Weekly Industry News
Washington’s Kreidler & a Report Address a Toxic Work Environment
For the last couple of years, Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has been under attack from former employees and current employees of the Washington Department of Insurance. The gist of the complaints is a toxic work environment fostered by the insurance commissioner. To address the issues raised by current and
California Flooding — Homeowners & Businesses & Flood Insurance
It’s tough to live in California these days. Fire was the problem the last decade or so. Today it’s flooding. Damage to hills and trees from wildfire hasn’t helped when you consider how much rain has fallen in the last couple of weeks. How bad is it? Super bad. Since
Fixing the Wildfire Crisis in the West — $930 Million to Start
The Biden administration is spending $930 million in 10 states in the West to help reduce the number of fires experienced. The money will be used to clear trees and underbrush from forests managed by the federal government. The point of the second year of the program — the administration
Special Report: Credit Card Debt — Growing Unmanageable for Some
Bankrate is a consumer finance company and it regularly tracks things like credit cards. The company recently took a look at several polls about credit card debt and determined that 46% of Americans are carrying credit card balances from month-to-month. That’s up from 39% just a year ago. NerdWallet is
Healthcare in the U.S. — We Don’t Think it’s All that Good
A new poll from Gallup looked at how we feel about healthcare and the U.S. healthcare system. Just 48% say the system is excellent or good. That means more than half of us have a very low opinion of the healthcare we’re getting. It’s the first times since 2001 that
The NW Insurance Council — The Once-a-Year Insurance Checkup
The NW Insurance Council sent this out a couple of weeks ago. It’s a good reminder that we ought to be contacting our clients once a year or so to do this kind of an insurance check. We are publishing the checkup in its entirety. You may want to get