West News for November 2019
- Winds in the Sierras Reach 94 Mph Ahead of Big Snow Storm
- Oregon High Court Rules .09% Not Enough to Convict for Drunken Driving
- Dive Boat on Which 34 Died in Southern California Exempt From Safety Rules
- Wildfire Crisis is Roiling California’s Insurance Market
- $8.5M in Washington Foster Care Sex Abuse Case
- McDonald’s Will Pay $26 Million to Settle California Wage, Overtime, Break Claims
- AssuredPartners Acquires Surety Solutions Insurance Services in California
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines UnitedHealthcare $30,000
- Washington Workers’ Comp Rates Dropping Third Straight Year
- Moderate Earthquake Confirmed off Alaska’s Andreanof Islands Region
- California Faces Decade of Unique Wildfire Blackouts
- Housing Crunch in California’s Pushing Developers Deeper into Wildfire Zones
- Wildfires Likely to Boost California Surplus Lines Homeowners Share; FAIR Plan Expansion Questioned
- Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Washington
- Hospital in Washington Addresses Mold Infections, Deaths
- Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit
- Video Shows Lyft Driver Dragging Woman from Car in California
- Elderly Washington Woman Dies After Drop by Ambulance Workers, Suit Charges
- PG&E Cuts Power to 50K California Homes And Businesses During Wildfire Risk
- Lawsuit Alleges Uber ‘Cheats’ Public by Avoiding Worker Insurance Payments, Taxes
- The Doctors Co. in California Names Vanderlaan Chief Financial Officer
- Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows Steady Independent Medical Review Activity
- California Commissioner Issues Emergency Notice to Expedite Wildfire Claims
- Insurtech Vouch Raises $45M, Announces Launch in California
- Alliant Adds Dunn in Colorado to Employee Benefits Group
- Next Insurance Appoints Chase, Leichtag as Head Marketing and Product Officers
- PG&E: Some Fire Victim Claims, Including One for 500-Pound Emerald, Seem ‘Suspicious’
- Settlement Reached over Fatal Trench Collapse at Wyoming Resort
- Tewhill Named Practice Leader at EPIC’s Edgewood Healthcare Advisors
- California Sues E-Cigarette Seller Juul for Targeting Teens with Nicotine Products
- Montana Reports Decline in Workplace Injuries in 2018
- Utah Extends Fire Restrictions in 11 Counties Until December Due to Dry Conditions
- New Mexico Insurance Commissioner Franchini to Retire
- California’s Fair Plan Balks at State’s ‘Misguided’ Order to Expand Coverage
- PG&E Warns of Possible Northern California Blackouts at Mid-Week
- Beer Dissing California Utility PG&E Brewing Backlash
- USI Acquires Alfred J. Davis Company in Oregon
- Inszone Insurance Services Acquires Jones Wilson Insurance in Arizona
- California Insurance Commissioner OKs Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Reduction
- California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to Increase Homeowners Coverage Options
- California Trucking Association Suing over New Independent Contractor Law
- CAC Specialty Names Schaper in Colorado to Lead Real Estate Practice
- Golden Bear in California Names Shreve Vice President
- Mercury Adds Landlord Insurance in California
- Ringleader of Family Arson Crew in California Pleads Guilty in $4M Operation
- Introducing School of Risk Management and Insurance at Cal State University Fullerton
- AM Best Comments on California Insurance Co. Ratings Following Regulatory Action
- Widow Sues Dive Boat Owner in Fire off California That Killed 34
- Uber Fights Decision by Los Angeles to Suspend Scooter, Bike Rental Permit
- PURE Programs Launches California High Wildfire Risk Homeowners Program
- California Agent Arrested for Allegedly Leaving Client Uninsured in 2018 Mudslides
- WCF Names Closser Regional Vice President in Northern California
- Drop in California Workers’ Comp Opioid Use Reducing Claims $6.5B, Report Shows
- OJ Simpson Sues Las Vegas Casino Saying He Was Defamed
- Despite Wildfires, California Wine is Doing Just Fine – For Now
- PG&E California Wildfire Victims Sue to Get Paid Before Fire Insurers
- Insurtech Pie Launches TV Campaign in California for Workers’ Comp
- Microsoft Vows to Honor California’s Consumer Privacy Law Countrywide
- McDermott Costa Acquires A.B. Stevenson in California
- Undisclosed Settlement Reached Over Deadly Hawaii High-Rise Fire
- California School District Paying $28M After Boy Hit By Car
- New NTSB Report in Fatal Crash in Arizona Involving Autonomous Vehicle
- PG&E Expecting over $6B in Costs from California Wildfire
- California Town Devastated by Wildfire Rebuilds, But Is It Any Safer a Year Later
- Driscoll & Driscoll in California Adds Currado
- California Probing Facebook, Says Social Media Company Stonewalling
- CSAA in California Names Vigus and Ummel Executive Vice Presidents
- PG&E Extending Deadline for California Wildfire Damage Claims
- California Cannabis Group Asking for Tighter Vaping-Safety Rules
- California Labor Commissioner Nails Inventory Company, Grocers for $1.6M
- PEMCO in Washington Names Purcell Chief Information Officer
- Flood Risk Heightened for Southern California Dam
- Rate of Fatal Plane Crashes in Alaska Tops National Average
- United Valley Adds Two New Members in California
- $1M Lawsuit Filed in Oregon over Patient Found Dead in Basement
- Quake Confirmed in Northern California Area Burned by Wildfire
- Colorado City Settling Misconduct Claim for $125K
- Wawanesa Opening San Diego Headquarters in 2020
- 5 Montana Hospitals Settle Lawsuit over Employee Insurance
- ‘Party Houses’ Banned by Airbnb After California Shooting Kills 5
- Wildfire Season Rages on in Southern California as Thousands Flee
- Rural Fire Departments in Idaho Learn Equipment Isn’t Insured
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Issued Numerous Fines, Disciplinary Actions
- Topa Insurance in California Names Rozema Director of Programs
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