Latest Washington Headlines
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Washington Companies Fined $370,000 for Asbestos Violations
Nov 10 2014 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries cited two employers for violations that exposed workers to asbestos during the demolition of a Seattle apartment building. An L&I investigation into the Seattle...
Decker Joins Woodruff-Sawyer in Washington
Nov 5 2014 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Jacob Decker as vice president and director of financial institutions. Decker will focus on shaping the firm’s financial institutions strategy across all offices. He is based out...
Washington Bottle Maker Fined After Worker’s Hand Amputated
Nov 5 2014 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has fined a plastic bottle manufacturer in Battle Ground $86,800 for safety violations after a worker’s hand was caught in machinery and had to be...
Greenberg Upset Win in AIG $25 Billion Bailout Trial Possible
Nov 3 2014 // Lawyer David Boies has a shot at an upset win in the trial of Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s $25 billion bailout case against the U.S. government, a turnaround from the weak odds he was given just a month...
Deputy in Washington Acquitted Of Insurance Fraud
Oct 31 2014 // A Spokane, Wash. sheriff’s deputy accused of filing false claims for snow damage has been acquitted of insurance fraud charges. A jury in Spokane returned the acquittal this week for Deputy Jeremey B. Jeske after a...
Regulator Takes Focus on Climate Change Preparedness
Oct 30 2014 // With a calm demeanor and in a somewhat scientific tone he doesn’t mind using while explaining his stance on something, Mike Kreidler stood by his decision to call out the insurance industry and the rest of the...
Supreme Court Considers Taking Obamacare Tax Credit Case
Oct 30 2014 // The fate of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law is again in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. Two years after upholding the law by a single vote, the justices are weighing whether to hear a Republican-backed...
Washington Mudslide Victims’ Families File Lawsuit
Oct 29 2014 // Ten families of 14 Oso, Wash. mudslide victims are suing the state, county and a forest owner. The Seattle Times reported the lawsuit alleges the disaster was not natural, but the result of a series of actions and...
Washington City Takes Stock Of Damage Following Tornado
Oct 27 2014 // The southwest Washington city of Longview tallied the damage Friday from a rare tornado that tore off roofs, broke windows and uprooted trees, leaving residents and officials in disbelief. No one was injured in the...
Tornado Warning in Washington County Now Expired
Oct 13 2014 // The National Weather Service issued an emergency tornado warning for Pierce County, Wash. over the weekend though a tornado did not develop. The News Tribune reported the warning was issued shortly after noon on Saturday...
Southern Puget Sound Area of Washington Sees Small Quake
Oct 13 2014 // A small earthquake rattled the southern Puget Sound area of Washington, but there were no reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.5 temblor struck shortly before midnight Saturday and...
Seattle, Boston Top Cities for Pedestrian Safety
Oct 9 2014 // Seattle, where a crowd of football fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory waited at a crosswalk for a signal change this year, is the safest U.S. city for pedestrians, according to a study by Liberty Mutual Holding Co. The...
Washington Commissioner Disciplines Insurers, Producers
Oct 9 2014 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in September disciplined several insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations. Following are the names of the parties, their locations and...
Study: Formulary Could Save California Workers’ Comp $124M-$420M
Oct 7 2014 // Adopting a state-mandated workers’ compensation prescription drug formulary similar to systems in place in Texas and Washington could reduce California workers’ comp pharmacy payments by between $124 million...
Ex-Treasurer Paulson Defends AIG’s Harsh Loan Terms
Oct 6 2014 // American International Group Inc. received harsher terms than other financial institutions in the 2008 financial crisis because regulators needed to send a message to markets that government help would cost them, Henry...
Federal Judge in Oklahoma Rules Against Health Insurance Subsidies
Oct 2 2014 // Some of the health-insurance subsidies being offered under the Affordable Care Act represent an “abuse of discretion” by the federal government, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled on Sept. 30, marking another...
Washington State Entrepreneurs Stake Their Claim in Marijuana ‘Green Rush’
Oct 2 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry to appear on InsuranceJournal.com. Upcoming stories will include reports on how medical marijuana could affect the...
Marijuana Insurance Industry: How High Can It Go?
Oct 1 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry to appear on InsuranceJournal.com. Upcoming stories will include reports on how medical marijuana could affect the...
Greenberg’s Lawyer Says U.S. Demonized, Extorted AIG Shareholders in Bailout
Sep 29 2014 // The U.S. extorted American International Group Inc. shareholders when it extended a $182 billion taxpayer bailout at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, a lawyer for Maurice “Hank” Greenberg...
How Spouse’s Personality Influences Job Success
Sep 22 2014 // As people spend more and more time in the workplace, it’s natural for co-workers to develop close bonds — what’s often referred to as a “workplace spouse” or an “office wife.” But when...
