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Mass. AG Coakley Heading to D.C. to Make Case for Health Care Law

Feb 7 2012 // Attorney General Martha Coakley is heading to Washington to make a legal case for the national health care law that was modeled after Massachusetts’ own landmark 2006 health care law.On Thursday Coakley will defend...

Lockton Affinity Appoints Senior Vice President in Washington, D.C.

Jan 5 2012 // Lockton Affinity, an insurance program management division of brokerage firm Lockton Companies, appointed Sara Payne as senior vice president. Payne brings expertise in areas of creation and operation of Defense Base Act...

D.C. Commissioner Recommends Reviewing Policies for Winter Activities

Dec 20 2011 // Washington, D.C.’s top insurance regulator is advising consumers to review their insurance policies and see whether they are covered for common winter activities.William White, commissioner for the District of...

Lockton Hires Benefits Services Consultant in Washington, D.C.

Nov 17 2011 // Lockton Benefit Group of Lockton Companies appointed Nicholas Dobelbower as senior consultant for its international benefits services practice. Based in Washington, D.C., he will provide international employee benefits...

Dobelbower Joins Lockton’s International Benefits Practice in Washington, D.C.

Nov 17 2011 // Lockton Benefit Group of Lockton Companies announced the expansion of its International Benefits Services practice with the addition of Nicholas Dobelbower, Ph.D., as Senior Consultant. His primary role “is to...

BDO Consulting Appoints Head of Insurance Claim Services in D.C.

Nov 9 2011 // BDO Consulting, a professional services provider, appointed Clark Schweers as managing director and head of its insurance claim services practice.Based in Washington, D.C., Schweers will advise clients on complex property...

D.C. Regulators Say Social Networking Fraud Is A Growing Threat

Oct 21 2011 // The Washington, D.C., Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking is advising consumers to be mindful of con artists who lurk in the virtual shadows in online social networking sites.People should make sure they know...

D.C. Metro Sues Insurer Lexington Over Lost Revenue

Oct 17 2011 // Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority recently filed a lawsuit against its insurer Lexington Insurance Co. of Boston charging that that the insurer failed to indemnify for the revenue losses in the train...

Lockton Hires New Producer for D.C. Brokerage Team

Oct 4 2011 // Lockton Companies, a Kansas City, Mo.-headquartered insurance broker, hired Jenna Kirkpatrick Howard for its Washington, D.C., brokerage team as a producer. Prior to joining Lockton, she was construction practice leader in...

Insurance Agency Founder Sentenced for Fraud in D.C.

Oct 4 2011 // An insurance agency founder was recently placed on four years of supervised release and fined $10,000 in Washington, D.C., after earlier pleading guilty to insurance fraud, according to officials.Washington, D.C.,...

D.C. Metro Sues Insurer Lexington for $13M Over Lost Revenue

Sep 30 2011 // Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has recently filed a lawsuit against its insurer Lexington Insurance Co. of Boston charging that that the insurer failed to indemnify for the revenue losses in the train...

Washington, D.C.-based Broker Ames & Gough Promotes Four Executives

Sep 22 2011 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms and other professional organizations and consulting firms, has promoted four officers.Ames &...

Earthquake Showed Difficulties of Evacuating D.C.

Aug 29 2011 // The nation’s capital has prepared for emergencies with sleek communication systems, intelligence fusion centers and chemical detention centers at train stations.What showed during the 5.8-magnitude quake that shook...

The Hanover Adds D.C. Area Branch Office

Aug 24 2011 // The Hanover Insurance Group added a new District of Columbia Metro branch office in Reston, Va.Located in the Reston Executive Center at 12100 Sunset Hills Road, the new branch office will address commercial insurance...

Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs Reflects Recession

Aug 16 2011 // The number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4 percent in 2009, the biggest decrease in two decades.Also, according to a report by the nonprofit National Academy of Social Insurance, employer...

Gallagher Buys D.C. Financial Firm

Jun 2 2011 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. (IFS), a Washington-based institutional investment advisory firm.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986,...

Pataky Joins Hays Cos. in D.C.

May 2 2011 // Hays Cos. of Washington, D.C. has named Shari Pataky senior vice president. She will focus on professional liability insurance and affinity programs for non-profits and associations as well as other business development...

Couch Braunsdorf Hires Routzahn as D.C. Sales Director

Mar 11 2011 // New Jersey-based broker Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group has hired Todd Routzahn as a regional sales director for its professional liability division. Routzahn will focus on the Washington D.C. area, and help grow the...

White Picked to Head D.C. Insurance Department

Feb 8 2011 // Bill White has been named as the next director of insurance, securities and banking in Washington D.C. White has 35 years of experience in the insurance industry. He most recently served as a consultant with Prism...

Boehner to Address Agents Before D.C. Lobbying Day

Jan 26 2011 // House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will give the keynote address to members of the Big “I” during the group’s annual D.C. conference later this year.Boehner is scheduled to speak on Thursday, April 14,...