claiming He Was Too Injured to Work Faces Felony Charge
Dec 9 2019 // A Federal Way, Wash., man faces a felony theft charge after state investigators caught him working on a roof, despite the fact he was getting workers’ comp payments and claiming he was too injured to work. José...
