West News for April 2015
- ICW Group in California Names Engell Head of Data And Analytics
- Small quake Strikes Southern California, No Damage Reports
- WCRI: Medical Payment Per Claim in California Fell Following Reforms
- Felony DUI Bill in Colorado Passes Key Senate Test After Changes
- California’s Brown Wants to Battle Drought With Fine For Water Wasters
- California Governor’s Aggressive Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
- Playboy Verdict Leads to Malpractice Suit in California
- Bumble Bee, 2 Managers Charged in Oven Death of California Worker
- Construction Lawsuit Liability Bill Defeated In Colorado House
- Nevada Bill Would Limit Payouts for Uninsured Drivers in Crashes
- California Suburban Wildfire Sparked by Power Tool
- Mud Run in Southern California Canceled Due To Drought
- California Pot Dispensary Owners Nabbed For Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Alaska Governor Declares Disaster From Fire In Interior Village
- Patient Death at California Mental Facility Results in Suit
- Apparent Cyberattack Takes Down Hawaii Telescope Website
- Truckers at Major California Port Strike Over Wages
- Fire at Southern California Business That Killed 3 Under Investigation
- Oil Train Safety Bill Passes Washington Legislature
- Idaho Family Injured in DUI Crash Sues Bar, Owners
- Hub Names Jellen Managing Director of Entertainment Practice in California
- Employers Names Brown Senior Vice President in California
- 2 Former Women’s Basketball Players Sue Utah College
- Suit Says Southwest Failed in Medical Emergency Over California
- Scientists: Western Migration Has Put 143M Americans in Quake-Prone Areas
- California’s Armitage Given Big “I” Highest Honor
- Workers’ Comp Study: California Reforms Lowered Medical Payments Per Claim
- California Department of Insurance Approves CEA Rate Reduction
- IFG Cos. Names Kempen Senior Vice President in Colorado
- School Shooting Liability Bill Advanced by Colorado Lawmakers
- Teacher Scared by Gunman in Drill Sues Oregon District for PTSD
- Oil, Gas Driller Settles for $73 M in Colorado Pollution Case
- Report Shows Occupational Fatalities in California Rose in 2013
- Nonprofits Insurance in California Names Gibson Vice President of Claims
- Nevada Uber Regulation Bill That Failed Senate Shows Signs of Life
- Snow Tire Requirement on Colorado Highway Fails
- Compwest Names Pedroza Business Development Consultant in California
- Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Opens Office in Arizona
- FedEx Faces Wyoming Suits After Trucks Kill Nearby Drivers
- Despite California Drought, Bay Area Researchers Fear Flooding
- Earthquake Fault Puts California at Risk For Tsunami
- Judge in California Rules Uber Must Face Suit Claiming Bias Against Blind Riders
- Washington Commissioner Says Hole-in-One Insurance Scammer at It Again
- California Workers’ Comp Premium Up 11% in 2014; Combined Ratio Still Exceeds 100
- Judge Rejects Effort to Undo California Wildfire Settlement
- Man Who Hacked Farmers Insurance, Government Sentenced in California
- Higher DUI Fines OK’d by Montana Senate
- Settlement Talks Continue in Arizona Wildfire Wrongful Death Case
- Officials Say Cooking Fire Started California Blaze That Threatened 300 Homes
- Ex-Daimler Engineer Files $2 Million Discrimination Suit in Oregon
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Madison Risk & Insurance Services in California
- Bill Giving California Agents Access to Vehicle Records Passes Committee
- CDI: True Religion Subcontractor Underreported $78M in Payroll
- Montana Man Sentenced to 5 Years for 13th DUI
- San Diego State U Student Suspended for Assault Sues School
- Parts of Nevada, Utah, Idaho Declared Drought Disaster
- All Risks Names Campbell Senior Underwriter in California
- Ascension Acquires Belvedere Pacific in California
- Washington Contractor Hit for $1M in Workers’ Comp Premiums and Penalties
- Pacific Northwest Study Says More Could Survive Tsunami if They Can Just Walk Faster
- Colorado School District Liability Bill Moving Through Legislature
- California Court Cuts Damages to $2.8M in Jehovah’s Sex Abuse Case
- Lloyd’s Names Magrath Western Regional Director
- Utah Judge Rejects Class-Action Suit Over Alleged Bogus DUI Stops
- M3.5 Earthquake Felt Across Los Angeles Area
- Debate Begins Over School Violence Liability In Colorado
- EPIC Names Mitchell Senior Vice President of Sales in West
- Woodruff-Sawyer Chairman Loar to Chair Insurance Intermediaries Group
- Former California Agent Charged With Scamming Elderly Church Members
- Minor Quake in Montana Reported by USGS
- Arizona Governor Signs Bill to Modify Asbestos Injury Claims
- Chung and Perez-Reyes Named SVPs at Hub in California
- California Regulators Order PG&E to Pay $1.6B for Deadly Gas Blast
- Atlas General Launches New West Coast Habitational Program
- Uber Close to Return in Oregon City With Regulations
- California Regulator: Utility Too Big to be Safe
- Carpenter Joins Leavitt Group in Oregon
- Bill Giving California Agents Access to Vehicle Records Heads to Committee
- Washington Train Company Sues BNSF for at Least $41M
- Washington Sues Highway Builder in $29.4M Suit
- Ban on Fracking in Oregon to 2025 Under Consideration by Committee
- California Independent Agents Group Names New Associate Members
- Bill Cutting Taxes For Insurance Companies Signed by Arizona Governor
- Arizona Law Clarifies Medical Marijuana Insurance Requirements
- Oregon State Fund Names Barnett President and CEO
- NEW CEO of CAP Dealing with Changing Med Mal Market
- Hub International Acquires Assets of ‘N Compass Group in New Mexico
- Soldier Settles in Hawaii With Government Over Needles Found In Burger
- Colorado Prosecutors Charge Uber Driver Accused Of Attempted Break-In
- Jury Finds California Woman Guilty On Multiple Counts of Insurance Fraud
- California Agent Nabbed on Bogus Bond, $100K Premium Theft Charges
- Washington Ferries Worker Awarded $1 Million in Retaliation Suit
- Oregon Committee Hears Bill to Increase Speed Limit
- Uber Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit In Alleged Delhi Rape
- Nearly 500K License Applications in California Under AB60
- Former California Agent Convicted of Stealing School Employee Identities
- Crestbrook Insurance Expands Into Colorado
- WCIRB Submits Lower Mid-year Filing to California Department of Insurance
- LP Insurance in California Names Cheta Workers Comp Consultant
- Rules Drive Uber Ridesharing Service Out Of Oregon City
- Nevada Senate Passes Bill Allowing 80 Mph Speed Limits
- Jury Awards $17.8M Malpractice Verdict Against Colorado Hospital
- Lloyd’s of London Offers Wildfire Insurance to Oregon at Higher Rates
- Frolich Joins Barney & Barney in California
- New Mexico Drivers Can Take Safety Courses Sooner Under New Law
- Utah’s Herbert Signs Ridesharing Regulations Into Law
- Medical Malpractice Case Settled by L.A. County For $4M
- Mandatory Water Restrictions Ordered by California Governor
- Nasburg and Huggins in Oregon Merge and Affiliate with Leavitt Group
- California Workers’ Comp Committee Votes for Lower Mid-Year Filing
- Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Ticket Quotas
- Ski Areas Ask Oregon Legislature For Liability Protection
- Uber, Cab Companies Face Off Over Nevada Ridesharing Bill
- Lumber Liquidators Sued in California Over Formaldehyde Home Test Kits
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