West News for October 2020
- Waymo Issues Self-Driving Car Incident Score Card for Phoenix Area
- California City to Pay $7M to Family of Man Killed by Officer
- Officials Release Details About Deadly Hawaii Skydiving Crash
- California Street Racer Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud, Grand Theft
- Scientists Want New Framework for Understanding California Wildfire Costs, Risks
- Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Koelewyn of Pacific AG Embraced Cannabis Insurance from the Start
- Utility in California Slow to Pull Plug Before Wildfire Erupted
- Woodruff Sawyer Names McEvoy of Marsh Property Practice Leader in California
- Insurers Again Battled Many California Bills, but a Fight Last Year Was Biggest Recent Victory
- California Claims Adjuster and Chiropractor Arrested in $1.6M Operation
- Female Football Star in Utah Files Lawsuit for Schools to Offer Girls’ Teams
- Correction: Southern California Edison Says Equipment May Have Sparked Wildfire
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Foster in California
- California Closes Record for 2021 Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Filing
- Winds Fanned California Fires and Kept Thousands of Evacuees Away
- Oregon Vineyards Lose Lawsuit Against Nearby Cannabis Operation
- Honda, Arizona Agree to $5M Settlement Over Air Bags
- Judge in California OKs $78M Settlement by Air Medical Company
- Lawsuit Filed Against Montana Nursing Home for Negligence in Virus Deaths
- Some Alaskans Beyond Danger Received Tsunami Warning
- Power Outages in California as Winds Boost Fire Danger
- Oregon Contractor Fined for Multiple Job Safety Violations
- Amazon Injuries Could Spark Higher Workers’ Comp Rates for Fulfillment Centers
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Over Woman Who Died After Ingesting Marijuana
- Report: Few Virus Cases in Working Age Californians Result in Comp Claims
- Swiss Re Capital Markets Places $775M Cat Bond for California Earthquake Authority
- Uber, Lyft Must Reclassify Drivers as Employees, Rules California Appeals Court
- Washington Developing Wildfire Smoke Worker-Safety Rules
- Oregon Audit Finds Insufficient Oversight of Harassment Investigations
- Monitor: PG&E in California Prioritized Targets Over Reducing Wildfire Risk
- Golden Bear in California Upgraded by AM Best
- MJ Insurance Names BridgePoint’s Sargent Director of Personal Insurance in Arizona
- California Trucking Firm Owners Charged in Alleged $450K Workers’ Comp Fraud
- California Electrician Sentenced for Defrauding Workers’ Comp Providers, Employers
- California Could See More Fire-Prevention Power Shutoffs
- Applied Underwriters Sues California Over ‘Bad Faith’ Insurer Conservatorship Plan
- New Mercury Insurance Programs Target California Homeowners’ Wildfire Risk
- NTSB Faults Owners for Deadly California Dive Boat Fire, Calls for Major Safety Improvements to Small Passenger Vessels
- Disneyland Unions Tell California Governor Resort Can Be Reopened Safely Despite Virus
- California Pledges to Protect Homeowners from Insurer Withdrawals Due to Wildfires
- Ex-Police Chief in Washington Turned Pinup Model Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Oregon Issues Wildfire Emergency Order and Bulletin for Insurers
- Specialty Broker NARDAC Launches in California
- Oregon Gas Station Sued for Allegedly Denying Service
- Light Earthquake Confirmed in Alaska’s Largest City, No Damage
- New Mexico Lawmakers Say Farmers Shortchanged on Disaster Aid
- Should Upcoming California Commissioner’s Hearing on Wildfires Concern Insurers?
- Las Vegas Resort Sued Over 2019 Fatal Shooting of Armed Man
- California Heat Wave Prompts Power Shutdowns, Wildfire Danger
- California Permits GM’s Driverless Car to Cruise Streets of San Francisco
- Cline Agency Names Rawstron Real Estate Practice Leader in California
- Northwest Windstorm Kills 1, Thousands Lose Power
- Small Earthquake Confirmed in Arizona
- Hull & Company Acquires Assets of J.E. Brown & Associates in California
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Bloodgood in California
- Mechanical Problems Likely Caused Massive Washington Industrial Plant Fire
- Dry Weather Worsening in Colorado, 17% in ‘Exceptional Drought’
- California Insurance Agent, Unlicensed Employee Arraigned for Alleged Fraud
- California Appeals Court Listening to Arguments in Gig Worker Lawsuit
- Uber Driver in Arizona Fired Gun, Injured Passenger
- Alaska Using $50M in Virus Relief for Ailing Fishing Industry
- Judge Tosses $30M Lawsuit Brought by Wounded Oregon Trooper
- Judge Tells PG&E to Explain Role in Zogg Fire in California Last Month
- Utah Meatpacking Plant Had 441 COVID Cases, 1 Death
- Washington Meter Reader Who Got $186K Accused of Stealing Workers’ Comp Money
- Oregon Easing Some Asbestos Rules to Speed Wildfire Cleanup
- Team Investigating Deadly California Wildfire Seizes PG&E Equipment
- Las Vegas Fire Agrees to Settle for $280K in Sex Video Case
- Trench Collapses, Kills Construction Worker in Utah
- Newfront in California Adds Alliant’s Parker to Run Carrier Partnerships
- Crest Insurance Adds Kosiek in Arizona as Director of Risk Services
- Waymo Driverless Taxi Now Available to Public in Phoenix
- Family of Man Killed in Southern California Allege Wrongful Death
- M.J. Hall Creates Personal Lines Practice by Adding Hughes in California
- California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Insurance Boards
- Report: Washington Businesses Fined for Mask Violations, But Most Are Complying
- NFP Acquires Santa Maria & Co. in California
- Montana Climate Project Will Install Remote Weather Stations
- Bender in California Names Abouelezz Business Development Manager
- Newfront Adds California-Based Brokers in Ag, Service and Manufacturing
- Family of Autistic Teen Getting $7.5M in California Golf Cart Death Settlement
- Alaska Pilot’s Blood Alcohol Was 5 Times Over Limit, Report Shows
- Rebuilding in Wildfire Zones: A One-Stop Shop for Wildfire Victims
- WCF Names Stireman Regional Vice President in Utah
- California Workers’ Comp Premium for First Two Quarters of 2020 Down 11%
- Wholesale Trading Insurance Services Acquires Landmark E&S in California
- Ridesharing Companies Spend Big in California to Oppose Even Costlier Gig Law
- Court Approves $800 Million Settlement For Las Vegas Shooting Victims
- IMA Names Hennessey in California Cannabis Practice Leader
- California Commissioner Asks Insurers to Cover Wildfire Losses Sans Home Inventory
- California Workers’ Comp Bills Signed into Law
- California Nursery Worker Arraigned for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Judges Dismisses $18M in Liens Filed by California Medical Provider Convicted of Fraud
- California Governor Signs Four Bills Affecting Cannabis Industry
- Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Sawyer of Cross Insurance Says Work Building Cannabis Business Worth it
- Uber, Lyft Seeking to Kill California Law App-Based Drivers
- Kennedy Named President and CEO of The Mahoney Group in Arizona
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