Pacific Insurance Union
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- Jun 5, 1888The Fire That Never Was: How Seattle’s Insurance Panic Saved the CityWhen two insurance executives declared Seattle a 'death trap' of combustible trash, they triggered a civic cleanup that lowered premiums and saved countless buildings from the flames that had already destroyed much of the city.Seattle, WA
- Jun 30, 1892The Fireboat That Saved the Northern HotelAn insurance inspector in town to check Seattle's electrical wiring watched Monday night's fire — and credited the fireboat with stopping it from spreading.Seattle, WA
- Jul 1, 1892The Safety of City LightsA San Francisco electrician tours Seattle's growing network of lights and warns that competition among workers leads to dangerous, sloppy wiring.Seattle, WA
- Mar 17, 1893The Water Works Water-Pump FiascoPublic officials scrambled to hide that the new city water pump was 'pounding' and breaking down, just as citizens were losing faith in the entire system.Lake Washington, Seattle, WA
- Apr 23, 1893The Great Insurance Heist That Never WasSeattle business leaders mobilize to fight an illegal insurance rate hike based on a nonexistent tax.Seattle, WA
- May 12, 1894Fireboat or No Fireboat: Insurers Threaten a 25% Rate HikeUnderwriters tell the city to staff its fireboat properly or watch waterfront insurance premiums jump a quarter.Seattle, WA
- Sep 12, 1894The Year Queen Anne Kicked Until Its Fire Insurance Rates FellAfter a year of organized pressure, residents won 25 to 50 percent cuts—because an engine house finally persuaded insurers the hill was worth protecting.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA