Latest Washington Headlines
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Army Soldier Sues University of Washington for Discrimination
Apr 6 2009 // An U.S. Army reservist is suing the University of Washington, accusing the institution of harassment and discrimination for serving in the Iraq war. A report on seattlepi.com says that Army Reserve Lt. Col. James Lukehart...
An Awakened Washington Promises More Stress for Directors & Officers
Apr 6 2009 // Corporate Leaders Brace For Fallout From Heightened Regulation, Even Corrupt Foreign Practices Corporations and their directors and officers are living in fear. Fear of the next financial scandal, the next stock market...
Washington Implements Flood Insurance Coverage Law
Mar 27 2009 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has Senate Bill 5417, an act relating to flood insurance coverage. According to the law, “every insurer issuing a homeowner, condominium unit owner, residential tenant and residential...
Obama Plan Would Tighten Regulation of Large Financial Firms
Mar 27 2009 // Wall Street faces curbs on risk taking and the prospect of lower profits under sweeping U.S. proposals to prevent a repeat of the credit crisis. The Obama administration’s plan to rewrite financial rules, announced...
Washington Pay As You Drive Insurance Proposal Passes First Hurdle
Mar 13 2009 // Pay-as-you-drive legislation in Washington that proposes drivers should be able to pay insurance premiums based in part on the miles driven per year, was passed bythe Washington Senate by a 32-15 vote. Senate Bill 5708,...
Washington Bill Would Return Workers’ Comp Premiums Back To Employers
Mar 13 2009 // The Washington Senate has approved a bill that would return some workers’ compensation insurance premiums back to employers who improve their safety records. Senate Bill 6035, which passed by a 25-24 vote, indicates...
Low Settlements Top Washington Insurance Complaints
Mar 11 2009 // The top three reasons Washington consumers filed formal complaints against their insurance companies in 2008 were unsatisfactory settlement offers, claims denials, and delays, according to state’s Insurance...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Announces Legislative Priorities
Mar 2 2009 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has published his legislative priorities for the 2009 session. One of his top priorities “is protecting consumers in the event of an emergency,” he noted on his...
Washington Considers Pay-As-You-Drive
Feb 22 2009 // Washington is the latest state that is considering implementing a pay-as-you-drive system, in which drivers would pay insurance premiums based in part on the miles driven per year. Senate Bill 5708, sponsored by Sen....
Washington Senate Democrats Want More Transparency in Rebates
Feb 18 2009 // Senate Democrats proposed increasing oversight of a Washington State business insurance rebate program, citing rebate overpayments of at least $150 million. Last week, the state Department of Labor & Industries...
Wash. Gov Wants December Storm Help for 33 Counties
Feb 13 2009 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire wants 33 counties to be declared disaster areas so that residents and business owners can get assistance to repair damage from December snow and storms. Preliminary state and federal damage...
Change and Protect
Feb 8 2009 // Change is coming to Washington and to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, but hopefully it’s change that will protect the status quo when it comes to insurance regulation. Last spring, the editors at...
Washington Considers Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
Feb 6 2009 // Washington is the lastest state that is considering implementing pay-as-you-drive legislation, in which drivers would pay insurance premiums based in part on the miles driven per year. Senate Bill 5708, sponsored by Sen....
Earthquake Reveals Cracks in Washington Alert System
Feb 4 2009 // When an earthquake larger than magnitude 3 strikes the Northwest, an automated system is supposed to page University of Washington seismologists and notify emergency managers. But that’s not what happened on Jan. 30,...
Stout Named Vice President at Lockton in D.C.
Jan 27 2009 // Insurance Broker The Lockton Cos. has named Jania Stout as vice President in Washington, D.C. The Baltimore native brings to Lockton a successful track record of business development and relationship management in...
Change and Protect
Jan 25 2009 // Change is coming to Washington and to the NAIC but hopefully it’s change that will largely protect the status quo when it comes to insurance regulation. Last spring, we took it upon ourselves to urge the National...
Why a Small Hairless Lawyer Should be America’s– and Insurers’– First Pet
Jan 15 2009 // Harry Truman might have said it, Bill Clinton did quote it and George Bush, Sr. said he didn’t need the advice because he already had First Lady Barbara Bush but it simply goes like this: “If you want a friend...
Former Iowa Commissioner Vaughan Named CEO of State Regulators’ NAIC
Jan 15 2009 // Former Iowa Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Vaughan, Ph.D., has been named chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), effective Feb. 18, 2009. Vaughan replaces Catherine J....
Washington Offers Insurance Advice for Winter Storm Victims
Jan 13 2009 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is advising consumers to assess their property damage after the latest winter storm and take steps to mitigate any further damage. “When it’s safe to do so,...
Lifelines in the Storm: Pro-Policyholder Developments in 2008
Jan 11 2009 // In light of the enormous losses and cascading failures triggered by the financial crisis, companies across the United States will be looking to their insurance policies for loss mitigation. However, recent developments in...
