All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 24 2010 // Red-light cameras — recent additions at many Washington intersections — make drivers more cautious in pushing the limits of yellow lights, according to a recent poll.In a survey conducted by PEMCO Insurance, 55...
Sep 23 2010 // Nearly 98 percent of motorists in Washington are using their seat belts, one of the highest rates in the nation, the state’s Traffic Safety Commission says.The percentage of Washington drivers and passengers using...
Sep 22 2010 // The top U.S. bailout cop said evidence of fraud among banks that sought taxpayer funds was on the rise, and some of his investigations involve amounts exceeding $550 million.Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for...
Sep 22 2010 // The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer is required to pay sales tax when reimbursing a client for the actual cash value (ACV) of damaged property.According to court documents in Laura Holden v. Farmers...
Sep 20 2010 // In advance of a rate announcement expected in this month, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries is strengthening fraud fighting efforts, helping distressed employers and driving down costs internally...
Sep 17 2010 // Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced that it will propose workers’ compensation rates for 2011 in November after the results of the fall election and the outcome of Initiative...
Aug 31 2010 // In advance of a rate announcement expected in September, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries said it is working to “transform itself” by strengthening fraud fighting efforts, helping...
Aug 24 2010 // The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its preliminary statistics for 2009, reporting that work-related deaths declined in Washington state last year to numbers not seen since 2000.The BLS, which produces an...
Aug 13 2010 // Insurance broker Lockton Cos. has expanded its Construction Services Group with the addition of four construction insurance and surety experts in its Washington, D.C. operations.Douglas A. Crowe, Jr. and Alexander N. Crowe...
Aug 2 2010 // China is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.By some measures it...
Jul 27 2010 // Two people have been indicted on charges they stole nearly $1 million from insurer Aflac Inc. by filing false insurance claims from 2007 to 2009. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that federal prosecutors are accusing...
Jul 19 2010 // The Washington state Supreme Court said it is unconstitutional to require 90 days notice before suing a doctor, marking the second time in less than a year the court has rejected a legislative attempt to reform medical...
Jul 19 2010 // Washington agents and brokers are being advised to update their licensing business address with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. In October, the OIC will launch a new search feature on its Web site to help...
Jul 19 2010 // Earthquakes are so rare in the Washington area that even a geology student wasn’t quite sure what was going on when a minor one hit early Friday. Was it a truck passing by? A low-flying plane?Gerasimos...
Jul 16 2010 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is taking aim at insurers’ use of credit scores, warning consumers that large drops in credit scores could lead them to pay 8 percent to 15 percent more for insurance....
Jul 15 2010 // An initiative to eliminate Washington’s workers’ compensation insurance monopoly and allow private insurers to offer coverage for workplace injuries has qualified for the November ballot. Secretary of State Sam...
Jul 8 2010 // The Washington state Supreme Court said it’s unconstitutional to require 90 days notice before suing a doctor, marking the second time in less than a year the court has rejected a legislative attempt to reform...
Jul 7 2010 // Washington agents and brokers are being advised to update the licensing business address with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.In October, the OIC will launch a new search feature on its Web site to help consumers...
Jul 5 2010 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a non-resident blogger can be sued in the state for posting allegedly defamatory comments about a Florida company on her out-of-state Web site.In a unanimous opinion, the court said...
Jul 2 2010 // Tropical storm Alex slowed oil spill clean-up and containment work in the Gulf of Mexico and drove more petroleum into fragile Gulf wetlands and beaches Thursday, with any permanent fix to BP Plc’s ruptured deep-sea...