All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 26 2020 // Washington state firefighters are preparing for a season of potential summer wildfires while adopting new health safety measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of...
Jun 26 2020 // The family of a North Carolina man killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Washington state filed a $28 million wrongful-death claim.The family of 26-year-old Said Joquin filed the claim against the city of...
Jun 25 2020 // Incapsulate has hired insurance veteran Stephen Siegel to its insurance industry team. For more than 25 years, Siegel has worked with companies in all segments of insurance including life, property and casualty, group,...
Jun 17 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is calling on the insurance industry to end its use of credit scoring in auto, property, renters and life insurance, citing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Jun 11 2020 // From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as “the world’s salad bowl,” outbreaks of the novel coronavirus are emerging at U.S. fruit and...
Jun 10 2020 // PEMCO Mutual Insurance has named Chris Hoell a marketing automation manager in the company’s brand and communications team. Hoell will support PEMCO’s communications team, focusing on customer and candidate...
Jun 8 2020 // U.S. trade credit insurers have approached the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve seeking financial backing for claims payments to support business supply chains hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, three...
Jun 5 2020 // Most workers in Washington will be required to wear a mask or face covering at work under new coronavirus workplace safety and health requirements that take effect June 8.With few exceptions, workers must wear some type of...
Jun 4 2020 // Scenes that played out over the past few days in several East region states are serving as a stark reminder for the insurance industry of civil unrest that took place in New York and other U.S. states more than 50 years...
Jun 3 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is advising Washington state business owners who have experienced damage during protests to contact their insurance companies as soon as possible.Damage to businesses and...
Jun 3 2020 // A fishing trawler in Washington state has 86 crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said.Ship operator American Seafoods said the American Dynasty trawler first docked in Bellingham May 26, The...
Jun 3 2020 // An advocacy group backed by the tech industry sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his executive order that would weaken a law protecting online platforms including social media companies that label or fact-check...
May 21 2020 // Seattle Children’s hospital is again coping with a mold in its operating rooms that has persisted at the hospital for nearly 20 years and has been linked to seven deaths.There are no known new illnesses connected to...
May 13 2020 // New emergency rules adopted on Wednesday regarding temporary farmworker housing are designed to help increase worker safety and reduce the spread of COVID-19, those who created the rules say.The rules detail specific steps...
May 13 2020 // The U.S. pipeline regulator late on Monday blocked an effort by Washington state to tighten vapor pressure restrictions on the transport of crude oil by rail, saying the measures would not lower the risk of explosions.The...
May 8 2020 // King County in Washington has agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit for $2.25 million, an apology and a sheriff’s promise to pursue a new policy to be named after the teenage victim of a fatal police shooting.The...
May 5 2020 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has acquired Contractors Insurance NW in Olympia, Wash. Heffernan purchased the assets of CINW to join HeffDirect, a division of Heffernan Insurance Brokers CINW offers commercial insurance for...
May 1 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended his emergency order to Washington health insurers for 30 days, requiring them to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for...
Apr 30 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler on Thursday filed an emergency order that requires insurers to extend deadlines relating to withheld depreciation for policyholders who are in the process of completing home...
Apr 29 2020 // The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are just a 911 call away from contracting COVID-19 and spreading it.With N95 masks...