The Shoreline Fire Department in Washington says the fire that damaged a hair salon Sunday night was set. The fire was extinguished in minutes and no one was injured. The Seattle Times reports the hair salon is in a strip …
It was a busy weekend for oil and fuel spills around Washington’s coast. Containment efforts are wrapped up on three oil or fuel spills off the state’s coast. On Saturday, a barge carrying a 5-ton crane that sank in Gig …
Renton, Wash.-based Bell-Anderson Agency Inc. has acquired Unico Insurance of Woodinville, Wash. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Bell-Anderson will continue to pursue acquisition opportunities as they become available to us,” Jim Hunt, president and CEO of Bell-Anderson, …
A major overhaul of the workers’ compensation system in Washington is already helping keep costs down for businesses, state officials said Tuesday while disclosing a major rate increase isn’t needed to keep finances stable. The Department of Labor & Industries …
A workers’ compensation rate increase may be in store for Washington for 2012. The state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) on Monday asked the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee for input on restoring the workers’ compensation reserve funds, which have …
A recent poll from Northwest insurer PEMCO Insurance reveals that while a majority of drivers say they take steps to reduce the amount of gas they use, about eight out of 10 drivers in Washington and the greater Portland area …
Wshington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Regence BlueShield (Regence) $100,000 for denying contraceptive coverage to 984 women. Kreidler learned about the violation from a consumer who contacted his office to complain. Regence covered her choice of prescription contraceptive …
Brenda MacLaren-Beattie, a longtime insurance agent in Des Moines, Wash., has pleaded guilty to first-degree theft for selling fake insurance to oral surgeons in two states. An investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office found that MacLaren-Beattie, 67, sold thousands …
A Burien, Wash., auto glass company owner has been sentenced to jail for a billing scheme that’s believed to have cost insurers more than $1.5 million, reports the state insurance commissioner. Michael Alan Perkins, 44, pleaded guilty to three counts …
Drivers in Oregon and Washington who buy a new 2010, 2011 or 2012 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle between July 6 and September 6 will receive a one-year insurance policy from MetLife Auto & Home at no additional cost. …
