West News for October 2018
- Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado Names O’Rourke to Executive Team
- School District in California Settles Teacher Sex Suit for $5M
- QBE North America Names Kendle Regional Executive for Western Region
- Waymo Cleared to be First in California for Testing Without Backup Driver
- Cascade Insurance Agency in Washington Merges with Leavitt Group
- Embracing Change Key to 100 Years for California-based Woodruff Sawyer
- Transit Authority in Washington Settles Bus Fatality for $7.7M
- Mercury General in California Reported 3Q Income of $58.6M
- Shook-Leavitt in Idaho Now Leavitt Inland Pacific, Cunningham New Owner
- Idaho Trucking Operator Convicted of Pocketing Premiums
- 2 Women Hospitalized After Balcony Collapses in Northern California
- Electric Scooters Banned at University of Arizona over Safety
- Judge Dismisses County’s Case Against Oregon Marijuana Legalization
- Insurer: Not liable for Claims of Embezzlement in New Mexico Matter
- Wyoming Files Suit Against Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Marketing Practices
- Hawaii Private School Pays $65M to Sex Abuse Victims
- Nevada-Based Employers Holdings Reports $47.6M in Earnings
- House Fire in California May Have Been Started by Blowtorch Used to Kill Spiders
- Ahead of Utah Medical Marijuana Vote, Lawmaker Tries Pot in Vegas
- Report: Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Fell in California After Reforms
- Alliant Names Quinlan Senior Vice President in California
- Insurtech Pie’s Founder Talks About Entry into California Workers’ Comp Market
- San Francisco High-Rise Fire Doused Without Injuries
- Socal Gas Settles Motorcycle Crash Lawsuit For $46M
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Richter International Consulting in Washington
- Lockton Names Byrne Risk Management and Benefits Consultant in California
- Washington Packing House to Pay $525K in Sexual Harassment Settlement
- Farmers in Hawaii Lost $28M Because of Volcano
- A.M. Best Upgrades Workers’ Comp Carrier ICW Group in California
- New Report Shows California’s Share of Payroll, Workers’ Comp
- Robertson Ryan & Associates Adds First Dependable Insurance in Nevada
- Oregon Woman Sues Bank of America After Losing Money in Scam
- Suit Says Safeco Field in Washington Discriminates Against Wheelchair Users
- Oregon Worker Lawsuit Says She was Fired After Heavy Corpse Fell on Her
- Sales of Marijuana in Colorado Topped $1B Through August
- California Moving Ahead with Marijuana Delivery Regulations
- Utah Firefighting Costs This Year a Record $110M
- Hawaii Panel Advances Vacation Rental Regulations
- $28M Settlement for Washington Crash Survivor
- West Coast Quake Warning System up and Running
- Woodruff Sawyer Names Hessel Casualty Practice Leader in California
- Alaska Pilot Awarded $500K in Airplane Safety Whistleblower Case
- California to Cite Utilities More than $13M for Safety Violations
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names White Human Resources Risk Advisor
- EPIC Insurance Brokers Adds Harnetiaux in California
- WCIRB Studied Impact of Medical Fraud Enforcement in California
- Insurer Group Hammers Claim that California Prop 103 Saved Drivers Billions
- Firefighters Sue Southern California Gas Company Over Toxic Leak
- Penniall’s Integrity and Creativity Highlighted in Monarch’s Knightly Ads
- California Says Judge Who Said Coffee Needs Cancer Warning is Biased
- Kurata Named Hawaii’s Captive Insurance Administrator
- Lead-Paint Makers Rejected by Top Court in $400M Case in California
- Oregon Study Shows California Workers’ Comp Rates Falling, but Still High
- California Train Agency Fined $650K in 2 Worker Deaths
- ShakeOut an Opportunity to Sell Earthquake Policies in California and Beyond
- California Utility Cuts Power to Dampen Wildfire Threat
- Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Parsons Vice President
- A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Aspire General in California
- California Insurance Commissioner OKs Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Filing
- More Washington Troopers Filing Carbon Monoxide Claims
- Montana Homes in Fire-Prone Areas Hike Firefighting Costs, Report Shows
- California Bracing for High Winds, Increased Wildfire Danger
- Nevada Board Says $3.8M More Needed to Fight Wildfires
- Oregon Wildfire Costs This Year Hit Record of $514M
- Washington Lands Commissioner Wants $55M for Wildfires
- $4M Settlement for Police Explorers Molested in California
- Walmart Paying $65M to Settle California Suit Over Seating For Cashiers
- Oregon Department Store Sued over Camera Pointed at Dressing Room
- Nevada Pot Sales Hit Monthly Record in New Fiscal Year
- Oregon Woman Files Suit to Prevent Debt Collectors Coming to Her Door
- Woes of California Wildfire Victims Include Cleanup Crews, Fraud
- Charity First in California Names Paz-Cazares Business Underwriter
- Alera Group Acquires Distinctive Insurance and GLB in Nevada
- GBS Benefits Adds Mollihan in Arizona
- Northern California’s Cascade Wildfire Tied to PG&E Equipment
- Registration Opens For 2019 Seismic Retrofit Grant Program in California
- Alliant Names Guth Vice President in Southern California
- Report: California Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claim Frequency Rose Last Year
- Alaska Marijuana Tax Revenue Hits $1.5M in August
- Washington Woman Settles for $275K in Case Alleging Officer Harassment
- The Dying Continues as Asbestos Cleanup in Montana Town Progresses
- Parents of Teen Who Drowned in Swim Class File Claim in California
- New Mexico Man Files Suit Against Store over Chile Pod Slip
- California Heads into its Peak Fire Season with State-Sized Burn Scar
- Arizona Dam Could Fail And Flood Village, Officials Warn
- Prosecutor Says Colorado Marijuana Laws Too Loose, Jeopardize Safety
- Summary of 2018 Workers’ Comp-Related Bills Signed into Law in California
- California Insurance Commissioner Wants Inventory Requirements Eased for 2018 Wildfire Survivors
- Murray and Murray in California Rebranding to Leavitt Coastal Valley
- Remnants of Tropical Storm Causes Flooding, Traps Arizona Cars
- Uber Conducting Background Checks on Colorado Drivers Under Settlement
- California Catholic Bishops at Center of Sex Abuse Lawsuit
- California Woman Paralyzed by Falling Tree Limb Will Get $14.5M
- EEOC Sues Colorado Trucking Company for Discrimination
- Lloyd’s U.S. Chief Says They’re Ready to Get into Canadian Cannabis Market
- Idaho Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in 2019
- Insurtech Jumpstart Rolls out Parametric Earthquake Product for Californians
- Everest Names Collura Director of Marketing and Distribution for West
- Topa in California Names O’Brien Marketing Director
- Flash Flood Watches for Parts of Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah
- Rapper Nelly Settles Washington Sex Assault Lawsuit
- Parents Sue Idaho Charter School over Reported Assault Handling
- First e-Scooter DUI Case for Los Angeles
- Federal Prosecutor Threatens Law-Breaking Pot Businesses in Colorado
- EEOC Hits California Grocer With Suit for Firing Employee over Medical Leave Request
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