West News for May 2017
- Average 2017 Wildfire Season Predicted for Wyoming
- Hawaii Sues Auto Makers over Shrapnel-Spewing Air Bags
- Oil Tank Blast in Colorado Kills Worker, Safety Questions Follow
- Small Quake Shakes Rural Southern California Inland Area
- Air Support Needed as Crews Battle California Brush Fires
- Big Bills Faced by Utahans Who Don’t Have Flood Insurance
- Search And Rescue Insurance Introduced in Utah
- Pacific Hurricane Season Depends on El Niño: NOAA
- Southern California Neighborhood Flooded Due to Seawall Damage
- Small Undersea Quake Jostles California Coast West of Malibu
- AmWins and Networked Deal Plays to Each Firm’s Strengths, Execs Say
- Wildfire near Leavenworth, Washington, Forces Evacuations
- California Auto Dealer Awarded $256M in Nissan Suit
- Alaska Hosts Plate Tectonics Research Effort
- California’s Single-Payer Bill Comes with $400B Price Tag
- Small Quake Jolts Southern Part of Hawaii’s Big Island
- Paul Hanson’s Pedisich Heads to EPIC as Producer in California
- Colorado Hailstorm on Pace to be Most Expensive in State History
- California’s Enforcement against W.R. Berkley Ends in $12M Settlement
- Swiss Re Places $925M Cat Bond for California Earthquake Authority
- EPB&B in Oregon Partners with ISU Insurance Network
- California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Pure Premium
- California’s Comp Insurers Had 5.1% More in Direct Written Premium in 2016
- Insurance to Pay for up to $57M in Damage to Washington Waste Treatment Plant
- $173K Settlement Revealed in Utah State Student ‘Slack Line’ Death
- Tourist Suing Planet Hollywood in Vegas for Mannequin Scare Injury
- Uber May Fire Key Executive in California in Self-Driving Car Dispute
- Feds Warn Arizona Commission that Lowering Workplace Injury Fines is Risky
- Utility Sued by Relatives of Oakland Warehouse Fire Victims
- California Small Business Advocate Produces 2nd List of ‘Good, Bad & Ugly Bills’
- Workplace Regulation to Reduce Incidents at California Oil Refineries OK’d
- Washington Governor Signs Law Banning Holding Cellphone While Driving
- 2 Minor Quakes Shake California Coastal Area
- California Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends Two, Including Drobot
- COO Manzitto to Resign from Topa in California
- Report: New Medical Coding System Not Yet An Improvement in California Comp
- Oregon Radish Farmers Sue Bank For $6.7M
- 1st Suit Filed Against Petroleum Corp. Following Colorado House Explosion
- Families of Oakland Warehouse Fire Victims Sue
- Schnoll Named General Counsel of California Department of Insurance
- Brother of Washington Man Who Died in Hospital Fall Sues for Wrongful Death
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names Laforteza Account Administrator
- Study: Comp Reform Led to Drop in Medical Payments Per Claim in California
- Utah Family Reaches Settlement with University over Son’s Slack Line Death
- Oregon Homeowners Association to Settle Motor Home Incident for $300K
- Idaho Governor Visits State’s Flooded Central Region
- Denver Proposes Rules for Businesses to Allow Social Marijuana Use
- Legal and Image Woes Mount For Uber in California
- California Court Denies Review of Insurer Challenge to Commissioner’s Advertising Decision
- Allianz Names Thomas West Zone Programs Team Leader
- Washington City Mulling Suits Against Opioid Makers in Homelessness Fight
- National Transportation Safety Board Joins Inquiry into Colorado Gas Explosion
- Washington Tunnel Collapse Renews Safety Concerns over Nuclear Site
- State Farm Issues $13.3M in Refunds to California Policyholders
- Flooding Overwhelming Central Idaho Neighborhoods
- Bill Requiring Day Care Liability Insurance Awaits Hawaii Governor’s OK
- Heffernan Names Van Aken Assistant Vice President in California
- Burns & Wilcox Names Posner Director of High Net Worth in California
- Quake Strikes Western End of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
- Joe Montana Files Suit Against Developer of San Francisco Sinking High-Rise
- Startup Lemonade Enters California Homeowners, Renters Insurance Markets
- California OKs Lower Rates for State Farm’s Boat, Home Inland Marine Policies
- California Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends 4 Medical Providers
- Only 3 to Check Safety on Colorado Pipelines from Thousands of Wells
- California Earthquake Authority Creates Online Home Vulnerability Evaluator
- Nasburg Huggins Names Gordon Producer in Oregon
- NFP’s Beatty Joins CAL Insurance as Managing Director
- Insurtech Slice Now Offering Homeshare Insurance in California
- Partial Settlement for Victims of California Balcony Fall
- Lawmakers in Nevada Pushing Blood-Only Detection Of Marijuana DUIs
- Quakes Strike Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, Aleutian Islands
- Seismic Network Confirms Small Quake Hit Washington Peninsula
- Alaska’s 24/7 Earthquake Monitors on Budget Chopping Block
- Idaho Flood Recovery Is Far From Over
- California Comp Bureau Testifies on Lower Rates at Pure Premium Hearing
- Oregon Hotel Doors Killed Woman, Lawsuit Claims
- California’s Sherpa Wildfire Was Accidental, Authorities Say
- California Insurer Groups and Insurance Department Battle over Auto Repair Survey Bill
- Weak Safety Standards Caused California Exxon Refinery Blast, Agency Says
- Oregon Suit Blames Security Guard for Woman’s Leap off Insurance Building
- Partners Specialty’s Waite Goes to Burns & Wilcox as Vice President in California
- QBE North America Names Blanco Senior Vice President in California
- RIC in Nevada Names Watson Transportation Underwriting Manager
- Hub International Acquires Assets of City Insurance Services in California
- Alliant Acquires Summit Insurance Resource Group in Idaho
- NFP Acquires Hole-in-One in Nevada
- Robertson Ryan & Associates Adds Feriance in Nevada
- California Wants Insurers to Double up on Rate Filings
- LP Insurance Services Names Deacon to Commercial Sales Team in Arizona
- California DWC Posts Interim Report on Workers’ Comp Drug Formulary
- Apple, Tesla Want California to Toughen Proposed Self-Driving Car Test Rules
- AmWINS Completes Acquisition of Networked Insurance Agents in California
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