October 7, 2019
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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Best Insurance Agencies to Work For; Top Workers' Comp Writers; Markets: Restaurants & Bars

In this Issue

• Features
  Update on Lawsuits Targeting Vaping; Litigation Expected to Grow
  Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses tied to...
• Features
  Washington Insurance Commissioner Orders Alaska Air Captive to Pay $2.5M
  Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has hit another big...
• Features
  Group Behind California’s Data Privacy Law Wants Another One on the Ballot
  The group behind California's pending data privacy law is working to...
• Features
  California Commissioner: Data Shows ‘Disturbing’ Disparities in Auto Insurance Discounts
  The California Department of Insurance has released data from an...
• Features
  Council Recommends $4B Plan to Safeguard Oregon from Wildfires
  A task force created by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says climate change,...
• Features
  Exam Doesn’t Find Cause of California Dive Boat Fire
  U.S. investigators who examined the burned-out wreckage of a scuba...
• Features
  Lawsuit Says Colorado Railroad Ignited Fires Prior to Wildfire
  A federal lawsuit says nearly 50 fires in Colorado were ignited by a...
• Features
  Washington Dairy Bottling Plant Hit with $1.8M Fine for Safety Violations
  A Battle Ground, Wash., dairy bottling and distribution operation has...
• Features
  2 Vaping Sellers Settle Suit in Los Angeles for $350K, Won’t Sell to Minors
  Two vaping companies have agreed not to promote their products to...
• Features
  College in Washington Fined $135K for Multiple Asbestos Violations
  The Evergreen State College in Washington is facing more than...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Stealing Is Contagious
  The restaurant industry, like many cash industries, is ripe for...
• Features
  InsureTech Connect: The Insurance Industry Needs to Understand What Business It’s In
  People who buy gasoline generally don't care for the product or enjoy...
• Features
  Local Officials from Across U.S. Pressure McDonald’s on Workplace Harassment Policies
  Scores of local government officials from 31 U.S. states pressured...
• Features
  Trump Signs Stopgap Funding for Government That Includes Flood Program
  President Donald Trump has signed a continuing resolution that will...
• Features
  Surplus Lines Premium Grows in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch
  Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S)...
• Features
  Workers’ Compensation Premiums Up 2.2% in First Half of 2019
  In the aggregate, workers' compensation insurers reported a modest...
• Features
  America’s Best Agencies to Work For
  The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2019 Best...
• Features
  Higginbotham: ‘Practice What You Preach’
  The story began in 1948 when Paul C. Higginbotham returned from...
• Features
  Embracing Change is Key to Success
  Founded in 2012 in downtown Boston's financial district, Ironside...
• Features
  A Different Direction
  The Bulow Group (TBG) in Tinley Park, Illinois, has a motto: "When...
• Features
  The Hotchkiss Way
  Excellent client service, emphasis on fundamentals, culture of giving...
• Features
  A Growing Agency With a Small Business Feel
  Florida-based Acentria Insurance has been busy since its founding by...
• Features
  A Democracy of Ideas
  That phrase "you can't be all things to all people" has been tossed...
• Features
  Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 3 Research and Document the Interpretation – Part 2 of 3
  Last month's column began a three-part series on legal and...
• Features
  Reimagining Corporate Culture to Engage Employees
  Today's work environments are vastly different from those of a couple...
• Features
  How Emerging Risks for Medical Device Manufacturers Create Opportunities for Agents
  The medical device industry is an expanding market with significant...
• Features
  Blending Generations: Why Millennials, and the Industry, Must Bridge the Gap
  Workplaces everywhere are becoming more flexible. People now work...
• Features
  A Blistering Start to 2019 Closely Tracks 2018’s Record-Setting Numbers
  The number of publicly announced deals that closed in the insurance...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Accounts Receivable Insurance Market Detail: CFS International...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National Credit and political risk insurance brokerage specialist BPL...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  East Plymouth Rock Assurance, Rider Insurance Company Plymouth Rock...
• Features
  Is Your Website ADA Compliant?
  There's trouble facing businesses nationwide, including those in the...