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Washington Orders 6 Chubb & Son Insurers to Stop Writing Policies
Nov 9 2010 // Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has issued an order to suspend the insurance certificates of six Chubb & Son companies, effective Nov. 18, 2010. The move — which does not affect existing...
Republicans Gain Control in State Houses
Nov 4 2010 // Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. Tuesday night’s GOP power will give the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great...
Washington Voters Reject Privatization of Workers’ Compensation System
Nov 3 2010 // Voters in the state of Washington have rejected a measure to inject private insurer competition into the state’s workers’ compensation system. The insurance industry hoped to open up the state’s...
Berkley: Economic Recovery Depends on Country’s State of Mind
Nov 1 2010 // Economic recovery in the United States is now very dependent on the state of mind of the American public and its business leaders, according to William R. Berkley, founder, chairman and CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp. “No...
Berkley: Economic Recovery Depends on Country’s State of Mind
Nov 1 2010 // Economic recovery in the United States is now very dependent on the state of mind of the American public and its business leaders, according to William R. Berkley, founder, chairman and CEO of W.R. Berkley...
Berkley: Economic Recovery Depends on Country’s State of Mind
Nov 1 2010 // Economic recovery in the United States is now very dependent on the state of mind of the American public and its business leaders, according to William R. Berkley, founder, chairman and CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp. “No...
Berkley: Country’s State of Mind Will Drive Economic Recovery
Oct 28 2010 // Economic recovery in the United States is now very dependent on the state of mind of the American public and its business leaders, according to William R. Berkley, founder, chairman and CEO of W.R. Berkley...
Business, Labor Battle Over Wash. Workers’ Comp Initiative
Oct 27 2010 // A seemingly dry topic that actually generates some of the most heated political battles in Washington state is on the ballot for voters this year: workers’ compensation insurance. Washington is one of four states...
Agents Put $300,000 Behind Wash. Workers’ Comp System Privatization
Oct 25 2010 // A recent poll shows that Washingtonians are divided over whether to open the state workers’ compensation system up to the private market. Elway Poll results indicate 31 percent of voters are in favor of passing voter...
Businesses Support/Fight Wash. Workers’ Comp Initiative
Oct 22 2010 // Supporters of Washington’s workers’ compensation initiative 1082 have raised more than $3.3 million to try to open the state’s workers’ compensation system to the private market and eliminate the...
Washington Regulator Calls Denying Insurance to Children Illegal
Oct 19 2010 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered Regence BlueShield to stop illegally denying insurance to children. Last week, the company had announced it was going to stop selling insurance to...
Washington Fines Tesoro $2.38 Million for Deadly Refinery Blast
Oct 18 2010 // The Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Wash., will be fined a record $2.38 million for an April 2, 2010, explosion that killed seven refinery workers. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries cited the company for 39...
Washington Fines Tesoro $2.3 Million for Deadly Refinery Blast
Oct 5 2010 // Washington state fined Tesoro Corp. $2.38 million for an April 2 blast at the company’s Anacortes refinery that killed seven workers, after a state investigation found the explosion could have been...
Washington Workers’ Comp Rate Proposal Delayed
Oct 4 2010 // Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced that it will propose workers’ compensation rates for 2011 in November after the results of the fall election and the outcome of Initiative...
Traffic Cameras Make Washington Drivers More Cautious
Sep 24 2010 // Red-light cameras — recent additions at many Washington intersections — make drivers more cautious in pushing the limits of yellow lights, according to a recent poll. In a survey conducted by PEMCO Insurance,...
Nearly 98 Percent of Wash. Motorists Use Seat Belts
Sep 23 2010 // Nearly 98 percent of motorists in Washington are using their seat belts, one of the highest rates in the nation, the state’s Traffic Safety Commission says. The percentage of Washington drivers and passengers using...
Bank Bailout Fraud On the Rise, Probes Continuing, Says TARP Cop
Sep 22 2010 // The top U.S. bailout cop said evidence of fraud among banks that sought taxpayer funds was on the rise, and some of his investigations involve amounts exceeding $550 million. Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general...
Washington Supreme Court: Actual Cash Value Includes Sales Tax
Sep 22 2010 // The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer is required to pay sales tax when reimbursing a client for the actual cash value (ACV) of damaged property. According to court documents in Laura Holden v. Farmers...
Washington Working Harder to Combat Insurance Fraud
Sep 20 2010 // In advance of a rate announcement expected in this month, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries is strengthening fraud fighting efforts, helping distressed employers and driving down costs internally...
Washington Workers’ Comp Rate Proposal Delayed
Sep 17 2010 // Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced that it will propose workers’ compensation rates for 2011 in November after the results of the fall election and the outcome of Initiative...
