West News for February 2020
- Arizona House Bans Cities from Requiring Fire Sprinklers in Big Bars
- USDA’s Wildfire Indemnity Program Offers Possible Drought Assistance for California Farmers
- California Bill Aimed at Property Insurance in Communities Investing in Wildfire Prevention
- California Worries About Drought and Wildfires Amid Dry Winter
- California Public Utilities Commission Fines PG&E $2.1B over Wildfires
- California Father And Son Charged With Auto Insurance Fraud
- Arizona Court Rules Workers’ Comp OK for Cops’ High-Stress Situations
- Fired Arizona State University Associate Athletic Director Files $1.5M Claim
- Cannabis Power Brokers Tackle Five Pressing Insurance Questions
- California Wildfire Victims Fear They’ll Be Last in Payout
- Time Warner Cable Will Pay $18.8M in California Internet Case
- Arizona Gets Court Order Blocking Vaping Firm’s Products
- Northern California Sting Brings Insurance Fraud Charges in Auto Body Repair Bust
- Idaho Man Sentenced for Fabricating Bill of Sale on $700 Mercedes
- PG&E Fires Contractor After Probe Involving California Wildfires
- NFP Names Ongkiko Managing Director of Utah Office
- Cooper & McCloskey Opens New California Office, Moves Yap to Larger Role
- Kobe Bryant’s Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Helicopter Operator
- Residents of Anchorage, Other Nearby Alaskan Towns Feel Small Quake
- Feds to Look into California Bus Rollover That Killed 3
- Newfront in California Names Cannabis Specialist Word Head of Agribusiness
- LP Insurance Services in Nevada Names Cushard Vice President
- Helicopter Pilot in Kobe Bryant Crash Had FAA Violation in 2015
- Oregon Wrestles With Building Facilities in Tsunami Zones
- Colorado Excessive Force Lawsuit Settled for $125K
- National Insurance Crime Bureau Says Arizona Leads Nation in Auto Glass Claims
- California FAIR Plan Can Offer Only Fire Insurance, Judge Says
- New Mexico AG Sues Google for Collecting Personal Data of School Children
- Idaho Insurance Agent Sentenced for Mishandling Funds
- Black Woman, County Settle New Mexico Profiling Lawsuit for $100K
- Parents of Oregon Man Who Died in Fire File $6M Suit
- PG&E Banking on Big Profits After Utility Leaves Bankruptcy
- OSHA Fines Companies After 2 Killed at Oregon Festival
- Oregon Bar Sued for $2.1M for Over-Serving Man Who Killed 2
- Arizona Flood Control Project Receives Federal Funding
- Insurance Underwriter Enters Race for Montana State Auditor
- Icy Roads Caused Dozens of Crashes in Utah
- Group Sues California Commissioner over Public Records of Dealings with Insurance Executives
- California Commissioner, Lawmakers Intro ‘Hardened Homes’ Wildfire Bill Requiring Admitted Market to Offer Coverage
- RIMS Workshop at University of Southern California Drawing Broader Insurance Professional Audience
- Surplus Line Association of California Elects 2020 Board
- Arizona Senate Passes Bill Boosting Firefighter Cancer Workers’ Comp Coverage
- Washington Senate Advances Data Privacy Rules
- United Valley Adds Peterson & Grantham in Northern California
- Idaho Football Players Win Settlement in False Arrest Lawsuit
- California IHOP Cook Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
- AssuredPartners Acquires Nevada West Business Insurance Agency, Inc.
- 4.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Central California Coast
- Idaho Falls Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
- Distinguished Programs Promotes Madsen to Pacific Northwest Sales Executive
- Alliant Names USI’s Parvey Vice President in Oregon
- New Colorado Law Tackles Employee Equity, Investment in Startup Cannabis Industry
- Arizona Insurance And Banking Regulator Schraad Steps Down
- Report: Death Toll in 2018 California Wildfire Likely Includes 50 More People
- Worldwide Facilities in California Names Kaneko Executive Vice President
- Lockton Adds Catalano to Employee Benefits Business in California
- Woman Sues Idaho Church After Church Van Crashes in Oregon
- Judge Stalls Uber’s Challenge to Controversial California Job Law
- DOXA Insurance Holdings Acquires Ultra Risk Advisors in Washington
- EPIC Names Carson Senior Vice President in Employee Benefits in California
- Alliant Names Chow Vice President in Northern California
- Storm, Floods Cause Damage at Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park
- California Utilities’ Wildfire Prevention Plans Call for More Blackouts
- California-Based Mercury General Reports 4Q Profit of $31.7M
- Newfront Insurance in California Names Young General Counsel
- Washington Man Pleads Guilty in Effort to Cover Uninsured Car After Wreck
- Distinguished Programs Adds King in Southern California
- Uber, Postmates Lose Bid to Block California Gig Worker Law… for Now
- USI Insurance Services Acquires Orgill Singer & Associates in Nevada
- Kobe Bryant Helicopter Had Nearly Cleared Blinding Clouds in California Crash
- Minor Earthquake Confirmed in California High Desert
- Tsunami Sirens in Southern California Beach City Were False Alarm
- California State University to Pay $240K to Settle Pro-Life Lawsuit
- LP Insurance Services Adds Ramatici in Nevada
- United Valley in California Names Aguirre Member Services Director
- Female Firefighter in Oregon Files Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
- Wine ‘Smoke Taint’ Disputes Linger 2 Years After California Wildfires
- California Jury Awards Ex-One America News Network Employee $290K
- Father Sues Oregon Wedding Venue over Daughter’s Death
- PG&E Clears Another Bankruptcy Hurdle with Debt Refinancing
- LP Insurance Services Adds Kitowski in California
- A Tale of Two Californias: Managing Wildfire Risk in the Year 2030
- Phantom Auto Theft Claim Results in Charges Against Washington Man
- Montana Sues Drug Distributors Over Opioid Shipments
- Walgreens to Pay $7.5M in California Settlement Over Phony Pharmacist
- Washington Woman Pleads Guilty After Filing 27 Fake Injury Claims
- Washington Roofer Ordered to Repay $25K in Workers’ Comp Scam
- California Leads Nation in Surplus Lines Premiums on 5th Year of Record Growth
- Family of Man Who Died of Flu in Oregon Prison Sues for $15M
- Risk Strategies Acquires Transport Risk Management in Colorado
- RT Specialty Names Lentz in Nevada National Practice Leader
- AM Best Downgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Crusader in California
- Apple, Broadcom Must Fork over $1.1B to Caltech in Patent Lawsuit
- Construction Decline in Alaska Predicted Without Quake Projects
- Waymo: Self-Driving Vehicle That Crashed in Arizona in Manual Mode, Wamo says
- Judge Orders J&J to Pay $344 Million Over Vaginal Mesh Implants Marketing
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