Pineapple Express Brings Worst Flooding In 31 Years To Whatcom County, Washington

Emergency officials in Whatcom County called it the worst flooding since 1990, and more is still to come.
November 15, 2021 Auto Property Washington

GEICO Campaigns To Fill Insurance Company Jobs In Competitive Market

GEICO has been making a concerted effort to attract applicants to fill hundreds of insurance company jobs it is opening and that need workers before the end of the year.
October 12, 2021 Education & Training Arizona Washington

Insured Versus Insured Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage for Claims Brought by Member of Insured LLC

Applying Washington law, a federal district court has held that an insured versus insured exclusion does not bar coverage for claims asserted by a member of an insured limited liability company.
September 10, 2021 Litigation Washington

Patients Could Get ER Bills as Insurer Moves to Deny Claims it Deems Non-Emergent

Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients’ health and threaten them with financial penalties.
June 10, 2021 Life & Health Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut

Hundreds of Covid Insurance Suits Tossed in Washington State

Travelers Casualty Insurance Co. of America and several other major insurers defeated Covid-19 coverage challenges from hundreds of businesses, after a federal judge in Washington state found that the pandemic didn’t cause the physical property damage required for their policies to apply.
June 2, 2021 Litigation Washington

Former Auto Claims Adjusters Contradict Insurers’ Comments To Washington Lawmakers

Former American Family and GEICO adjusters on Monday described their carriers as focused on cost and indifferent to safety in comments to Washington state lawmakers.
February 16, 2021 Auto Legislation & Regulation Washington

Train Cars Carrying Crude Oil Derail And Burn North Of Seattle

Seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed Tuesday and five caught fire, sending a large black plume of smoke into the sky north of Seattle close to the Canadian border, authorities said.
December 23, 2020 Excess & Surplus Lines Washington

These Places Are Bound To Burn And People Keep Moving There

As climate change contributes to ever-worsening fire seasons in the Western U.S., more people are moving to the very areas most likely to burn.
November 23, 2020 Catastrophe Education & Training Property California Idaho Oregon Utah Washington

Toyota’s Fuel Pump Recall Now Covers Nearly 6M Vehicles Worldwide

Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.
October 30, 2020 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Police Chief Crushed By Falling Corpse Faces Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges

If ever there was a headline that made you look at an article, the one appended to this post is probably it. This story has it all.
October 20, 2020 Fraud Workers' Compensation Washington

Deadly Wildfires Worsen Across California, Oregon And Washington

Wildfires fueled by extreme heat and high wind spread further across California, Oregon and Washington on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least seven people.
September 10, 2020 Auto Catastrophe Property California Oregon Washington

’Unprecedented And Heart-Breaking’: High Winds Stoke Pacific Northwest Wildfires

Wildfires fanned by high winds burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Northwest, mostly destroying a small town in eastern Washington state and causing evacuations, power outages and highway closures in Oregon.
September 9, 2020 Auto Property Washington

Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores

As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.
August 26, 2020 Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Construction Site Fire Damages Four Buildings In Seattle

Crews worked to put out a three-alarm fire that heavily damaged four buildings in Seattle’s north Beacon Hill neighborhood early Thursday. Seattle fire said the fire alarm center received a call about a fire at a new construction site at 5:42 a.m.
August 21, 2020 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Washington

Seattle Protesters Smash Amazon, Starbucks, Walgreens In Riot Videos

A peaceful protest in Seattle turned violent when some demonstrators vandalized government buildings and ransacked businesses, including an Amazon Go store and a Starbucks.
July 20, 2020 Property Washington
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