Life and Heath News
Policyholders need to be educated on importance of flood insurance
In the United States, floods are the most common natural disaster, yet shockingly enough, only a tiny fraction of homes are covered by flood insurance.
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Washington proposes hot weather worker rule
Washington's Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has proposed a new workplace rule to protect workers from heat-related illness when working outdoors in hot weather. This proposal is significantly different from the temporary rules L&I used the past two summers and now would require employers with employees who work outdoors to:
Physicians Insurance to reduce rates for medical malpractice in Washington
Washington's largest writer of medical malpractice coverage for physicians and surgeons has reduced premiums for 2008 by 12.5 percent , following what appears to be a record-setting year of profits for the company in 2007, according to the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Fight over Fairness
Washington faced one of its most contentious and expensive insurance battles in history, in the fight over the Insurance Fair Conduct Act, or Referendum 67. In 2007, the state legislature enacted a law allowing insured's to collect triple damages if their insurer unreasonably denies a claim or violates unfair practice rules.
