West News for March 2022
- ALKEME Acquires Snapp & Associates in California
- People Moves: McGriff Adds Matthews to Real Estate Practice; Crest Adds Haller in Wyoming
- Court Approves $18M Settlement with Activision Blizzard in California
- Report from California Watchdog Group Calls for Privacy Protections from Connected Cars
- Colorado Stadium Fire Torched Seats, Suite Area
- California’s Largest Wildlife Crossing to Reduce Animal Collisions
- Honolulu Looking at New Ways to Regulate Vacation Rentals
- 5th Oregon County Declares Drought Emergency
- ExxonMobil Refinery Fire in Montana Under Investigation
- Fears of Another Avalanche Prompt Alaska Evacuation Order
- Residents Return Home After Fleeing Colorado Wildfire
- People Moves: Island Insurance Adds Law Offices of Cary T. Tanaka
- Nevada Casino to Pay $8M For Serving Chemicals Instead of Beer
- Jury Awards $14M in Damages to Colorado Protesters
- Firefighters Increase Containment on Colorado Wildfire
- ALKEME Acquires Pauli-Shaw Insurance Agency in California
- Report: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews
- Sick Montana Workers Allege Insurer Delaying Medical Payments
- EPA Moves to End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad
- Businesses Challenging Oregon’s New Climate Program
- People Moves: Cragin & Pike in Nevada Makes Rongavilla Partner; Kerestesi to CEO, Morse to COO
- Former Licensed California Agent Faces Felony Insurance Fraud Charges
- Amazon Cited for Unsafe Work Practices at Washington Fulfillment Center
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on the Dormant Commerce Clause
- Pinnacol Distributes $50M in Dividends to 51K Colorado Companies
- California Lawmaker’s Bill to ‘Restore Ethics and Transparency’ at Department of Insurance Passes Committee
- People Moves: IMA Adds Roberts; Alliant in Washington Names Brueske Vice President
- Freight Train Derails in California Sending 13 Rail Cars and Locomotives off Tracks
- Lawsuit Filed by Family of Man in Washington Fatal Shooting
- Arizona Auto Insurance Rates Rising on Heels of COVID
- Authorities Investigate California Crash Helicopter That Injured 6
- $2M Settlement in Washington Police Killing Lawsuit
- Washington Addressing Flooding That Has Displaced Residents Near Border
- California Imposes New Round of Water Cuts to Deal with Severe Drought
- People Moves: Thaler to Chair California Workers’ Comp Institute Board; Belk, Brady, Hansen, Mathis, Steiner, Zender on Executive Committee
- Jury in California Awards $85M in Death of Man Following Arrest
- California State Fund to Return $55M to Businesses
- ALKEME Acquires VPIS Financial Services in California
- Actuaries: Climate Change, WUI Building Led to Worsening Wildfires in U.S. and California
- County in California Paying $3.8M in Stun Gun Death
- People Moves: Alliant in California Names VanZanten VP in Employee Benefits group; Burns & Wilcox Adds New Associates
- Music and Business Industry Specialist Gravitas Insurance Group in California Launches
- Groups Sue for Records in Montana Mine Pollution Case
- Jury Awards $100M-Plus to Victims of Washington Crane Collapse
- Oregon Man Sues for $43.5M over Brain Surgery Paralysis
- Washington Contractors Fined for Death of Worker at Convention Center
- Chemical Analysis Shows Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Grapes and Wines in Western U.S.
- M.J. Hall Launches Admitted Cannabis Management Liability in California and Arizona
- Colorado Oil Regulator Rejects Plan to Drill Near Homes
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on Who the Insuring Cannabis Brokers Are
- People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer in California Makes Neuhalfen Commercial Lines Director; Lopez VP and Corporate Securities Attorney
- California Commissioner Wants Insurers to Withdraw Russian Financial Support
- M5.1 Earthquake Confirmed in South-Central Alaska
- $750K Settlement of Washington Suit Over Man’s Jail Suicide
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Hawley & Associates in Washington
- ALKEME Acquires JB Wright Insurance Services in California
- Investigation Blames California Zip-line Worker Fatality on Safety Failures
- Report: Pilot Fought to Save Helicopter Before Deadly California Crash
- Agency Says Hawaii Helicopter Nose Dived Before Crash Killed Four
- People Moves: PCF in Utah Makes Morgan COO and CFO; PCF Names Jakaitis Vice President in Marketing
- California Commissioner OKs Higher Commercial Coverage Limits for FAIR Plan
- California Spraying Company Found Liable for Pesticide Drifts
- Appeals Court Rules Protesters Can Sue Over Vegas Arrests
- Online University Paying $22M in California Suit for Misleading Students
- New Chief at Pinnacol in Colorado Plans to Transform Hundred-Year-Old Carrier to Deal with Changing Workforce
- Hub Acquires Niedermeyer Risk Management in Oregon
- Oregon Governor Declares Emergency in County as Drought Worsens
- People Moves: EPIC Adds Lucero in California; CLARA Names Cossio VP of Sales
- Los Angeles Suing Monsanto, 2 Others for Toxic PCBs in Waterways
- Trial Starts for Lawsuit Over Police Use of Force in Colorado
- Hub Acquires Pacific Northwest Insurance in Washington
- Climate Experts Say Much of Northwest May Stay Drought-Stricken
- Washington Contractor Sentenced in Fatal Workplace Trench Collapse
- Judge Dismisses Suit in Fatal Police Shooting in Utah
- ALKEME Acquires Chergey Insurance in California
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Accused of Mistreating Staff
- Nevada Utility to Inspect Power Lines Near 2020 Reno Wildfire
- Hub Acquires Western Assurance Corp. in New Mexico
- Medical Access in California Workers’ Compensation Examined
- $300K Settlement with Biker Club Member in Las Vegas Traffic Stop Dispute
- $12.8M in Funding Authorized for Arizona Wildfire Recovery
- California Cites Resort $3.3M for Failing to Rehire Workers Axed During Pandemic
- People Moves: Pinnacol Names O’Donnell President and CEO; Altman Becomes CEO of Covered California
- Court Issues Stay on Washington Insurance Credit Scoring Ban
- Hawaii Lifting COVID-19 Travel Quarantine Rules
- Disaster Declared Following Lagoon Breach in Alaska
- Arizona High Court Rules Jeep Can Be Sued Over Girl’s Death
- Colorado Wildfire Victims Hitting ‘Green’ Building Code Hurdle
- Oil Company Sues Over California Underwater Pipeline Leak
- California Bar Investigates After Records Published Online
- ‘Injections, Injections, Injections’: Troubling Questions Follow Closure of Sprawling Pain Clinic Chain
- People Moves: Pathpoint Names Blust Chief Revenue Officer; Woodruff Sawyer Adds Urick in California
- Counterpart Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding Round
- California Allows Cruise, Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Supply Chain Risks
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