All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 15 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Verizon Wireless Services LLC of Bedminster, N.J., $25,000 for failing to sell service contracts under its legal corporate name, a violation of state insurance...
Nov 10 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has revoked the license of a Bellevue-based general insurance agency for improperly transferring and using trust funds belonging to insurers, clients and others.The Insurance...
Nov 9 2006 // Although she didn’t campaign as an anti-war candidate, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell won over the vast majority of Washington voters most unhappy with the war in Iraq and displeased with President Bush’s job...
Nov 6 2006 // Motor vehicle crashes involving deer are up by about 19 percent in Washington and Idaho, judging by claims filed with one of the largest insurance companies in the two states. By June 30, 1,629 drivers in Washington and...
Nov 6 2006 // They’re involved with policyholders every day yet too few people know how these safety valves operateThe National Insurance Guaranty Fund program, operating in every state, is the “untold story” in the...
Nov 5 2006 // The National Insurance Guaranty Fund program, operating in every state, is the “untold story” in the property casualty industry, one insurance trade executive says.“The thing to remember about the...
Nov 3 2006 // Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announced that the state’s employers and workers would save an estimated $315 million in workers’ compensation premiums next year as the result of a six-month partial...
Nov 2 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has launched a new Web-based tool for consumers, called the annual Complaint Comparison Guide. The guide is designed to allow consumers to search online for their auto,...
Nov 1 2006 // Motor vehicle crashes involving deer are up by about 19 percent in Washington and Idaho, judging by claims filed with one of the largest insurance companies in the two states. In the year ending June 30, 1,629 drivers in...
Oct 23 2006 // OneBeacon,QBEOneBeacon Insurance Group completed its renewal rights and asset sale agreement to transfer its agricultural division to QBE the Americas, a wholly owned division of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., for approximately...
Oct 23 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has sold Washington Casualty Co. of Issaquah, Wash., what he called a financially troubled liability insurer of rural hospitals and medical centers and that he has operated...
Oct 12 2006 // Washington Commissioner Mike Kreidler is proud of his state’s consumer record and how it has dealt with brokerage compensation and uninsured motorist concerns. Now, he wants to open up closed claims for medical...
Oct 10 2006 // Lansing, Mich.-based FinCor Holdings, Inc., an integrated risk management corporation serving health care providers and facilities, today announced its acquisition of Issaquah, Wash.-based medical malpractice insurer,...
Oct 9 2006 // Washington’s minimum wage will increase 30 cents to $7.93 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2007.The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recalculates the state’s minimum wage each year in September as...
Oct 9 2006 // Washington’s Mike Kreidler: Making the insurance market workThe Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner is a vigorous protector of consumers under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Kreidler. From...
Oct 9 2006 // Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad.Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on...
Oct 9 2006 // Liability Long Term Care FacilitiesNuts & Bolts: Houston, Texas-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. is offering CareSurance, a new liability insurance program designed to meet the needs of skilled, assisted...
Oct 9 2006 // Washington’s minimum wage will increase 30 cents to $7.93 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2007.The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recalculates the state’s minimum wage each year in September as...
Oct 9 2006 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner is a vigorous protector of consumers under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Kreidler. From maintaining a trust relationship between consumers and insurers, to...
Oct 9 2006 // Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad.Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on...