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District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination

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...

My New Markets

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...

My New Markets

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...

My New Markets

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...

My New Markets

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...

DC Health Link Data Breach Blamed on Human Error

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...

Juul to Pay $462 Million to Six States, D.C. Over Youth Addiction Claims

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...

Google to Pay District of Columbia $9.5M for Location Tracking, Privacy Violations

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...

District of Columbia Drops Additional Insurance Requirement for Outdoor Dining

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...

District of Columbia’s Howard & Hoffman Agency Merges With Ensurise

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,...

D.C. Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach

May 24 2022 // The District of Columbia said it sued Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for his alleged role in the data breach that allowed political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to target Facebook users...

Zuckerberg Deposition Blocked by Judge in D.C. Privacy Case

Mar 18 2022 // A request to depose Mark Zuckerberg as part of Washington, D.C.’s data-privacy lawsuit against Facebook drew a blistering denial from the judge overseeing the case, who called the attempt “frankly...

District of Columbia Regulator Expands Internships to Gallaudet Students

Mar 3 2022 // Gallaudet University and the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) announced that Gallaudet students will have expanded opportunities to gain practical work experience in municipal...

World Insurance Acquires Allied Partners in Maryland-District of Columbia Area

Feb 11 2022 // World Insurance Associates said it acquired Allied Partners Insurance Inc. of Gaithersburg, Maryland on February 1, 2022. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Allied Partners Insurance, Inc. was established in...

Three States, D.C. Sue Google Claiming Location Tracking Violates Users’ Privacy

Jan 25 2022 // Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy.“Google falsely...

Winter Storms Strike Kentucky, Georgia, Carolina, DC

Jan 3 2022 // Storms over the New Year’s Day weekend knocked out power, caused property damage, triggered flash flooding and snow and closed schools and government offices.In Kentucky, less than three weeks after tornadoes...

Berkley One Moves into Tennessee, D.C., Indiana

Oct 25 2021 // Berkley One has expanded its personal lines business to Tennessee, Indiana and the District of Columbia. Berkley One collector vehicle coverage is also launching in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, the company said in a news...

Washington D.C. Expands Program to Increase Opportunities for Students in Finance

Jul 7 2021 // Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working alongside the district’s Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) to increase opportunities for high school and college students to pursue careers in...

CRC Group Acquires Assets of Washington D.C.’s Federal Employee Defense Services

Feb 2 2021 // CRC Group, a national wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has acquired the assets of Washington D.C.-based Federal Employee Defense Services (FEDS), a niche managing general underwriter specializing in...

Transit Worker Can Be Compensated, Cannot Sue Employer for Assault Injuries

Dec 4 2020 // A District of Columbia appeals court held that a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) worker cannot sue his employer after requesting compensation under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act for an...