Latest Washington Headlines
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Wells Fargo Insurance Buys Agencies in Florida, Washington
Dec 8 2009 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. has acquired iLeader Risk Management Solutions, a single office, insurance brokerage located in Tampa, Fla., and Orca Bay Benefits, LLC, a single office, employee benefits insurance...
Declarations
Dec 6 2009 // Firefighting at Night “Nighttime air attack is a standard. … Such action was not taken because the USFS policy prohibits night flying. Would night flying have made a difference? No one can say for sure, but...
Washington Warns Green Valley Residents about Flood Insurance
Dec 4 2009 // With a recent check showing that fewer than 1 in 4 of the buildings in the Green River flood plain have federal flood insurance, state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is strongly urging more owners and renters to buy...
Washington Domestic Partner Law Goes Into Effect
Dec 3 2009 // Washington State’s new domestic partnership law goes into effect today, and that means wherever a policy says ‘spouse’ the policy must cover registered domestic partners, Insurance Commissioner Mike...
Washington Rates Workers’ Compensation Rate
Dec 2 2009 // Workers’ compensation rates in the state of Washington will climb by an average of 7.6 percent next year under changes adopted by state officials. State Labor and Industries Director Judy Schurke (SHUR’-key)...
Washington State Report Details Cost of Medically Uninsured
Nov 19 2009 // The number of Washingtonians with no health insurance will soon reach 1 million, according to a report issued yesterday by the state’s Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Kreidler also predicts that the cost of...
Winds Headed for Coastal Washington State
Nov 16 2009 // The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for coastal areas of Washington State. The warning covers six areas: San Juan County, Whatcom County, Skagit County, the Adiralty Inlet area, the North Coast, and...
Senator Kerry, UN’s Ban Ki-moon Upbeat on Climate Bill Prospects
Nov 11 2009 // U.S. Senator John Kerry said Tuesday he will try to “outline” a compromise climate control bill before December’s international global warming conference and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave an...
Suspicious Fires in Washington and California
Nov 6 2009 // Two more fires burned businesses early Thursday in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Fire Department spokeswoman Dana Vander Houwen says a fire at 3:43 a.m. burned the back porch of an accounting office. A fire a...
Feds Improve Flood Prediction in Washington State
Nov 4 2009 // Federal weather officials are beefing up their storm detection abilities in the Green River basin south of Seattle in hopes of better predicting flood threats, according to an article in the Seattle Times. Next month, the...
Ratings Recap: Arbella, Wayne Mutual, Arrowhead, Unique, Oswego County
Nov 4 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from’ B++’ (Good) and issuer credit ratings to “a-” from “bbb+” of Arbella Insurance Group and...
Washington State Woman Pays State Farm
Nov 2 2009 // A Snohomish County woman who admitted to forging thousands of dollars in receipts for an insurance claim has paid $69,610 in restitution to her insurance company, State Farm, according to the Washington State Insurance...
Washington Commissioner Warns Insurers on Flood Claims
Nov 1 2009 // The Washington State Insurance Commissioner has issued a warning to property insurers with policies in the Green River Valley not to categorically deny flood claims. The Howard Hanson Dam, above the valley, has been found...
Insurers Association Blasts Washington Flood Proposal
Oct 29 2009 // The State of Washington’s Insurance Commissioner’s proposal regarding a state-run, flood insurance program would probably hurt the insurance market and policy holders throughout the state, the Property Casualty...
Washington Commissioner Wants Flood Insurance Law
Oct 28 2009 // With some businesses in south King County finding it extremely difficult to buy enough flood coverage, Washington’s top insurance regulator is calling for broader powers to intervene when a local insurance market...
Attack on Health Firms Is Assault on All Private Insurance, Warns P/C Chief
Oct 26 2009 // Attacks by President Obama and Congressional Democrats against private health insurers will have a “spillover effect” on other segments of the private insurance marketplace, a property/casualty insurance trade...
Washington Commissioner Warns Against Flooding Exclusions
Oct 20 2009 // The Washington State Insurance Commissioner has issued a warning to property insurers with policies in the Green River Valley not to categorically deny flood claims. The Howard Hanson Dam, above the valley, has been found...
Private Insurers Avoiding Washington Area Army Corps Says Will Flood Soon
Oct 19 2009 // Insurance brokers say private insurers won’t sell flood insurance in Kent, Renton, Auburn and Tukwila where the Corps of Engineers says Green River flooding is likely this winter. Federal insurance is still available...
Washington Insurance Agency Partners with Financial Planner
Oct 8 2009 // Washington’s Feek Justice Financial has entered into a partnership with personal and commercial lines independent agency, Conover Insurance, according to a company news release. As a result of the new partnership,...
US May Target Insurers, Gasoline Imports in Iran Sanctions Strategy
Sep 30 2009 // The White House is weighing sanctions targeting Iran’s dependence on gasoline imports and insurance firms that underwrite the trade, even as U.S. officials focus for now on diplomatic efforts to resolve a nuclear...
