All the headlines from our District Of Columbia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 21 2007 // Risk retention group Cabina-America, whch was licensed in April 2006, has been placed under restrictive order by Commissioner Thomas E. Hampton of the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking...
Apr 19 2007 // The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has implemented several changes in its producer licensing processes and requirements, including the elimination of paper transactions,...
Apr 9 2007 // Two changes to captive insurance laws passed by the Council of the District of Columbia went into effect on March 14, 2007. Supporters see the changes as giving captives more flexibility and making the District a more...
Mar 30 2007 // Two changes to captive insurance laws passed by the Council of the District of Columbia went into effect on March 14, 2007. Supporters see the changes as giving captives more flexibility and making the District a more...
Mar 12 2007 // More than five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. government cannot show how the $5 billion given to public health departments has better prepared the country for a bioterrorism attack or flu pandemic.Congress...
Mar 6 2007 // Renewal of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act is “very, very important” for the District of Columbia, yet a federal government plan to help cover natural disasters would be unfair, in the eyes...
Feb 26 2007 // D.C. growing its captive market, escaping worst of property pullbacksThomas Hampton, commissioner of the District of Columbia Department of Securities, Insurance and Banking. Hampton, who was reappointed to his post by...
Feb 25 2007 // Thomas Hampton, commissioner of the District of Columbia Department of Securities, Insurance and Banking. Hampton, who was reappointed to his post by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty in January, discusses the District’s...
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Feb 11 2007 // Federal regulation of banking and securities works fairly well, but translating that model to insurance would be a real challenge given the “parochial” nature of state insurance coverage mandates and laws,...
Feb 6 2007 // Jeffrey Alan Rothschild, 59, also known as Jeffrey Zahler, has been sentenced to 102 months in prison in connection with a scheme to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of more than $100,000 in relief...
Jan 31 2007 // Washington, D.C.’s new general manager for Metro said Monday he plans to launch a major safety education program for workers to “change the culture” of the rail and bus system after a series of recent...
Sep 29 2006 // District of Columbia, regional and federal officials this week introduced a state-of-the-art communications center that will serve as a command post in the event of a regional emergency.The 127,000 square-foot center, five...
Sep 26 2006 // All Risks, Ltd., a national insurance wholesale broker and managing general agent headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, has opened a District of Columbia branch office.The D.C. office joins forces with the current All...
Aug 30 2006 // A major association representing association executives is now utilizing its captive insurance company to market an insurance package to its members.The American Society of Association Executives formed a captive insurance...
Jul 31 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has tapped William P. White, former director of the captive insurance division for Washington, D.C, to attract captive insurance companies to Delaware as administrator of a new...
Jun 28 2006 // In Washington, D.C., a city that always seems to be in a hurry, this week’s soggy weather forced almost everyone to slow down.Water and mudslides blocked highways. Commuter rail lines sputtered. Some federal office...
Jun 7 2006 // The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld a state law in Maine regulating the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and requiring them to pass...
May 11 2006 // The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has a new commissioner. Thomas E. Hampton, who had been the acting commissioner since September 2005, has been confirmed by the Council of the...
Apr 3 2006 // Since St. Paul Travelers, one of the largest commercial medical malpractice companies, decided to exit the marketplace, the debate about medical malpractice reform has been raging in state capitals throughout the country....