Latest Washington Headlines
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New Assistant Attorney General To Help Washington Combat Fraud
Aug 29 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said that the State Attorney General’s Office has assigned a full-time assistant attorney general, Susan R. DanPullo, to assist the agency in combating...
Washington Agents-Brokers Host Annual Conference in Spokane
Aug 28 2006 // On Sept. 28-30, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference, entitled “Building Upon Success” at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash. Keynote speakers include...
Unigard Insurance Awards 12 Scholarships
Aug 25 2006 // Bellevue, Wash.-based Unigard Insurance Group is awarding 12 outstanding students with renewable $1,000 scholarships for college. “The Unigard scholarship program was created to reward talented students,” said...
Washington Governor Declares Wildfire Emergency
Aug 25 2006 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a statewide wildfire emergency as several large fires burned in the state and forecasters predicted more thunderstorms and high winds. “Numerous wildfires across Washington...
Businesses File First in Series of Lawsuits Against Competitors Hiring Undocumented Immigrants
Aug 23 2006 // Frustrated businesses took their fight against illegal immigration to a Los Angeles court Tuesday, filing the first in a series of lawsuits accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair...
States Look to Copy N.H. Public Works Mutual Aid Network
Aug 18 2006 // About a decade ago, as he watched utility trucks from out of state help fix widespread power outages in New Hampshire, a light went on for Bow, New Hampshire’s public works director, Chum Cleverly. If power companies...
Attorney Suggests Parishioners Contribute to Settlement
Aug 14 2006 // An attorney representing people who allege they were sexually abused by priests says Catholics in Eastern Washington can settle their church’s sex-abuse crisis and bankruptcy for $60 million — half of which he...
Washington Military Policyholders to Share in Settlement
Aug 11 2006 // More than 1,100 current and former military personnel in Washington will be eligible to share in a $70 million multi-state settlement signed by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler over the improper sale of insurance and...
Insurance Poll Reveals Misconceptions about Renter’s Insurance
Aug 8 2006 // Every year Washington residents end up with millions of dollars in uninsured losses that could be prevented. According to a poll commissioned by PEMCO Insurance based in Seattle, there is widespread misunderstanding of...
Washington Issues Multiple Enforcement Actions
Aug 4 2006 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner has initiated the following enforcement actions: * Issued a $150,000 fine ($75,000 suspended) against Western National Assurance Co., Edina, Minn., for multiple...
Washington Employers Invited to Join Workers’ Comp Pilot
Aug 1 2006 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has begun enrolling employers who want to participate in a new way of reporting claims for workplace injuries and occupational diseases. Injured workers in...
Mt. Washington Names Brack N.H. Marketing Rep
Jul 28 2006 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation in New Hampshire has named Albert F. Brack, III as a marketing representative. In this role Brack will manage the firm’s relationships with independent insurance agencies in the...
ICW Group Hires Lettus for Washington Branch
Jul 26 2006 // ICW Group has hired Raymond Lettus to become the senior production underwriter of commercial property and catastrophe lines of business, for the branch office in Bellevue, Wash. Lettus will be responsible for the ongoing...
Hail Storm Keeps Mt. Washington’s ‘Crashbuster’ Van Totally Busy
Jul 25 2006 // “It was like Armageddon,” independent agent Pam Sakowski says of the hailstorm that hammered Exeter, New Hampshire, on July 11. Sakowski, who owns the Ray F. MacDonald Agency in Durham, was visiting her friends...
Former FEMA director promotes government-industry disaster mediation
Jul 24 2006 // News Currents Federal and state governments should work with private insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs, according to a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. James Lee Witt,...
Washington fines Geico $120,000 for credit-scoring violations
Jul 24 2006 // Washington state’s insurance commissioner fined four Geico Inc. insurance companies $120,000, alleging they used an unapproved scoring model to evaluate and offer personal auto coverage to consumers two years...
Big ‘I’ exec tells agents federal charter is a ‘recipe for disaster’
Jul 24 2006 // If a mandatory or even an optional Federal Charter is implemented in Washington, D.C., it will be a “recipe for disaster,” says Charles E. Symington Jr., Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...
Minn. Western National Named to Ward’s 2006 Top 50
Jul 19 2006 // Minnesota-based Western National Insurance Group has been named to the 2006 Ward’s 50 group of top performing property/casualty companies in the United States. The designation recognizes Western National for...
Washington Commissioner Hits Wrong Note on Use of Credit, Insurers Say
Jul 18 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) today said recent comments by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler about insurer use of credit are off-the-mark and ignore established consensus on the...
Occupational Health Program Returns Washingtonians To Work Quicker
Jul 17 2006 // Injured workers in three Eastern Washington counties were 33 percent less likely to miss work and collect wage-replacement benefits if they were treated by doctors participating in a Department of Labor and Industries...
