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Webinar: Lessons to be Learned from Colorado Flood, D.C. Shootings

Sep 18 2013 // Drawing off the massive flooding in Colorado and Naval shipyard shootings in Washington, D.C., the second in a series of webinars being put on for National Preparedness Month focused on unforeseen crises as examples of the...

Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Employer Costs Rise: Study

Sep 9 2013 // Both workers’ compensation benefits paid to insureds and costs for employers increased in 2011, a new study revealed.Total workers’ comp costs to employers rose by 7.1 percent to $77.1 billion, while...

Tough-to-Kill New York Buses Drive Through U.S. Law’s Loopholes

Sep 3 2013 // Outside New York’s Winter Garden Theatre, where “Mamma Mia” is nearing the end of a 13-year Broadway run, unwitting tourists board a bus bearing the name of a company U.S. regulators tried to close two...

Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Employer Costs Rise: Study

Aug 20 2013 // Both workers’ compensation benefits paid to insureds and costs for employers increased in 2011, a new study released today revealed.Total workers’ comp costs to employers rose by 7.1 percent to $77.1 billion,...

Judge Orders Settlements in D.C. Metrorail Crash Unsealed

Aug 12 2013 // A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of settlement agreements involving a deadly Metrorail crash.U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton says the 2009 Red Line crash, which killed nine people, represents “a matter of...

Liberty Mutual Names VP of Federal Affairs in Washington, D.C.

Jul 1 2013 // Liberty Mutual Insurance recently announced S. Colin Dowling will lead the company’s public affairs office in Washington, D.C., as vice president for federal affairs. Dowling brings extensive public affairs...

D.C. Lobbyist Gannon to Head Federal Affairs for Farmers Insurance

May 20 2013 // Washington, D.C. lobbyist Matt Gannon was named head of federal affairs at Farmers Insurance.Gannon replaces Mike Moran, who left Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers to take a position with Zurich North America as assistant...

D.C. Council Holds Hearing on Gun Owner Insurance Proposal

May 17 2013 // The Council of the District of Columbia held a public hearing Thursday that weighed in on a recent proposal to require liability insurance for all gun owners in Washington, D.C.The bill 20-170, “Firearm Insurance...

XL Group Expands Political Risk Team in New York

May 8 2013 // XL Group added two new members to its Political Risk and Trade Credit (PRTC) business.XL appointed Mena Cammett as senior risk analyst and Dane Mahoney as risk analyst. Both are based in New York and report to Rafael...

D.C. Mayor Opposes Plan to Reimburse Flood Victims

Dec 18 2012 // District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and water utility officials are opposing a plan by the D.C. Council to reimburse flood victims in Washington because it could set a precedent that would make taxpayers liable for...

Hurricane Deductibles Won’t Apply for Sandy in Del. Penn., R.I., D.C.

Nov 4 2012 // [Update: Maine also announced this week that hurricane deductibles would not apply for Sandy-related claims in the state. The Maine Bureau of Insurance told Insurance Journal Monday, Nov. 5, that hurricane deductibles will...

Business Groups Sue SEC Over Dodd-Frank Anti-Bribery Rule

Oct 12 2012 // Four business groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule requiring oil, mining and gas companies to disclose payments they make to foreign governments.The...

D.C. Merges Insurance Markets Under Health Care Law

Oct 9 2012 // Small businesses in Washington will be required to buy employee health insurance through a city-run exchange beginning in 2014. The District of Columbia is combining its health care exchange markets for individuals and...

D.C. Man Stages Burglary for False Claims, Gets Turned In by Roommate

Sep 27 2012 // Washington, D.C., authorities said a local man was sentenced to a year of supervised probation, a suspended sentence of three years and a $100 fine after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree insurance fraud. The...

Zurich Appoints Credit & Political Risk Director in Washington, D.C.

Jul 24 2012 // Zurich, Switzerland-headquartered Zurich Insurance Group appointed Dave Anderson as credit and political risk director for global business development. He will be based in Zurich’s Washington, D.C., office.Anderson...

D.C. Attorney General’s Office Suing Workers Over Benefits Scheme

Jun 18 2012 // The District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office has filed lawsuits against 13 current or former city employees accused of collecting unemployment benefits while holding government jobs.The lawsuits seek to recover...

Aon Hewitt Appoints Federal Client Manager in Washington, D.C.

May 14 2012 // Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting business of Aon plc, appointed Robert Buggs as federal client manager, supporting federal practice work in human capital and employee engagement. Robert Buggs Buggs brings...

Aon Risk Solutions Appoints Senior VP in Washington, D.C., Office

Apr 30 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, recently hired industry veteran Kathy Jacobson as senior vice president for the Washington, D.C., office. Jacobson will provide errors and omissions...

D.C. Metro Settles Most Death Suits From 2009 Train Crash

Feb 16 2012 // The Washington-area Metro transit agency has settled seven of nine lawsuits by families of people killed in a 2009 train crash.Metro also told a judge it is admitting legal responsibility for the deadliest accident in the...

90 D.C. Workers Face Firing for Unemployment Fraud

Feb 9 2012 // About 90 District of Columbia workers have been suspended and may be fired after officials determined they received unemployment checks while holding city jobs. The Washington Post reported this week that another 60 former...