West News for October 2019
- A.M. Best Says Insurers Challenged by ‘New Normal’ of California Wildfires
- Groups, Officials Pen Letter to 3 Large California Insurers Asking Them to Ditch Fossil Fuels
- Colorado Fertility Doc Used Own Sperm to Impregnate Woman, Lawsuit Charges
- Uber And Lyft Will Ask California Voters to Block Employee Law
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names Dix Human Resources Risk Advisor
- Another $550M in Properties at Immediate Risk in 3 California Blazes, Report Shows
- Idaho Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud With Fictitious Golf Club Receipts
- Utah’s Vaping Rate Reportedly 6 Times Higher Than National Average
- Trial Opens in Suit Over ‘Frankenstein’ Use of Remains by Arizona Center
- Study: 94.1% Approval Rate for California Workers’ Comp Treatment Services
- Capital in California Names Doll Senior Vice President, Chief Operation Officer
- XPT Group Acquires Sierra Specialty in California
- Accredited Surety Unveils Program Underwriting Partnership for Western States
- PG&E Open to Extending California Wildfire Victim Claims Deadline
- This Wildfire Metric Threatens to Upend PG&E’s Restructuring Plan
- California Wildfire Damage at $25.4B and Rising
- Lockton Pacific Series Promotes Harrison and Davis in California, Oregon
- Idaho Department of Insurance Names Trexler Deputy Director
- Utah Vape Shops Sue Health Department Over E-Cigarette Rule
- Idaho City Bans Handheld Phone Use While Driving
- California Agent Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $148K, Leaving Client Uninsured
- PG&E Power Shutoffs Hit 2.7M as California Wildfires Burn
- Washington Fines Gun Insurance Company $100K for Illegal Policy Plans
- Montana Medical Clinic Cyberattack Compromises Data of 130K Patients
- California Braces for Biggest Blackout Yet as Massive Wildfire Burns
- Direct Connection in California Names Nevins Marketing & Operations Director
- New Mexico Explains Role in Enabling Applied Underwriters Sale
- 500K-Plus Californians Lose Power; Large Wildfire Rages
- Washington Tornado Uprooted Trees, Sending Them into Homes
- Woman Sues Oregon Clinic Claiming of Past Abuse by Pediatrician
- Newfront Taps Brown from Uber as Chief Operating Officer
- Applied Underwriters Responds to California Department of Insurance Effort to Halt Sale
- PG&E’s Latest Planned Power Cutoffs Could Impact Thousands of Californians
- Burnham Risk in California Names Owens Chief Operating Officer
- California Insurance Agent Arrested for Identity Theft And Forgery
- Insurance Office of America Adds Johnson to Western Region Team
- Ex-Salon Chief Suing Wynn Resorts for Spying on Him
- Vape Pioneer Whose Product Sickened Dozens Started in Southern California
- California Roofer Arrested For Workers’ Comp Fraud, $50K Loss to Insurer
- California Workers’ Comp Institute Summarizes 2019 Legislation
- California Balks at Applied Underwriters Sale, Questions Subsidiary’s Move to New Mexico
- County in Washington Files Lawsuit Against JUUL
- Small Earthquake Confirmed Off Southern Oregon Coast
- California Threatened by More Blackouts With Wind Gusts
- 26 Insurers Extend Time for 2017 California Wildfire Victims for Living Expenses
- New Mexico Men Accused in Arson, Insurance Fraud Case
- Three PG&E Executives Decide When Californian Residents Go Dark to Stop Fires
- PG&E Noteholders, California Wildfire Victims File Formal Reorganization Plan
- California Governor’s OK of Cannabis Tax Bill Among Several Industry-Related Bills He Signed
- California-based Chip Maker Intel Paying $5M in Pay Discrimination Allegations
- Authorities Looking for Cause of California Fuel Fire
- Burnham Risk in California Names Huttinger Executive Vice President and Partner
- Higher Than Usual Number of Items Could be Added at California Surplus Export List Hearing
- United Valley Names Rogers Business Development Manager in California
- Pillsbury Names Giller Partner in Los Angeles, Brings Focus on Sports-related Claims
- California Fuel Tank Fire Contained, Ending Order for Residents to Take Shelter
- Western Growers in California Names Reininger Senior Account Manager
- Willis Towers Watson Adds Lyft’s Hurley in California
- Great California Shakeout on 30th Anniversary of Massive Loma Prieta Quake
- California Workers’ Compensation Bureau Testifies on 2020 Advisory Rate Drop
- Officials: Deadly Los Angeles Wildfire Began Near Base of Electrical Tower
- California Governor Wants to Hold PG&E Accountable for Mismanaging Power Shutoffs
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Armitage in California
- Trident Marine Managers Adds Ramos, Opens California Office
- Californians Bracing for Next Blackout After Massive Outage Ends
- California Export List Hearing for Surplus Lines Slated for November
- Oregon 2020 Workers’ Compensation Premium Assessment Rates Dropping
- California Workers’ Comp Bureau Releases Cost Monitoring Update on Reforms
- California Proposes Regulations to Enforce State Privacy Law
- Food Spoils, Businesses Close as California Power Outages Imposed
- Wildfire Destroyed Dozens of Homes in Southern California
- Cannabis Industry: More Regs Will Help Address Vaping Crisis
- Alaska Supreme Court Will Hear Youth’s Climate Change Lawsuit
- Officials Report Another Vaping-Related Illness in Oregon
- Burnham Benefits in California Names Spear Vice President
- Millions in Northern, Central California Lose Electricity to Mitigate Wildfire Risks
- Hobson Insurance in Montana Adds Martin and Vincent
- Valiant in California Names Rentis Account Manager
- Utility Looking into Cause Of Oktoberfest Explosions in Southern California
- PG&E Could Cut Power to Hundreds of Thousands of Californians over Wildfire Fears
- Washington Family to Get Insurance Benefits from Line-Of-Duty Death
- California Wildfire Victims in PG&E Bankruptcy See $13.5B in Claims
- Man Sentenced to 2 Years for $250K Insurance Fraud Scheme in California
- Hub Acquires Assets of California-Based LBE Insurance Services
- Excavation Company Fined $31K for Fatal Colorado Trench Collapse
- Retrial for Founder in California Warehouse Fire That Killed 36
- Supreme Court Rejects Sempra’s Bid to Recover $379M from 2007 California Wildfire Payouts
- Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2020
- Man Sues Oregon Fertility Clinic Over Donated Sperm Used for 17 Kids
- Earthquake Warning App Coming to Washington Next Year
- 22 New California Laws Take Aim at Wildfire Danger
- Colorado Banks Quietly Serving Cannabis Industry
- Washington Joins Other States to Issue Flavored Vape Ban
- Victims of the Las Vegas Shooting Reach Settlement
- Vaping Lung Illness Cases Reported in Oregon Now at 8
- AssuredPartners Acquires Tutton Insurance Services in California
- Mercury Paying $41M in Decades-Long Court Battle With California Insurance Department
- Nevada Sex Harassment Lawsuit Settled for $300K
- Pep Boys Settles California Environmental Suit for $3.7M
- AmWINS Group to Acquire Stealth Partner Group in Arizona
- Cavignac & Associates in California Adds Sousa to Construction Practice
- Alaska City Officials Might Prevent Pot Companies from Opening
- Tornado, Hail, Snow Sweep Through California
- Roamnet in California Adds Amorelli as Marketing Manager
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