All the headlines from our District Of Columbia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 27 2005 // Hoping to stem the tide of doctors fleeing the nation’s capital for the suburbs, home of cheaper malpractice insurance, the city government is stepping in.The District of Columbia Council is expected to consider...
May 23 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
May 23 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
May 5 2005 // Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams took a step this week to ensure that District residents continue to receive high-quality health care by introducing the Health Care Reform Act of 2005. The legislation is aimed at...
Apr 4 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
Nov 18 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...
Sep 24 2004 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has enhanced its exclusive Embassy Program, providing property and casualty insurance to embassies, consulates and missions to the United Nations in Washington DC...
Sep 22 2004 // Scam Artists Impersonating GEBCO Insurance Agents The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) Fraud Bureau is warning consumers to be careful of potentially fraudulent insurance agent or...
Sep 20 2004 // Members of the Arson Task Force are investigating a recent Fairfax County house fire to see if it was the work of the Washington region’s serial arsonist. Firefighters were called to a single family home in the...
Sep 2 2004 // Members of the Arson Task Force are investigating a Fairfax County house fire to see if it was the work of the Washington region’s serial arsonist.Firefighters were called to a single family home in the...
Aug 27 2004 // Hudson Programs, an operating division of Hudson Insurance Group, announced that their environmental insurance program is now available in 46 states, plus the District of Columbia.The program is exclusively underwritten by...
Aug 2 2004 // Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced that the government has “specific credible information” causing it to raise to the terrorism threat level to Code Orange for the financial services sector in New...
Apr 6 2004 // The American Academy of Actuaries will sponsor a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, April 7 in Washington D.C. to discuss current legislation pending in Congress on asbestos.“Highlights include an update on the Academy...
Mar 10 2004 // Mayor Anthony Williams has signed into law a bill enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia that combines the functional operations of the Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation (DISR) with those of the...
Jan 30 2004 // Leading figures in financial services will convene for a one-time Regulatory Reform Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 10-11.Participants can take part in...
Jan 28 2004 // International reinsurer Swiss Re announced the opening of a new branch office in Washington D.C., establishing a closer physical presence to policymakers and associations in the nation’s capitol.Cosette R. Simon, a...
Jun 4 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers issued a bulletin indicating that proposed changes to the District of Columbia’s auto insurance regulations “would assure the use of quality generic aftermarket replacement...
Apr 21 2003 // Agents and brokers called Washington, D.C. home for several days earlier this month as they brought a number of industry issues with them to the 27th National Legislative Conference.As Jeff Myers, Independent Insurance...
Apr 7 2003 // InsureVianet announced today it has expanded the number of states for its online Executive Liability Suite by 16 additional states and the District of Columbia, bringing to 38 the total number of states in which the...
Apr 2 2003 // Washington, D.C. – With 70 degree weather and cherry blossoms in full bloom as the backdrop, agents and brokers arrived Wednesday to kick-off the 27th Annual IIABA National Legislative Conference.The four-day event...