Agriculture really is No. 1 in Washington. After years of complaining about being overlooked and ignored by majority lawmakers west of the Cascades, farmers gained ground on nearly every major issue they brought forward during the 59-day legislative session, including: …
Unigard Insurance Companies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based property and casualty insurer, has announced two new appointments and a promotion. Harris Clarke recently joined the company as assistant vice president of personal lines product management. He is responsible for personal lines products …
Elke Mazza has joined the Baldwin Resource Group, Bellevue, Wash., as an insurance division manager in charge of personal insurance, small commercial accounts and small benefits accounts. Mazza has worked in the insurance industry for more than 20 years, most …
A new relationship in the fixed annuity market pairs a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest insurers with an established nationwide independent distribution channel. Washington National Insurance Company, a Conseco insurance company, and Legacy Marketing Group have signed an …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has joined other members of the insurance industry in filing an Amici Curiae brief involving a multi-state class action appeal currently before the Washington State Supreme Court. The friend of the court …
Three employees were recently promoted at Winterthur U.S. Holdings Inc., parent company of regional property and casualty insurers General Casualty, Sun Prairie, Wis. and Unigard, Bellevue, Wash. Geoff Barker was named assistant vice president of reinsurance management. Barker recommends coverage …
The Spokane, Wash., City Council will decide whether to terminate a contract with a private ambulance company that overbilled hundreds of patients and insurance companies more than $320,000 in the past three years. The overbilling has soured relations between the …
A controversial settlement between Milwaukee’s Miller Park stadium district and a construction contractor has left excessive and unjustified legal bills, according to insurance companies left on the hook for those costs. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America and Federal Insurance …
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has reaffirmed its opposition to any proposals that call for a so-called “optional” federal charter for insurers. “Those who want to dismantle state regulation of insurance and replace it with a federal government …
Washington lawmakers have reached a bipartisan agreement on changes to unemployment benefits, a controversial issue that has divided labor and business interests for years. Rep. Steve Conway, D-Tacoma, said it was “something of a miracle” to have before us a …
