West News for June 2020
- Cellphone While Driving Ban Goes into Effect in Idaho
- California Governor Orders Bars in 7 California Counties to Close
- Workers Killed in Industrial Accident at Colorado Cheese Plant
- California Workers’ Comp Bureau Paid $4.6B Medical, $3.8B Indemnity Losses in 2019
- Insurance Dept: Required Premium Relief Has Saved California Drivers $1.2B
- U. of California, San Francisco, Paid $1.14M After Ransomware Attack
- Fireworks Spark Utah Wildfire, Evacuations, Officials Say
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Mehta in California
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cunnington & Associates in Idaho
- Insurtech MGA Delos, Canopius to Offer Wildfire Protection Coverage in California
- California Approves First-in-U.S. Electric Truck Sales Rule
- Washington Firefighters Prep for Wildfire Season Amid Pandemic
- California Adopts Workplace Safety Standards Protecting Nighttime Ag Workers
- 21 Shipping Containers Fall Overboard off Hawaiian Islands
- Family of Man Killed During Washington Traffic Stop Files $25M Claim
- Reopening of Disneyland in California Delayed Beyond July 17
- California Wants Judge to Force Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
- Arizona Man Accused of Selling LSD Sues for Wrongful Arrest
- Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Boden With Crouse Went All-in on the Budding Industry
- Lyft Settles Disabled Discrimination Claims in California
- No Damage, Injuries from M4.6 Earthquake in Central California
- Palomar Holdings in California Proposing Public Offering of Common Stock
- Palomar Excess and Surplus Insurance Company Formed in Arizona
- California Workers’ Comp Classification Inspection Report Expanded for Agents
- Oregon Extends Emergency Orders for Most Common Insurance Policies
- Cannery Workers in California Forced Into Hotel Quarantine Without Pay, Lawsuit Says
- Disneyland Workers in California Say Proposed July Reopening May Be Too Early
- U.S. Court Nixes Cancer Warning on Bayer’s Roundup Weed Killer
- Crews Battling 4 Wildfires in Arizona
- Worldwide Facilities in California Names Perilman Senior Executive Vice President
- Second Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Ranch Over Wildfire
- Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Confirmed in Central Nevada
- Bankruptcy Court Approves PG&E’s Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan
- GeoVera in California Names Forney Chief Executive Officer
- Southern California Edison Sued Over Oktoberfest Explosions
- Judge Halts Limit on California Governor’s Emergency Powers
- California Appoints Curriculum and Insurance Guarantee Board Members
- Worker Sues Oregon Store for $2M After Being Fired Following Racism Complaint
- Backers of Controversial California Homeowners Insurance Bill Like Its Momentum, Timing
- California Orders Workers’ Comp Carriers to Return Premiums Due to Stay-At-Home Orders
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Wants to Ban Credit Scoring
- Crest Insurance in Colorado Expands to Ft. Collins
- Colorado Wildfire Grows to 4.2 Square Miles
- PG&E Will Plead Guilty to Deaths From California Wildfire
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Ausec in California
- California Workers’ Comp Direct Written Premium Continued to Fall Last Year, Report Shows
- California Has Now Recorded More Than 5,000 COVID-19 Deaths
- Man Hospitalized After Fatal Las Vegas Fire Suing Building Owner
- Genstar Capital Exits Remaining Stake in Palomar in California
- Parents File Another Suit Against University of Utah in Student’s Death
- Alaska Company Paying $1.3M in Fraud Case Involving Former Employee
- Judge Limits California Governor’s Emergency Rule-Making
- Topa Insurance in California Names Chang Vice President
- Cannabis Cultivation Market Expanding, But Insurance Might be a Headwind
- Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Worldwide’s Ives Sees Cannabis Time in Dog Years
- California Regulator Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees
- Woodruff Sawyer’s Munekawa Elected NASBP President
- Former New Mexico Detectives File Whisteblower Lawsuit
- Colorado Insurer Group Calls out Bill Targeting Businesses to Make-up for Budget Shortfall
- United Valley Insurance Services Adds New Member in California
- California School Districts Lining Up to Fight JUUL in Lawsuits
- A.M. Best Affirms North American Casualty Group Companies’ Ratings
- PEMCO Insurance in Washington Adds Hoell to Communications Team
- Updated Residential Earthquake Damage Guidelines for California Released
- Idaho Offering $1,500 Bonus for People Who Return to Work
- Nursing Homes Account for 60% of Idaho’s COVID-19 Fatalities
- California Consumer and Insurer Groups Square Off Over Homeowner Insurance Bill
- Insurance Office of America Adds Waters as Producer in California
- Nevada Readies for High-Risk Fire Season Amid COVID-19
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires CRES Insurance in Nevada
- Washington State Issues Workplace Mask Guidance
- Colorado Resort Files Suit Against Railroad for 2018 Fire
- Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Confirmed in California Desert Region
- Homes Burned, Evacuations Ordered in California Wildfire
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Adds DePiero
- Idaho Woman Sentenced for ‘Crash And Buy’ Insurance Fraud
- Navajo Nation Reports 131 New COVID-19 Cases, Now At 5,479 Cases and 248 Deaths
- California Orders Unlicensed Van Rental Company to Stop Selling Insurance Products
- Insurance Survey: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?
- Washington Commissioner Urges Firms Damaged During Riots to File Claims ASAP
- SAIF in Oregon Declares $100 Million Dividend for Policyholders
- Another Resident of Wyoming Nursing Home Dies of COVID-19
- Fishing Trawler in Washington Has 86 COVID-19 Cases
- Hawaii Lifting Quarantine for Travel Between Islands June 16
- COVID-19 Outbreak in Oregon Area Linked to Pear Packer
- Hawaii Survey Says Doctors Struggling Under New Payment Plan
- Poms & Associates in California Names Schirtz Vice President
- Nevada Property Manager Paying $300K in Virus Eviction Ban Lawsuit
- Former California Surplus Line Chair Grant Was a ‘Determined Leader’
- California Lowers Workers’ Comp COVID Estimate; Expects Claims Drop in Downturn
- Google Sued by Arizona over ‘Deceptive’ Location Tracking
- Arizona Judge Rules Against Releasing Nursing Home COVID-19 Stats
- $125K Settlement for Oregon Man Injured in Police Chase
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