Latest Washington Headlines
All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Climate Change and the ‘Fire Insurance Predicament’
Feb 8 2018 // A Washington-based conservative group is suing for information on the U.S. government’s “backstage work” on the Paris agreement it says will help pave the way for President Trump’s withdrawal from...
Opioid Makers Sued by Another Washington County
Feb 2 2018 // Clallam County in Washington is joining more than 200 other litigants in suing opioid makers and wholesale distributors for damages over prescription opioids. The Peninsula Daily News reports county commissioners are...
Engineer in Fatal Washington Train Crash Didn’t Know Curve Was Ahead
Jan 26 2018 // The engineer controlling an Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state in December, killing three people, told investigators he didn’t realize he was coming up on a curve until it was too late. The National...
FIT Insurance in Washington Names Morales Personal Account Manager
Jan 23 2018 // Bellevue, Wash.-based FIT Insurance has named Cynthia Morales a personal account manager. Morales has more than five years of experience in the private client insurance industry. She comes to FIT from Pacific Northwest...
Washington Town on High Alert over Slow-Moving Landslide
Jan 17 2018 // A slow-moving landslide in central Washington state has forced evacuations as officials prepare for what they say is inevitable – the collapse of a ridge near an interstate highway. Washington is wary of landslides...
Green Bonds Booming Despite Washington’s Animus, Report Shows
Jan 11 2018 // In spite of the U.S. withdrawal from the global climate change accord hammered out in Paris a year earlier, green bond issuance around the world reached $155.5 billion in 2017, a new report shows. That figure surpassed the...
Washington Contractor Faces Manslaughter in Worker’s Trench Death
Jan 10 2018 // Criminal manslaughter charges have been filed against the owner of a Seattle, Wash.-area construction. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed second-degree manslaughter charges against Phillip Numrich,...
2018 Insurance Industry Meetings & Events Directory
Jan 8 2018 // CIWA Industry Days Jan 8-10 Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines La Jolla, Calif. California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) Contact: Thomas Shovlin, thomas@ciwa.net The 19th Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference Jan...
PEMCO Insurance in Washington Names Bauer Senior Systems Manager
Jan 5 2018 // Seattle, Wash.-based PEMCO Insurance has named Sally Bauer senior systems manager for the digital services team. Bauer has nearly 30 years of experience in software engineering and insurance technology integration. Bauer...
NTSB: Speed Control Could Have Prevented Washington Amtrak Crash
Jan 5 2018 // The derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in Washington state last month that killed three people may have been prevented if a railway crash-avoidance technology mandated by Congress had been activated, according to the...
Pioneer Taps McAbee to Launch Ocean Marine Division in Washington
Jan 2 2018 // Pioneer Underwriters has added Zach McAbee as head of ocean marine. McAbee is based in Seattle, Wash. and reports to Gene Hinman, chief executive officer of Pioneer’s U.S. operation. The new division under McAbee...
Chaos of Washington Train Derailment Comes Through in 911 Calls
Dec 29 2017 // Several victims of the Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle called for 911 for help, whimpering in pain, bleeding from head injuries and dazed by the enormity of the crash. Dozens of 911 call recordings released by...
Former Washington Officer Settles for $6M Settlement in Wrongful Conviction
Dec 21 2017 // A former Vancouver, Wash. police officer has agreed to a $6 million settlement after he spent nearly 20 years in prison on a wrongful conviction of sexually abusing three children in 1980s. Clyde Ray Spencer will receive...
Amtrak Didn’t Wait for System That Could’ve Prevented Washington Wreck
Dec 21 2017 // The rush to launch service on a new, faster Amtrak route near Seattle, Wash. came at a deadly cost: none of the critical speed-control technology that could have prevented a derailment was active before the train set off...
Amtrak in Washington 50 Mph Over Speed Limit Before Deadly Derailment
Dec 20 2017 // Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened off an overpass south of Seattle, spilling cars onto the highway below and killing at least three people. Bella...
Lockton Hires Cohen as Senior VP and Client Executive in Washington D.C. Office
Dec 19 2017 // Lockton, a global, privately held insurance broker, has hired Bruce Cohen as a senior vice president and client executive as it continues to grow its business in the Northeast. Cohen brings to this role nearly 30 years of...
Fatal Amtrak Crash in Washington State Stirs Safety Debate in D.C.
Dec 19 2017 // The deadly Amtrak crash in Washington state marked the railroad’s third fatal accident in as many years, putting the passenger rail operator under fresh scrutiny less than a month after safety regulators issued a...
Trump Hotel, EPA Building Among Federal Properties in Flood Zones
Dec 19 2017 // The worst hurricane season in memory has spurred President Donald Trump to consider new ways to prod private homeowners to move out of flood plains. But many of the federal government’s own buildings are also at risk...
Amtrak Plunges on Washington Highway Resulting in Deaths, Injuries
Dec 18 2017 // An Amtrak passenger train derailed near the Washington State town of DuPont, sending rail cars plunging onto a busy interstate during the morning rush hour and resulting in injuries and deaths. Washington State Patrol...
Westcap Insurance Services Ups Limits for Contractors Program, Expands into Arizona
Dec 15 2017 // Solvang, Calif.-based Westcap Insurance Services, LLC has expanded its admitted program for contractors to now include Arizona domiciled risks. Westcap also announced increased limits and other product enhancements to the...
