Latest Washington Headlines
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New Markets
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts &...
Builders & Tradesmen’s Offers Artisan Contractor Program in Washington
Apr 11 2008 // Builders & Trademen’s Insurance Services Inc. of Washougal, Wash., has a new online artisan contractor program available in Washington. The admitted program has 44 eligable classes. New residential work is...
3M Could Pay $56 million to Clean Up Eastern Twin Cities Sites
Apr 9 2008 // 3M Co. will probably pay between $50 million and $56 million to clean up sites in the eastern Twin Cities that have been contaminated by chemicals that were once used in some of the company’s best-known products. The...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Names Stoner Chief Deputy
Apr 7 2008 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed Vernon E. Stoner as his chief deputy to replace Mike Watson, who retires at the end of the month. Before joining the Office of the Insurance Commissioner,...
People
Apr 7 2008 // The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority has hired Glenn A. Pomeroy as CEO. Pomeroy has extensive experience in public service positions, including former commissioner of insurance of North Dakota. In...
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Washington Proposes Hot Weather Worker Rule
Apr 7 2008 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has proposed a new workplace rule to protect workers from heat-related illness when working outdoors in hot weather. This proposal is significantly different...
Washington Aims To Curb Teen Drinking
Mar 25 2008 // Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna is encouraging residents to take a more proactive approach to curbing underage drinking. According to state statistics, • One in 20 sixth-graders will drink alcohol this month •...
Washington Proposes Hot Weather Worker Rule
Mar 25 2008 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has proposed a new workplace rule to protect workers from heat-related illness when working outdoors in hot weather. This proposal is significantly different...
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Maryland Senate Revives Ban on Cell Phones, Texting While Driving
Mar 20 2008 // A cell phone driving ban that has been rejected many times by Maryland lawmakers — as recently as last week — is alive again and headed for approval in the Maryland Senate. But it’s still unclear whether this is...
Cayman Islands Investment Group Aims to Acquire Washington Insurer
Mar 11 2008 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has scheduled a March 19, 2008, hearing to consider an investment group’s request to acquire a controlling interest in a Bellevue, Wash.-based property-casualty...
Ill. Mayor Headed to Washington to Seek Aid
Mar 6 2008 // Pontiac Mayor Scott McCoy is heading for Washington D.C. to answer questions, describe the situation and see if there is anything else he or the city can do in order to receive a federal disaster declaration. McCoy met...
Insurance Among Washingtonians’ Top 20 Complaints
Mar 4 2008 // Washington consumers filed 19,686 complaints with the Attorney General’s Office in 2007, with insurance ranking among the top 20 complaints. Complaints about collections agencies climbed to the No. 2 spot, bumping...
Wash. House OKs Flood Aid
Feb 28 2008 // Washington’s House has unanimously approved millions in flood-prevention projects in the Chehalis River basin. The measure appropriates $50 million for the state and local share of a major flood project, including...
Wash. Questions Blue Cross Over Health Plan Subsidizing in Ariz.
Feb 28 2008 // Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says he’s troubled by the appearance that Premera Blue Cross is subsidizing its Arizona health plan at the expense of policyholders in Washington. The Washington-based nonprofit...
Insurers Criticize Proposed Washington Auto Glass Repair Bill
Feb 24 2008 // Legislation approved in early February by the Washington House of Representatives is unnecessary and limits consumer choice, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “Policymakers just enacted a law in...
Caremark to Pay $41 Million in Settlement to Washington, Other States
Feb 19 2008 // Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna announced that Washington will receive nearly $1.7 million as part of a $41 million settlement between 29 states and Caremark Rx, LLC, one of the nation’s largest...
BOP Opportunities Abound in Fla., Ga., N.C., Texas and Wash.
Feb 10 2008 // The U.S. business owners policy (BOP) market consists of nearly 21 million enterprises and produces more than $20 billion in premiums. Within this broad market sector, 44 percent of the premium opportunity is concentrated...
