All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2007 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has issued a statement lauding the 2007 Legislature for giving his office more efficient regulatory tools and for allowing more effective consumer protection.“This has...
Apr 27 2007 // Insurance industry associations are continuing to fight Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act, asking Gov. Chris Gregoire to veto the legislation.ESSB 5726 is designed to provide insurance consumers with additional...
Apr 23 2007 // DeclarationsPolicy talk “The law holds insurance agents to accurately representing policy provisions and honestly answering consumer questions. Agents who are not trained to act with complete honesty and integrity in...
Apr 23 2007 // Washington senators have approved a proposed Insurance Fair Conduct Act, passing it 31-18 mostly along party lines. The bill, which would prohibit the practice of delaying or denying an insurance claim without proper...
Apr 18 2007 // The American Insurance Association, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America are urging Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire to veto SB 5726. Dubbed the...
Apr 17 2007 // Following the Washington Senate’s passing of an Insurance Fair Conduct Act, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has issued a statement voicing its concern that the bill will lead trial...
Apr 16 2007 // The debate was quick and anticlimatic in the Senate last week, as lawmakers approved a proposed Insurance Fair Conduct Act that touched off a major tiff on the House floor a week earlier.In less than a minute, senators...
Apr 11 2007 // Washington drivers believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be legal only with a hands-free device, or made illegal altogether, according to a poll by PEMCO Insurance.According to the company’s 2007...
Apr 9 2007 // Washington aims to establish insurance fair conduct actThe Washington Senate adopted an amended bill that insurance associations say will increase the number of lawsuits filed and needlessly drive up insurance costs for...
Mar 27 2007 // The Washington Senate has adopted an amendeed bill that insurance industry associations say will increase the number of lawsuits filed and needlessly drive up insurance costs for consumers.Senate Bill 5726 was developed to...
Mar 26 2007 // Washington appoints advisory board Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed a special advisory board to monitor the agency’s fraud unit.Earlier this year, the agency’s eight-member Special...
Mar 26 2007 // As they prepare to converge on Washington, D.C. to meet with federal legislators, insurance agents are targeting a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsement of federal insurance regulation for criticism.The National...
Mar 26 2007 // Washington appoints advisory boardWashington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed a special advisory board to monitor the agency’s fraud unit. Earlier this year, the agency’s eight-member Special...
Mar 26 2007 // Sen. Dodd says hurricane and flood disasters are not just a local issue, but a national oneA proposal for a national disaster plan to backup private hurricane and flood insurance markets appears to be gaining momentum in...
Mar 26 2007 // Washington warming to national disaster plan ideaSen. Dodd says hurricane and flood disasters are not just a local issue, but a national one A proposal for a national disaster plan to backup private hurricane and flood...
Mar 22 2007 // Washington health officials have published new guidelines to help doctors evaluate and monitor dosage levels of narcotics prescribed to treat patients with chronic pain. The guidelines are part of a year-long educational...
Mar 20 2007 // Money talks and $4 trillion talks very loudly. So loud in fact that a number of institutional investors, who manage a total of $4 trillion in assets, hope to get the attention of U.S. lawmakers. Their goal is to convince...
Mar 19 2007 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed a special advisory board to monitor the effectiveness of the agency’s newly launched fraud unit.Earlier this year, the agency’s eight-member Special...
Mar 16 2007 // A proposal for a national disaster plan to backup private hurricane and flood insurance markets appears to be gaining momentum in Washington.This week, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services...
Mar 13 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced that Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will chair the Market Analysis Working Group (MAWG) to emphasize the importance of...