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A New Confidence in Washington
May 21 2001 // There was a different feeling this year on Capitol Hill. As the independent agents and I straightened our suits and gathered our briefing materials, the pressure seemed to be off in some way. We were there; we were...
Independent Agents to Descend on Washington, D.C.
Apr 30 2001 // More than 600 independent insurance agents will take over the nation’s capital for several days this week as the 25th Annual National Legislative Conference convenes May 2-4 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington,...
Wash. Commissioner Announces New Steps in Holocaust Insurance Campaign
Apr 19 2001 // Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler expressed disappointment with a number of companies that failed to release the names of Holocaust-era policyholders. Kreidler urged Washington-licensed insurance...
QUAKE MARKET BACK TO NORMAL
Apr 9 2001 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said he expected all insurers offering earthquake insurance in the state to resume writing such coverage no more than 30 days after the Feb. 28 quake that rattled Western...
Shaking Subsides in Washington State Quake Market
Mar 27 2001 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said he expected all insurers offering earthquake insurance in the state to resume writing such coverage no more than 30 days after the Feb. 28 quake that rattled Western...
QUAKE TO COST $1 BILLION
Mar 19 2001 // The insurance industry could pay up to $1 billion in claims to people whose property was damaged by the earthquake that struck Washington State in February, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The preliminary...
Washington Red-Light Camera Bill Passes Senate
Mar 19 2001 // A Washington bill, SB 5610, authorizing the use of traffic safety cameras to detect red-light running, passed the Senate on a 27-to-22 vote. The legislation would allow the use of traffic safety cameras in certain zones to...
Seattle Earthquak Wracks Up Insured Losses
Mar 12 2001 // The most telling number about the earthquake that hit Western Washington on Feb. 28 was neither its 6.8 magnitude nor the fact that it was the largest temblor in the state in more than half a century; it was its depth,...
Crusader, Wash. OIC Settle Policy Fee Dispute
Mar 12 2001 // Less than a week before they were scheduled to be in court for the beginning of what could have been a long and bitter legal fight, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) and Woodland Hills,...
Insured Losses from Seattle Earthquake Could Reach $1 Billion
Mar 6 2001 // The insurance industry could pay up to $1 billion in claims to people whose property was damaged by the earthquake that struck Washington State last week, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The I.I.I. noted...
Temp Agency Owes Washington State Over $500,000 for Workers’ Comp Misclassifications
Mar 5 2001 // Tacoma-based Labor Ready owes the state close to $500,000 because it misclassified employees when calculating workers’ compensation premiums. Auditors for the Department of Labor and Industries say that the massive...
Kreidler Tells IIABW He Will Create Responsive Regulatory Body
Feb 26 2001 // Washington’s new Insurance Commissioner gave the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington something to hope for at the IIABW Legislative Day in Olympia on Jan. 31. Bill Stauffacher, IIABW lobbyist,...
NAII VOICES PRIVACY CONCERNS
Feb 12 2001 // As part of a Washington coalition of insurers, banks and retailers, the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) spoke out against a privacy bill that the organization maintains would exceed the federal standard...
At Last, A New Commissioner for Washington
Feb 12 2001 // There won’t actually be a lovefest between the insurance industry and new Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler; it will just seem that way by comparison. After eight years of Deborah Senn, the industry...
New Wash. Commissioner Names Key Management
Feb 1 2001 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced that James “Scott” Jarvis will take on the position of Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Protection, heading up the Consumer Advocacy, SHIBA, Holocaust,...
NAII Speaks Out Against Washington Privacy Proposal
Feb 1 2001 // As part of a Washington coalition of insurers, banks and retailers, the National Association of Independent Insurers spoke out against a privacy bill that the organization maintains would exceed the federal standard of...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Seeks to Resolve Past Political Bickering
Jan 16 2001 // Newly elected Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler wants to regain some powers stripped away by lawmakers peeved at predecessor Deborah Senn, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News service has reported. Kreidler...
New Washington Commissioner to Be Sworn In Today
Jan 10 2001 // Washington’s new Insurance Commissioner, Mike Kreidler, is scheduled to be sworn into office during ceremonies in Olympia today. Kreidler, with more than 20 years of service to the people of Washington, will be...
Washington Report Urges International Commission to Speed Up Holocaust Claims Process, Publish Names
Jan 9 2001 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn has issued a final report on the international effort to recover Holocaust Era insurance policies, urging an international commission to speed up its claims process and force...
Microsoft Employees Sue for Racial Bias
Jan 5 2001 // A $5-billion lawsuit, filed Jan. 3 in U.S. District Court in Washington, is the latest headache for Microsoft Corp. Seven current and former Microsoft employees are accusing the software giant of racial bias, including...
