West News for August 2018
- Bill to Expand Harassment Training Requirements Passes California Assembly
- Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Scales Vice President
- Solar Projects in Oregon Getting Insurance to Guarantee Production
- EEOC Sues California Restaurant Chain Preferred Hiring Females Over Males
- Lockton Names Hill Personal Lines Leader in Nevada
- New Workers’ Comp Program for California’s Cannabis Industry
- School District in California Settles Sex Abuse Cases for $15M
- FDA Says Coffee Doesn’t Deserve California’s Cancer Risk Warning
- California Legislature Passes Bill Aimed Collecting Data and Helping Wildfire Victims
- A.M. Best: Insurers Equipped to Handle Hurricane Lane Losses
- Cybercube in California Adds Swiss Re’s Weber to Board
- Last Year’s Wine Country Fires in California Leave Homeowners Struggling
- New Mexico Couple Wins $74M for Baby’s Brain Damage in Delivery
- AP Intego Names Victor Director of West Coast Operations
- Wildfire Insurance Bill Signed by California Governor
- Nevada Court Dismisses Casino Mogul Defamation Case Against News Outlet
- Tesla Driver in California Blames Autopilot for Firetruck Crash, Arrested for DUI
- At-Bay in California Names Sadoff of Hiscox Head of Insurance
- Report Shows California Wildfires, Climate Change Altering Insurance Landscape
- Washington City, Insurer Settle with Utility over Fire Started by Police
- Storm Passes Through Hawaii After Massive Rains
- California’s Plan to Help Utilities Deal With Fire Costs
- California’s 1st Cannabis Insurer Expands Coverage
- M6.3 Earthquake Confirmed on Remote Alaskan Island
- Rains from Hurricane Pummel Hawaii, Causing Floods and Landslides
- As Hurricane Lane Neared Hawaii FEMA Promises to Do Better
- California High Court: Workers’ Comp Law Provides Exclusive Remedy in Utilization Review Case
- NFP Names Ongkiko HR Services Vice President, to Support West Relationships
- Hawaii’s Big Island Feels Effects of Approaching Hurricane Lane
- California Attorney General Expects State to Play Role in Opioid Deal
- CopperPoint in Arizona Names Johnston Chief Marketing Officer
- Hurricane Lane Threatens 48K Hawaii Homes with Reconstruction Value of $8B
- Hurricane Lane Weakening as it Approaches Hawaii, But Still Strong
- Hawaii Bracing for Blow from Hurricane Lane
- Boeing Sued Over Contamination of Washington River
- Gellermann Named Chief Deputy Commissioner in Washington
- CSAA Chief Downey to Retire after 45 Years
- Farmers in California Names Wilson Chief Information Officer
- California Commissioner OKs State’s First Insurtech Title Insurer
- Federal Government Will Shrink California Beach City’s Flood Zone
- Colorado Rafting Outfitter Says Waiver Means It’s Not Liable for Death
- California’s Plan for PG&E Bonds to Cover Fire Damages in Final Stages
- California Workers’ Compensation Bureau Submits Lower Pure Premium Filing
- Washington Lawmaker Sues University, Investigator over Firing
- Jury Rules Nevada Liable for 2017 Wildfire That Burned 23 Homes
- Dry Fall And Worsening Drought in Oregon Portends Wildfires
- Changes in California Fire-Liability Law Looking Less Likely
- Washington Lawsuit Says College Dean Raped Assistant
- Hawaii to Allow Rideshare Operators at Honolulu Airport
- Study Looks at Polypharmacy Claims in California Workers’ Comp
- The Liberty Co. Acquires Majority Ownership of Mitchell & Mitchell in California
- Apparent Natural Gas Explosion in Denver Injures 9
- Experts: Cost of Hail Damage Will Continue to Rise
- Kroger to Pilot Self-Driving Grocery Delivery in Arizona
- Crumbaker Opens Brightway Agency in Carlsbad, California
- Cannasure Hires Radkowski as VP – Regional Agency Sales Manager in Las Vegas
- California Considers Rule Changes as Legal Pot Market Struggles
- SECURA Insurance Adds Denny as Arizona Market Manager
- TrueNorth Acquires Colorado’s Jewell Insurance
- Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Creates California Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund
- Fires May Make It Harder for Homeowners to Get Insurance in California
- Flood Insurance Program Warns Flagstaff About Post-Fire Flooding
- To Date, Wildfires Are Burning 3 Times More of California Than in 2017
- Mag 6.4 Earthquake Hits Alaska’s North Slope Region
- Seattle Airplane Theft Shows Potential Dangers from Airline Workers
- Hawaii’s Big Island to Seek $550M for Volcano Disaster Recovery
- California Jury Backs Man Claiming Roundup Weed Killer Caused Cancer
- Facing $17B in Fire Damages, PG&E CEO Blames Climate Change
- Norman-Spencer Acquires Arizona’s American Insurance Professionals
- Church Mutual, Church & Casualty Pilot Wildfire Loss Prevention Program in California
- $120M Settlement Reached Over 2015 Southern California Methane Gas Leak
- Heffernan Opens Retirement Services Office in Washington Led by Thibault
- Cost of Fighting Wildfires in Oregon Far Ahead of Last Year’s Pace
- Trump Team Blames California Wildfires on Environmentalists, Sparking Backlash
- Serious Worker Injuries at Lead to $250K in Fines for Washington Manufacturer
- Stone Creek in California Names Bornstein Commercial Producer in Washington
- Leavitt Group Acquires ComTech in Utah
- California Commissioner Named Chair of New NAIC Cannabis Committee
- Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck in California Names Magarian Partner
- Gig Firms Want California to Override Court Ruling
- Wildfires in California Are Mostly Burning in Rural Areas
- Insurance Charity Responding to Historic California Wildfires
- Norman-Spencer Acquires American Insurance Professionals in Arizona
- $265K Settlement over Autistic Man’s Arrest in Alaska
- Tornado Warnings in Wyoming Increasing This Year
- Largest Wildfire in California History Continues to Grow
- First Trial Over $80M Nevada Fire Begins This week
- Nevada’s 1st Year of Marijuana Sales Exceeds Highest Expectations
- BNSF Settles Suit from Montana Derailment Agreeing to Pay $750K on Repairs
- Hawaii Officials Worry Earthquakes from Eruption Could Damage Roads
- California Governor Seeks Wildfire Aid from Trump as State Battles 17 Blazes
- M.J. Hall Acquires Renewal Rights from Wholesale Connection Insurance Services in California
- At Least 3 Tornadoes Confirmed in Colorado
- Los Angeles to Begin Licensing Marijuana Growers
- Carr Fire Losses May Reach $1.5B in Likely Another Destructive Season for California
- California Cannabis Coverage Approved for 3 New Carriers
- Data Shows Arizona Traffic Fatalities Continue to Rise
- Alorica in California Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $3.5M
- Woodruff Sawyer Names Cushard Senior Vice President in California
- California Commissioner Asks Insurers to Help Speed Wildfire Recovery Efforts
- Alliant Names Arthur J. Gallagher’s Oram Vice President in California
- PG&E in California Calls in Debt Restructuring Lawyers
- Atlas General, Accredited Surety to Offer Workers’ Comp Coverage in California
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