All the headlines from our District Of Columbia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 28 2010 // Interim D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson says damage to a northwest Washington school is severe after a three-alarm fire, and plans are being made to move students elsewhere when they return in January.D.C. Fire...
Dec 23 2010 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) has agreed to pay $146.5 million in fines and additional taxes to state insurance regulators for alleged under-reporting of premiums to states more than a decade ago.The company will...
Nov 14 2010 // A federal judge has limited the D.C. Metro’s potential liability in a suit brought by survivors of those killed in the 2009 crash on the red line by ruling that the transit agency can’t be faulted under federal...
Nov 10 2010 // A judge has limited the potential liability of the public transit agency in the District of Columbia in a suit brought by survivors of those killed in the 2009 crash on the Metro red line by ruling that the transit agency...
Sep 29 2010 // The U.S. Treasury is looking for a Director of the Federal Insurance Office. The full-time job pays $119,554 to $179,700 per year depending on experience. Applications will be accepted from all qualified individuals until...
Aug 13 2010 // Insurance broker Lockton Cos. has expanded its Construction Services Group with the addition of four construction insurance and surety experts in its Washington, D.C. operations.Douglas A. Crowe, Jr. and Alexander N. Crowe...
Jul 1 2010 // The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the launch of a Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health...
Jun 30 2010 // Officials from Washington, D.C.’s Metro service say families of the nine people who died in last year’s crash are eligible for a $50,000 insurance benefit. Metro said that Chartis, its excess liability...
Jun 22 2010 // CNA has opened a new branch office in Washington, D.C., a move aimed at extending the insurer’s geographic footprint and bringing it closer to its agents, brokers and customers.George Agyen, Mid-Atlantic Zone...
Apr 13 2010 // New York-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) said it would begin offering personal lines coverage to owners of high-value homes in Maryland and Washington D.C..The company, a member- owned reciprocal...
Feb 8 2010 // Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. were particularly battered by a weekend snowstorm that caused massive power outages and resulted in moderate structural damage to areas in the region.At least two deaths were...
Feb 7 2010 // As state legislators across the United States enact laws that ban phoning and/or texting while driving, a new study finds no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect.Comparing insurance claims for crash...
Dec 31 2009 // The District of Columbia has done away with vehicle safety checks, but car owners still must pay $35 and wait in long lines for federally mandated emissions tests. The inspection charge is the same as it was before Oct. 1,...
Dec 29 2009 // Illinois, Kansas, New Hampshire and Oregon will bring in the new year with new state laws aimed at cracking down on distracted driving, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).Of the four...
Dec 9 2009 // Drunken driving fatality rates have fallen in 40 states and the District of Columbia, an encouraging sign that crackdowns are improving highway safety.The Transportation Department said that 11,773 people were killed in...
Oct 27 2009 // A jurisdiction-wide ban on driving while talking on a hand-held cell phone is in place in 7 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and the District of Columbia.California and...
Oct 14 2009 // Phoning while driving and texting behind the wheel are in the news. This is the highway safety issue of the moment, the subject of cartoons and, on a more serious side, the focus of legislation. A key question is whether...
May 21 2009 // D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin says budget pressures his department is facing may affect service. Rubin said that the department won’t fill 80 positions and has had to cancel a cadet class. His remarks came in...
Apr 30 2009 // Marsh announced that it has established protected cell captive (PCC) [also known as segregated account] insurance facilities in Washington, DC, and Isle of Man “to serve the needs of small and mid-sized businesses...
Mar 27 2009 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named Ethan Sonnichsen as Government Relations director. Sonnichsen previously served as Government Relations manager. In his new position, Sonnichsen is...