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IRC Study Reports Auto Injury Medical Treatment Varies from State to State

Jul 11 2005 // Auto injury claimants from four states seek different types of medical treatment, even though they report similar injuries. A new study of insurance claims by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) examined auto injury...

Wash. L&I’s Anti-Fraud Effort Recovers $27M in First Three Mos. of 2005

Jul 7 2005 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries’ fraud program recovered more than $27 million in the first three months of this year, according to a report sent to the state Legislature and the Office of Financial...

Wash. Workers’ Comp Benefits See an Increase of 0.6%

Jul 5 2005 // Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation time-loss or pension benefits will receive a 0.6 percent cost-of-living increase effective immediately.State law requires that maximum time-loss benefits...

Survey Says Insurance Cost Increases Slow

Jul 4 2005 // Kibble & Prentice announced the results of its annual employee benefits survey. With nearly 250 Washington state companies reporting, the results showed two surprising trends: The rate of increase of health plan costs...

Survey Says Insurance Cost Increases Slow

Jul 4 2005 // Kibble & Prentice recently announced the results of its annual employee benefits survey. With nearly 250 Washington state companies reporting, the results showed two surprising trends: The rate of increase of health...

Wash. L&I Urging Contractors to Take Action Against Deadly Falls

Jun 28 2005 // In light of the continuing boom in construction, as well as two recent incidents where workers fell from rooftops, the Department of Labor and Industries urged contractors to take action to protect workers from deadly...

Kibble & Prentice Survey Shows Insurance Cost Increases Slow

Jun 23 2005 // Seattle-based Kibble & Prentice announced the results of its annual employee benefits survey. With nearly 250 Washington state companies reporting, the results showed two surprising trends: the rate of increase of...

WASH. CLIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR $14M FROM MARSH:

Jun 20 2005 // More than 15,000 Washington businesses, associations, individuals and other organizations reportedly qualify for nearly $14 million in restitution offered by the nation’s largest insurance brokerage firm to settle...

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Jun 20 2005 // WASH. CLIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR $14M FROM MARSH: More than 15,000 Washington businesses, associations, individuals and other organizations reportedly qualify for nearly $14 million in restitution offered by the nation’s...

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Jun 20 2005 // WASH. CLIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR $14M FROM MARSH: More than 15,000 Washington businesses, associations, individuals and other organizations reportedly qualify for nearly $14 million in restitution offered by the nation’s...

Majority of Wash. Drivers Choose to Go With the Flow

Jun 7 2005 // While many Washington drivers admit to speeding, only a very small number say they speed to get where they’re going faster, according to PEMCO Insurance’s 2005 Northwest Insurance Poll.PEMCO’s poll...

Could Washington Be Listening to Small Business?

Jun 6 2005 // Many of the greatest problems small businesses face are government-related, particularly something they call ‘unreasonable governmentregulation.’ There probably are few American small business owners who could...

Wash. Clients Eligible for $14M from Marsh Settlement

Jun 3 2005 // More than 15,000 Washington businesses, associations, individuals and other organizations reportedly qualify for nearly $14 million in restitution offered by the nation’s largest insurance brokerage firm to settle...

PEMCO’s Northwest Insurance Poll Notes Trends in Cell Phone Usage

May 23 2005 // According to PEMCO’s 2005 Northwest Insurance Poll, four out of five Washington drivers believe that talking on cell phones while driving should be legal only with hands-free devices, or made illegal altogether, but...

Could Washington Be Listening to Small Business?

May 23 2005 // There probably are few American small business owners who could correctly identify the federal group whose primary job is to keep the president of the United States updated on the activities of government such as...

Could Washington Be Listening to Small Business?

May 23 2005 // Many of the greatest problems small businesses face are government-related, particularly something they call ‘unreasonable governmentregulation.’ There probably are few American small business owners who could...

Med-Mal in Washington – When Carriers and the Regulatory Body Cooperate

May 23 2005 // The medical malpractice market in Washington state has improved immensely in recent times, but the debate about tort reform is just getting started. Competing initiatives will be in front of voters this fall with the trial...

Nearly Half of Large and Mid-Sized U.S. Businesses Buy Terror Coverage

May 9 2005 // Nearly half of large and mid-sized U.S. businesses obtained insurance to cover property terrorism risks during 2004, a dramatic increase from the 2003 average of 27 percent. Businesses in Boston and Washington, D.C. led...

PCI: Collaborative Effort Yields Positive Results for Insurers in Washington

May 9 2005 // Despite early signs that the 2005 session of the Washington Legislature would impose a series of costly and burdensome measures on the insurance market, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America saw the most...

Majority of Washingtonians Want Changes in Cell Phone Laws

May 3 2005 // According to PEMCO’s 2005 Northwest Insurance Poll, four out of five Washington drivers believe that talking on cell phones while driving should be legal only with hands-free devices, or made illegal altogether, but...