All the headlines from our District Of Columbia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 9 2024 // A top federal transportation safety official on Thursday harshly criticized Washington’s regional transit agency, saying a “poor safety culture” led to an October 2021 derailment that caused hundreds of...
Jan 4 2024 // The federal circuit appeals court for the District of Columbia (D.C.) has asked D.C’s highest court for guidance on the standard of negligence in a case involving a noticeably intoxicated man who died after falling...
Nov 20 2023 // Market Detail: WealthGuard Insurance Group offers an Active Assailant program. An active assailant is a premeditated malicious physical attack, by an active assailant who is armed with a hand-held weapon that causes direct...
Nov 6 2023 // Market Detail: Moter Insurance Services offers a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) admitted program available in most states. Minimum 4 years in business and at least 10 units required.Available Limits: CSL...
Oct 17 2023 // Stuart Anderson, who played linebacker for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) in the mid-1980s, has lost his bid to collect workers’ compensation medical...
Oct 16 2023 // Market Detail: Alliant Insurance Services LLC offers a specialty program supporting the automotive aftermarket manufacturer, distributor, retailer and installer with property and casualty insurance products exclusively...
Oct 2 2023 // Market Detail: Thimble invites brokers to join its broker program to easily refer customers to its episodic short term general liability insurance by Thimble (underwritten by Markel) and earn commission in perpetuity at...
Sep 4 2023 // Market Detail: Denali Specialty Group LLC offers comprehensive commercial insurance for residential investor property schedules. Targeting dwellings, including student housing and apartments. Package policy offering...
Aug 21 2023 // Market Detail: Charter Lakes Marine Insurance Agency offers specialty programs for a variety of commercial marine risks. Experienced account executives understand the marine insurance marketplace and have a wide array of...
Aug 7 2023 // Market Detail: GMI Insurance Services offers workers’ compensation coverage for contractors, healthcare businesses, retailers and auto dealers, plus hundreds of other classes. GMI has over a decade of experience...
Jul 19 2023 // District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies for manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and selling products containing dangerous PFAS chemicals, which...
Jul 3 2023 // Market Detail: Markel provides all-risk coverage for the collections and changing exhibitions for private and public museums. Coverage includes protection for temporary and long-term loans including transit both to and...
Jun 19 2023 // Market Detail: MBA Insurance offers programs for various rental vehicles. On the Powersports Program (motorcycle/ATV/golf cart rentals), the rental operator pays a monthly premium for each unit insured on the policy and...
Jun 5 2023 // Market Detail: TUMI, part of the Amwins Underwriting division, offers its Professional Repossession Contractors Program, a specialized insurance program designed for professional repossession contractors who work with...
May 22 2023 // Market Detail: Vanguard Specialty’s PT Pro program is specifically dedicated to part-time professionals, offering professional liability insurance to freelance lawyers, accountants, tech professionals, consultants...
Apr 25 2023 // The recent data breach of personal information for thousands of users of Washington D.C.’s health insurance exchange, including members of Congress, was caused by basic human error, according to a top...
Apr 13 2023 // E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc agreed on Wednesday to pay $462 million over eight years to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California, along with the District of Columbia, that it unlawfully...
Jan 4 2023 // District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine, in one of his last steps before leaving office, announced that Google will pay $9.5 million to resolve allegations that it deceived and manipulated consumers to gain...
Sep 21 2022 // The District of Columbia is withdrawing a proposal to boost the insurance requirement for sidewalk cafes, parklets, streateries and other dining and drinking businesses applying for public use permits.According to...
Jul 12 2022 // Agency partnership organization Ensurise announced the merger of the Washington. D.C.-based independent insurance agency Howard & Hoffman, Inc. The merger with Howard & Hoffman, which became effective June 1, 2022,...