All the headlines from our District Of Columbia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 30 2015 // New research says the land under the Chesapeake Bay region is sinking and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century — adding to the problems of sea-level rise.The research...
Jun 2 2015 // The federal excise tax does not apply to reinsurance or retrocession transactions between foreign insurers, even if the transaction covers U.S. risks, according to a May 26 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Apr 28 2015 // Lockton Companies announced that David Callis has joined its Washington, DC office as Vice President and Producer. He will “work closely with Lockton’s clients and prospects on international risk issues,...
Feb 9 2015 // The top five states in which a person was most likely to file an auto claim last year were all on the East Coast.December had the lowest volume of all vehicle claims of any month. Those are just two of the facts mined by...
Jan 30 2015 // The top five states in which a person was most likely to file an auto claim last year were all on the East Coast.December had the lowest volume of all vehicle claims of any month. Those facts are just two of those mined by...
Nov 21 2014 // District of Columbia residents who don’t shovel their sidewalks after a snowstorm would face fines under a bill approved by the D.C. Council. The bill was approved Tuesday by a 10-3 vote. It calls for $25 fines for...
Nov 21 2014 // Every state extends insurance carriers the right to cancel a newly-written policy during the first days of the policy period. This is commonly known as the new policy “underwriting period.”An underwriting...
Nov 13 2014 // Karen Amato Privately-held insurance broker Lockton hired Karen Amato as director of Health Risk Solutions for the firm’s Washington, D.C., employee benefits operation. Amato is a registered nurse with expertise in...
Oct 30 2014 // The D.C. Council has approved a bill that regulates popular ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft.The bill gained initial approval on Tuesday by a 12-1 vote. Among other things, it would require that drivers for...
Oct 1 2014 // The D.C. Council is considering changing a law to give bicyclists a better chance to recoup medical costs after collisions with cars.A District liability law currently requires accidents to be 100 percent the...
Sep 22 2014 // Kyle Samuel Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company, has named Kyle Samuel managing director for its Metro Washington, D.C., and Virginia offices. Samuel will lead business development, client service and...
Sep 17 2014 // Privately-held insurance broker Lockton Companies has hired Chris Bartnik as senior vice president. Based in Lockton’s Washington, D.C., office, Bartnik will join Lockton’s Employee Benefits business team that...
Jul 10 2014 // More than 6.5 million homes along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of storm surge inundation, representing nearly $1.5 trillion in total potential reconstruction costs. More than $986 billion of that risk is...
May 20 2014 // Florida International University’s 12-fan “Wall of Wind” hurricane simulator is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington. The “Designing for Disasters” exhibit explores new...
May 7 2014 // Chester A. McPherson, who has been serving as interim commissioner for the Washington, D.C., Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB), has been appointed as acting commissioner. The appointment was announced...
Mar 28 2014 // While the federal government wades through a complicated effort to keep the National Flood Insurance Program solvent, the capital city has very little at stake in the debate.That could be changing, though. Data compiled by...
Feb 7 2014 // Lockton Cos. announced Frank Vento has joined as vice president and leader of the investment management practice in Lockton’s Washington, D.C., office.Frank VentoVento brings to Lockton more than 20 years of...
Nov 19 2013 // Starting next year, people living in the nation’s capital who don’t have legal permission to reside in the United States will be able to get driver’s licenses.Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray signed a bill...
Nov 18 2013 // Washington, D.C.’s commissioner for the department of insurance, securities and banking, William P. White, was dismissed last Friday, a day after questioning the White House’s proposal to let health insurers...
Oct 9 2013 // Lockton Companies announced Keith Mulvihill has joined its Washington, D.C., office as a producer. He will focus on new business development and managing client relationships. Mulvihill will advise clients on risk...