All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 31 2001 // In the largest fraud order ever issued against an individual, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has ordered a 52-year-old Minnesota woman to repay the state $434,851 after an investigation determined...
Dec 28 2001 // Producers in 11 eastern Washington counties have until Jan. 31 to take advantage of a new insurance product that allows them to protect the gross revenue of their farms.The Adjusted Gross Revenue insurance plan is being...
Dec 24 2001 // In what became one of the most significant, traumatic and challenging years in U.S. history, the insurance industry, along with the rest of the nation, has had to come to terms with the terrorist attacks perpetrated...
Dec 14 2001 // Nearly 800 independent insurance agents and brokers will come together in the nation’s capital April 10-12 for the 26th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) National Legislative Conference.The 2002...
Dec 10 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and Future One, an agent/company partnership, will host the third biennial Insurance Campaign Institute for agents and other insurance professionals interested in running...
Dec 5 2001 // Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has called for bold measures to limit the use of credit scoring by the insurance industry, saying the increasingly common practice is likely hurting consumers.According...
Nov 28 2001 // A new conference, “Law & Policy on the Internet: A Forum for the Insurance Industry,” is set for Jan. 7-8, 2002, in Washington, D.C.This event offers the latest analysis of online insurance administration....
Nov 27 2001 // Liability insurance is not designed to cover each drink served to an already intoxicated customer as a separate incident, with maximum policy limits applying separately to each one, according to the National Association of...
Nov 15 2001 // Washington State Democrats apparently won two special House elections last week, breaking a three-year tie and giving them a 50-48 majority. Although absentee ballots will not be fully counted and certified until Nov. 21,...
Nov 12 2001 // Philadelphia-based Ace USA is seeking permission from the Washington State Insurance Commissioner to exclude acts of terrorism from the policies it issues to businesses. According to a report in The Seattle Times, the...
Nov 5 2001 // Brown & Brown Inc. and Raleigh, Schwarz & Powell Inc. as well as Golden Gate Holdings Inc., based respectively in Tacoma, Wash., and Novato, Calif. announced the finalization of their previously announced merger...
Oct 24 2001 // Six weeks following the attacks on New York and Washington, insurance companies and regulators are still working on a plan to make sure future terrorist strikes are covered.According to a report in the South Florida...
Oct 24 2001 // Philadelphia-based Ace USA is seeking permission from the Washington State Insurance Commissioner to exclude acts of terrorism from the policies it issues to businesses.According to a report in The Seattle Times, the...
Sep 24 2001 // “The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man’s dedication to world peace, his belief in cooperation of men and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness.”—Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1987),...
Sep 11 2001 // Terrorists crashed two hijacked planes into the World Trade Center this morning, causing countless deaths and untold damage as the twin 110-story towers collapsed. The crashes occurred minutes apart just before 9 a.m., and...
Sep 10 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that insurers and builders are applauding a unanimous decision by the Washington Supreme Court to reaffirm the statute of repose barring construction defect lawsuits six...
Sep 10 2001 // In seven western fire-prone states, eight large property and casualty insurers are exposed to 74.5 percent of the home insurance risk, according to a recent analysis by Weiss Ratings Inc. States ranked by acres burned from...
Sep 5 2001 // The 106th annual convention of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) will take place Sept. 23-26, 2001, at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C.The convention, expected to attract...
Aug 28 2001 // In seven western fire-prone states, just eight large property and casualty insurers are exposed to 74.5 percent of the home insurance risk, according to a recent analysis by Weiss Ratings Inc., a provider of independent...
Aug 27 2001 // Take an influx of homeowners moving into what was once open land, add a rainy winter which has fueled the growth of brush and vegetation, and you have a potential recipe for disaster.As of Aug. 15, close to 300 wildfires...