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Uncertainty Marks Federal Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies
Oct 15 2012 // The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and sometimes fatal...
Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Wash. Restaurant
Oct 12 2012 // A salmonella outbreak has led health officials to temporarily close a Vancouver, Wash., restaurant. Dr. Alan Melnick, the Clark County health officer, says there have been 11 confirmed and five probable cases linked to the...
Washington Jury Awards $1.4M to Family Of Molested Girl
Oct 2 2012 // A Washington jury has awarded $1.4 million to the family of a girl molested by a former Olympia School District bus driver. The Olympian reported that the jury found the school district negligent in not preventing abuse....
Penn. Commissioner: Washington Slow to Give Guidance on Healthcare Law
Sep 13 2012 // Testifying before Congress this week, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine offered a blistering critique of the way the federal government is coordinating the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. In...
Washington Given $50,000 For Tsunami Debris Bags
Aug 31 2012 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has given the state of Washington $50,000 to help pay for trash bags and bins to collect debris washing ashore from the Japanese tsunami. The state Ecology Department...
‘Hole-in-Won’ Golf Tourney Insurer Charged With Not Paying Up
Aug 24 2012 // A Connecticut businessman who specializes in insurance for golf tournament hole-in-one prizes has been charged in Washington with multiple felonies after repeatedly failing to pay up. Kevin Kolenda, of Norwalk, Conn., was...
Wildfire Destroys 60 Homes in Washington
Aug 15 2012 // A wildfire between the northwest Washington towns of Cle Elum and Ellensburg at the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains has prompted the evacuation of another 400 homes and Gov. Christine Gregoire to declare a state of...
Obama to Encourage States to Build Health Exchanges
Aug 14 2012 // The Obama administration this week will try to encourage reluctant U.S. states to move forward with health insurance exchanges amid fears that time is running out for states to act on a reform provision meant to extend...
Washington Explores Insurance, Other Protection for Futures Customers
Aug 10 2012 // U.S. regulators and futures industry players said on Thursday that there is no perfect solution to safeguard customer money in the wake of two major brokerage scandals, but added that policymakers should move quickly on...
Kriedler Wins Washington’s Commissioner Primary
Aug 8 2012 // Incumbent Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler won 55 percent of the vote counted Tuesday night to take the primary in his re-election bid for state insurance commissioner. The Democrat Kreidler, a former state...
Despite GOP Governors, Feds Building Health Insurance Exchanges
Aug 8 2012 // Don’t look now: The feds may be gaining on GOP governors who’ve balked at carrying out a key part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law. Opponents of the law say they won’t set up new...
Wildfire Danger In Eastern Washington
Aug 7 2012 // The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for critical wildfire danger in Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and Northern Idaho. Dry lighting from scattered thunderstorms could ignite dry grass and shrubs....
Washington Announces New Rain Runoff Requirements
Aug 6 2012 // Washington state will begin requiring municipalities to use “rain gardens” and pervious pavement in new urban developments to combat rainwater pollution to the state’s rivers and lakes and to the Puget...
People – West
Aug 6 2012 // Cary W. White joined San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance as vice president. White is responsible for new business production, client retention and relationship management. White has more than 25 years of experience in...
Drought Bill May Get Washington to Act on Farm Bill
Jul 27 2012 // A comparatively low-priced disaster bill for livestock producers hit by the worst U.S. drought since 1956 may be the ticket to passage for a $500 billion farm bill now in limbo in Congress. Republican leaders in the House...
Zurich Appoints Credit & Political Risk Director in Washington, D.C.
Jul 24 2012 // Zurich, Switzerland-headquartered Zurich Insurance Group appointed Dave Anderson as credit and political risk director for global business development. He will be based in Zurich’s Washington, D.C., office. Anderson...
Washington Jury Awards $500K In Injury Lawsuit
Jul 23 2012 // A 63-year-old Longview, Wash., man who acted as his own lawyer has won a $500,000 award in a personal injury lawsuit involving a 2008 traffic collision. A Cowlitz County Superior Court jury made that award to Lewis Lanham...
CEO Group Warns Washington to Avoid Impending ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Politics
Jul 17 2012 // The Business Roundtable, which represents U.S. CEOs in Washington, on Tuesday called on Congress and the President to enact a stopgap measure to avoid the “crisis” of a “fiscal cliff” of major tax...
Washington Man Pleads Not Guilty In Fake Dead Cat Claim
Jul 13 2012 // A Washington state man charged with insurance fraud after authorities say he used photos from the Internet to file a $20,000 insurance claim for a dead cat that didn’t exist has pleaded not guilty. KOMO News reported...
Washington Official Seeks $500K For ‘Stress Ball’ Injury
Jul 10 2012 // A Vancouver, Wash., city councilwoman is seeking $500,000 from the nearby city of Ridgefield, contending that city’s mayor injured her left eye with an errant toss of a foam “stress ball.” Councilwoman...
