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RMS Examines Massive Blizzard That Swept Through East Coast
Jan 26 2016 // The massive blizzard that swept through the East Coast over the weekend may result in hundreds of millions of dollars in insured losses. The blizzard, unofficially named “Winter Storm Jonas” by the Weather...
Snowy East Coast Digs Out After Massive Weekend Blizzard
Jan 25 2016 // Millions of Americans started digging themselves out Sunday after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. New York and Baltimore began...
Blizzard Heads Toward U.S. East; Airlines Cancel Flights
Jan 22 2016 // A dangerous winter storm will bring snow by the foot to the U.S. mid-Atlantic, including Washington, threatening at least 50 million people in its path while canceling thousands of flights and closing schools and...
Washington Refinery Fined Nearly $325K for Workplace Violations
Jan 19 2016 // Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries has fined Phillips 66 Refinery $324,000 for failing to correct serious workplace safety and health violations. An L&I inspection of the Ferndale facility found...
Insurers to Pay Port in Washington Soil Contamination Suit
Jan 12 2016 // A Cowlitz County, Wash. judge has ordered insurers to pay the Port of Longview $2.45 million in attorney fees in an ongoing lawsuit over soil contamination. The Daily News reported that the order is the latest development...
Confie Acquires Agency in Bellingham, Washington
Jan 12 2016 // Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Confie announced it has acquired the Duane Sammons Insurance Center Inc. of Bellingham, Wash. Duane Sammons has served the local community of Bellingham for 30 years and provides personal and...
RT Specialty Acquires Countrywide Brokerage in Washington
Jan 11 2016 // R-T Specialty LLC (RT Specialty), the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, has acquired the assets of Countrywide Brokerage, a wholesale insurance brokerage operation based in Edmonds, Wash. Established in...
2016 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 11 2016 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2016 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Losses for Washington from Drought Estimated at $336M
Jan 8 2016 // Washington farmers have lost at least $336 million due to the ongoing drought, a figure that is likely to climb as more information becomes available. The Capital Press reported that a state Department of Agriculture...
Washington Artist Gets Settlement in ‘Angry Birds’ Lawsuit
Jan 7 2016 // A pet toy company that designed a line of products after the “Angry Birds” video game characters has settled a lawsuit brought by a Seattle, Wash. artist. The artist, Juli Adams, said she came up with the idea...
With Year About to End Quakes Shake Southern California, Washington
Dec 31 2015 // A moderate earthquake shook an inland area of Southern California near San Bernardino on Tuesday night, giving a start to thousands across a heavily populated area with more than one person comparing it to a rumbling big...
Workers’ Comp Rates in Washington to Increase 2% In 2016
Dec 21 2015 // The average base rate Washington businesses pay for workers’ compensation insurance will increase by 2 percent in 2016, the state Department of Labor & Industries announced. L&I uses wage inflation as a...
Propel Insurance in Washington Brings Swan to Senior Living Practice
Dec 18 2015 // Tacoma, Wash.-based Propel Insurance announced that Carl Swan has joined the firm’s national senior living practice as a sales executive. Swan comes with significant experience within the industry, having spent the...
Alper Services Adds Van Winkle, Washington in Chicago
Dec 17 2015 // Alper Services LLC, based in Chicago, has hired Debra Van Winkle as a senior account manager in the Employee Benefits Division and Craig Washington as a senior claims administrator in the Claims Management Services...
Nearly $60M Settlement Reached in Washington Fire
Dec 16 2015 // A settlement of nearly $60 million has been reached for people who suffered damages as the result of a 2012 blaze near Cle Elum, Wash. lawyers said Monday. Rod Nelson with Abeyta Nelson law firm said in a release that the...
Jury in Washington Awards $21.5M to Man Hurt by Cruise Ship Door
Dec 7 2015 // A federal jury in Seattle, Wash., has awarded $21.5 million in damages to an Illinois man who was injured by an automatic sliding-glass door on a cruise ship in 2011. The verdict included $16.5 million in punitive damages....
Washington Dairy Worker Death May Lead to More Regulations
Dec 4 2015 // The investigation into the death of a Mabton, Wash. dairy worker who drowned in a manure pit shows the man had drugs in his system. Randy Vasquez drowned March 4 in a manure storage lagoon at Riverview Ranch. The dairy was...
Workers’ Comp Rates in Washington to Increase 2% In 2016
Dec 2 2015 // The average base rate Washington businesses pay for workers’ compensation insurance will increase by 2 percent in 2016, the state Department of Labor & Industries announced. L&I uses wage inflation as a...
Aging U.S. Nuclear Plants Pushing Limits of Life Expectancy
Nov 29 2015 // The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it’s safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed. The majority of the nation’s 99 reactors have already...
Washington Utility Whistleblower Files Retaliation Claim
Nov 18 2015 // A Snohomish County Public Utility District employee who alerted the Washington utility board to no-bid contracts given to a former employee says he has been harassed and suffered retaliation since reporting the...
