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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Washington MGA Mutual Insurance Services
Nov 14 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on Monday announced the acquisition of Mutual Insurance Services Inc. in Federal Way, Wash. Mutual Insurance Services Inc., which was founded in 1985, is a managing general agent and wholesale...
Medicus Now Selling Insurance in Washington
Oct 19 2011 // Medicus Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability coverage to physicians and surgeons in Washington. Medicus is an admitted insurer in 31 states from coast to coast. Medicus offers Medicus Advantage...
Washington Coast Oil and Fuel Spills Fully Contained
Oct 17 2011 // It was a busy weekend for oil and fuel spills around Washington’s coast. Containment efforts are wrapped up on three oil or fuel spills off the state’s coast. On Saturday, a barge carrying a 5-ton crane that...
D.C. Metro Sues Insurer Lexington Over Lost Revenue
Oct 17 2011 // Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority recently filed a lawsuit against its insurer Lexington Insurance Co. of Boston charging that that the insurer failed to indemnify for the revenue losses in the train...
Washington Insurance Agent Who Sold Fake Policies Sentenced
Oct 17 2011 // AWashington insurance agent who sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake business-insurance policies has been sentenced to more than two years in prison and ordered to pay back $532,659 in restitution. Brenda...
Bell-Anderson Agency in Washington Acquires Unico
Oct 11 2011 // Renton, Wash.-based Bell-Anderson Agency Inc. has acquired Unico Insurance of Woodinville, Wash. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Bell-Anderson will continue to pursue acquisition opportunities as they...
Washington Insurance Agent Who Sold Fake Policies Sentenced
Oct 7 2011 // An insurance agent who sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake business-insurance policies has been sentenced to more than two years in prison and ordered to pay back $532,659 in restitution. Brenda MacLaren-Beattie,...
People
Oct 3 2011 // Swett & Crawford has opened a satellite office in Redondo Beach, Calif. The office will be led by Brian Vassallo, who is joining the firm as a vice president. Vassallo, who has a decade of experience in wholesale...
D.C. Metro Sues Insurer Lexington for $13M Over Lost Revenue
Sep 30 2011 // Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has recently filed a lawsuit against its insurer Lexington Insurance Co. of Boston charging that that the insurer failed to indemnify for the revenue losses in the train...
Congress Raises Anxiety, Anger Levels of Disaster Victims
Sep 28 2011 // For disaster victims rebuilding their homes, towns and lives, the anxiety is matched only by anger at Congress for entangling their future in a political battle over government spending. A sharply divided Congress has...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines Insurers $1M This Year for Violations
Sep 27 2011 // Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined insurance companies nearly $1 million so far this year for violating Washington insurance laws, violations that include charging unapproved rates, improper advertising and...
McLarens Young Acquires Washington Oregon Claim Service
Sep 23 2011 // McLarens Young International has acquired Washington Oregon Claim Service, a middle market claims adjusting firm in the Pacific Northwest. The acquisition is Atlanta-based MYI’s first step into the U.S. middle...
Washington Workers’ Comp Overhaul Keeps Business Costs Down
Sep 23 2011 // A major overhaul of the workers’ compensation system in Washington is already helping keep costs down for businesses, state officials said Tuesday while disclosing a major rate increase isn’t needed to keep...
Washington, D.C.-based Broker Ames & Gough Promotes Four Executives
Sep 22 2011 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms and other professional organizations and consulting firms, has promoted four officers. Ames &...
Washington Couple Settles Oregon ‘Treesort’ Claim
Sep 19 2011 // A Washington state couple has settled a lawsuit against Josephine County for $1.2 million after they were injured in a fall from a suspension bridge at a bed and breakfast made up of tree houses. The federal court suit was...
Washington Prepares for Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
Sep 19 2011 // A workers’ compensation rate increase may be in store for Washington for 2012. A final decision is expecetd in December. The state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has asked the Workers’...
Possible Workers’ Comp Increase in Store for Washington
Sep 13 2011 // A workers’ compensation rate increase may be in store for Washington for 2012. The state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) on Monday asked the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee for...
Western Heritage Promotes Washington
Sep 9 2011 // Western Heritage Insurance Co. has promoted Anthony Washington from vice president of underwriting to president. Washington replaces replaced Mike Horsman, who retired after more than 30 years in the insurance...
‘Old’ East Coast Shows Cracks After Earthquake
Sep 5 2011 // There was a crack in the Washington Monument, and capstones were broken at the National Cathedral. In the District of Columbia suburbs, some people stayed in shelters because of structural concerns at their apartment...
Washington Court Rules in Single-Car, Underinsured Motorist Case
Sep 5 2011 // A Washington State couple has lost their appeal of a ruling that allowed Farmers Insurance to deny their uninsured motorist claim following a single-car accident, which they said was caused by another driver who...
