Latest Washington Headlines
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Wash. Commissioner Offers Testimony for Dedicated Unit to Combat Fraud
Jan 18 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler offered testimony this week on commissioner-request legislation that would establish an anti-fraud unit within the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Washington is one of...
Wash. Anti-Fraud Auto Insurance Bill Wins Committee Approval
Jan 16 2006 // A key legislative committee this week amended and passed legislation in Washington that is designed to assist consumers injured in intentional “road rage” collisions – and protect insurers against auto...
Wash. Commissioner Testifies on Auto Legislation Involving Ethel Adams
Jan 11 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was to testify on commissioner request legislation this week designed to prevent what happened to Ethel Adams last March from happening to any other Washington insurance...
Wash. Gears Up for All Industry Day
Jan 9 2006 // On Feb. 1, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington, Surplus Line Association of Washington, Insurance Agents and Brokers of the West (IBA West), WA Council of National Association of Insurance Women,...
Seattle Firm Chosen to Evaluate Hanford Injured-Worker Claims
Jan 4 2006 // The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has selected Seattle audit and consulting firm Miller & Miller to review the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) administration of workers’ compensation...
Rainier Pacific Bank Finalizes Purchase of Wash. Insurance Agencies
Jan 3 2006 // Rainier Pacific Financial Group Inc. reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rainier Pacific Bank, has completed its acquisition of the property and casualty insurance businesses of Christopherson-Boze Insurance...
Insurance Commissioner Kreidler Backs Sale of Wash. Health Insurer
Jan 3 2006 // The acquisition of a Washington-based health care service contractor as part of a national merger involving 10 states was approved recently by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office. The acquisition of...
Washington Minimum Wage Increasing 28 Cents
Dec 29 2005 // Washington’s minimum wage will increase 28 cents to $7.63 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2006. The Department of Labor and Industries recalculates the state’s minimum wage each year in September, as required by...
Wash. Commissioner Wants to Investigate Staged Accidents
Dec 28 2005 // Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler wants to create a new fraud unit to investigate staged traffic accidents. These can involve a network of lawyers, doctors, chiropractors and physical...
NAIC Announces New Staff in D.C.
Dec 27 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently announced that two key management positions in the Association’s Government Affairs office in Washington, D.C. have been filled. New staffers Cheye Calvo...
People & Places
Dec 19 2005 // Dan Carmichael Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005....
People
Dec 18 2005 // Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Carmichael...
Washingtonians Could Use a Few Holiday Safety Tips
Dec 18 2005 // While holiday decorations and lights might raise holiday spirits, some homeowners use them unsafely, putting themselves and their families at risk, according to a recent survey by Washington-based insurer PEMCO...
E. Coli Outbreak Traced to Wash. Dairy that Defied Raw Milk Sales Ban
Dec 16 2005 // An outbreak of E. coli bacteria that has sickened 11 or more people, four critically, has been linked to a dairy that was ordered by Washington state in August to stop selling raw milk. Dee Creek Farm in Woodland, Wash.,...
PEMCO Northwest Insurance Poll Reveals Washingtonians Could Use a Few Holiday Safety Tips
Dec 7 2005 // A survey by Washington insurer PEMCO reveals that while holiday decorations and lights might raise holiday spirits, some Washington homeowners use them unsafely, putting themselves and their families at risk. According to...
NO WORKERS’ COMP PREMIUM INCREASES SCHEDULED IN WASHINGTON
Dec 5 2005 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has announced there will be no general increase in workers’ compensation premiums for 2006. In late August, the agency proposed a 3.8 percent increase....
News Briefs
Dec 4 2005 // New Online License Service Available for Wash. Agents and Brokers Insurance agents, brokers and other insurance professionals licensed to transact business in Washington can now print copies of their licenses from their...
Goudarzi to Head ACE Office in D.C.
Dec 1 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened a Washington, D.C. branch office. Leading this new office is Patricia Goudarzi, who has been appointed Washington, D.C. branch...
Mt. Washington Group Plan Offers Savings for N.H. CPAs
Nov 30 2005 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation announced its new group automobile program for the New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants (NHSCPA), a statewide professional association for nearly a thousand New...
15 States Cited by Safety Groups as Deadliest for Drunken Driving
Nov 30 2005 // The physician-led traffic safety advocacy group called End Needless Death on Our Roadways (END), and the National Safety Council, released their annual list of the 15 deadliest states in the country for impaired driving...
