All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2005 // Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Carmichael...
Dec 18 2005 // While holiday decorations and lights might raise holiday spirits, some homeowners use them unsafely, putting themselves and their families at risk, according to a recent survey by Washington-based insurer PEMCO...
Dec 16 2005 // An outbreak of E. coli bacteria that has sickened 11 or more people, four critically, has been linked to a dairy that was ordered by Washington state in August to stop selling raw milk.Dee Creek Farm in Woodland, Wash.,...
Dec 7 2005 // A survey by Washington insurer PEMCO reveals that while holiday decorations and lights might raise holiday spirits, some Washington homeowners use them unsafely, putting themselves and their families at risk.According to...
Dec 5 2005 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has announced there will be no general increase in workers’ compensation premiums for 2006.In late August, the agency proposed a 3.8 percent increase....
Dec 4 2005 // New Online License Service Available for Wash. Agents and BrokersInsurance agents, brokers and other insurance professionals licensed to transact business in Washington can now print copies of their licenses from their...
Dec 1 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened a Washington, D.C. branch office. Leading this new office is Patricia Goudarzi, who has been appointed Washington, D.C. branch...
Nov 30 2005 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation announced its new group automobile program for the New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants (NHSCPA), a statewide professional association for nearly a thousand New...
Nov 30 2005 // The physician-led traffic safety advocacy group called End Needless Death on Our Roadways (END), and the National Safety Council, released their annual list of the 15 deadliest states in the country for impaired driving...
Nov 25 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named David M. Eppstein Director of State Affairs. In his new position, he will be working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
Nov 21 2005 // Voters in this month’s election voted no to a pair of Washington ballot proposals that would have, if passed, reportedly protected patients and removed a burden for doctors when it comes to climbing malpractice...
Nov 20 2005 // Voters in this month’s election voted no to a pair of Washington ballot proposals that would have, if passed, reportedly protected patients and removed a burden for doctors when it comes to climbing malpractice...
Nov 18 2005 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has announced there will be no general increase in workers’ compensation premiums for 2006.In late August, the agency proposed a 3.8 percent increase....
Nov 16 2005 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation has announced its new group automobile program for the State Employees’ Association of New Hampshire (www.seiu1984.org), offering its 8,000 members a 10 percent auto insurance...
Nov 10 2005 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation announced the availability of its new Identity Fraud Expense Coverage for its New Hampshire policyholders. Offered as an inexpensive addition to existing homeowners policies, the...
Nov 9 2005 // Aon has appointed Gary Vitalone resident managing director of Aon Risk Services Washington.In this role Vitalone will be responsible for brokerage services of property & casualty insurance, and risk management...
Nov 6 2005 // CaliforniaCDI Amends Proposed “Action Notice” Filing Regulations The California Department of In-surance has deleted a section of proposed regulations that would have required insurers to notify CDI when a...
Nov 3 2005 // Repeating failed efforts in other states such as Rhode Island, Maryland, Illinois and the District of Columbia, trial lawyer and former Missouri Insurance Commissioner Jay Angoff has reportedly issued another intentionally...
Nov 1 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington (IIABW) in Bellevue, a statewide trade association which represents 1,300 independent insurance agents, has elected Mike Reed of Mitchell, Reed and Associates...
Oct 17 2005 // CaliforniaJudge throws out $700 million jury award in Executive Life Suit A federal judge has thrown out a $700 million (euro586 million) award for punitive damages won by the state of California in a lawsuit stemming from...