Latest Washington Headlines
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Business Moves
May 17 2010 // Security Planning, CSIPros Salt Lake City-based Security Planning & Insurance Corp., an insurance carrier in the childcare industry, launched Charter School Insurance Professionals (CSIPros), an insurance company to...
Wash. Judge: Insurer Can Be Held Liable for Agent’s Actions
May 3 2010 // In a ruling that’s being closely watched by some insurers, a Thurston County, Wash., judge has affirmed that the state insurance commissioner may hold an insurance company liable for the actions of the...
ACE Adds High Net Worth Policies in Washington State
Apr 22 2010 // ACE Private Risk Services, part of the ACE Group, announced that it has expanded the availability of its ACE Platinum Portfolio policy to Washington state. In addition, Shannon Detroit has been appointed territory manager...
Prostar Insurance Agency Opens Office in Washington
Apr 14 2010 // Prostar Insurance Agency, of Bellevue, Wash., has opened a new office in Gig Harbor, Wash., a few miles south of its main branch. The company also has appointed Frank Rodriguez as the newest agent to join Prostar, bringing...
Parents, Drivers Want Tougher Driving Laws for Teens, Poll Says
Apr 13 2010 // Washington drivers want stricter penalties for teen drivers who violate Washington’s intermediate license law, a recent poll by PEMCO Insurance revealed. The poll, taken by the state’s largest insurance company...
Washington Asks Insurers to Provide Flood Coverage
Apr 12 2010 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has asked about 200 insurers to take part in a voluntary “market assistance plan” (MAP) to help businesses in the Green River Valley find adequate flood coverage....
Washington Creates Data Security Law
Apr 8 2010 // Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has signed legislation into law that encourages financial institutions to comply wtih that data security requirements — or face potential liability if a data breach...
Property Firm Purchases Infamous AIG Party Hotel
Apr 7 2010 // Washington Holdings, a private real estate company, said Tuesday it bought the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, which became infamous after American International Group Inc executives spent lavishly there weeks after a...
When Main Street Met Washington
Apr 7 2010 // Amid wind-whipped exhaust fumes and an early March cold front, Connecticut insurance agent Michael Gergler ducks inside the lobby of the Wardman Park hotel in Washington, D.C. and surveys the lobby where roughly 150 other...
When Main Street Met Washington
Apr 5 2010 // Agents Make Grassroots Lobbying Campaign Amid wind-whipped exhaust fumes and an early March cold front, Connecticut insurance agent Michael Gergler ducks inside the lobby of the Wardman Park hotel and surveys the lobby...
When Main Street Met Washington
Apr 5 2010 // Agents Head to D.C. as Part of Grassroots Lobbying Campaign Amid wind-whipped exhaust fumes and an early March cold front, Connecticut insurance agent Michael Gergler ducks inside the lobby of the Wardman Park hotel in...
Washington Tesoro Refinery Blast That Killed 5 Under Investigation
Apr 5 2010 // A Tesoro Corp. oil refinery blast and fire that claimed five lives is now the subject of state and federal investigations. The company, and the state Department of Labor and Industries has also launched its own probe. The...
Washington P/C Premiums Totaled $9.1 Billion in 2008
Apr 2 2010 // The insurance industry provides nearly 51,000 jobsi n Washington with about a $3.2 billion payroll, according to the Northwest Insurance Council and Insurance Information Institute. In their latest report, “A Firm...
Wash. Approves JUA For Flood Insurance
Mar 22 2010 // The Washington State Senate approved a flood insurance bill that would allow the insurance commissioner to create a market assistance plan and, if necessary, a joint underwriting association if the flood insurance market...
Couple Sues Toyota on Behalf of Wash. Customers
Mar 17 2010 // A Seattle couple has sued Toyota, seeking to have the company take back the vehicle they just bought or reimburse them for lost value. Dana and Douglas Eller filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court, seeking class action...
Ratings Recap: American Community, Washington Fire, DHC Group
Mar 10 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘D’ (Poor) from C+ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating to “c” from “b-” of Michigan-based American Community Mutual...
The Worst Is Yet to Come
Mar 8 2010 // Deepening State Budget Deficits in 2010 and 2011 Could Harm the Insurance Industry While 2009 was a tough year to do business, state and city leaders say 2010 and 2011 will be even tougher — the outcome of which could...
Washington Lawmakers Approve JUA For Flood Insurance
Mar 5 2010 // The Washington State Senate has approved a flood insurance bill that would allow the insurance commissioner to create a market assistance plan and, if necessary, a joint underwriting association if the flood insurance...
Poll: Hand-Held Cell-Phone Use Continues to Rise in Washington
Mar 3 2010 // As Washington state legislators consider strengthening cell-phone and texting-related laws, a recent poll by PEMCO Insurance reveals that the number of Washingtonians who admit to illegally using a cell phone without a...
Water Pipeline Protection Offered to Homeowners in Washington
Feb 25 2010 // Home Emergency Insurance Solutions will provide its Water Service Line Protection program directly to select area homeowners in Washington. The plan provides homeowners with emergency solutions for unexpected repairs to...
