West News for September 2014
- California Increases Consumer Protections for Pet Insurance
- Appeal of Worker Fired For Medical Marijuana Being Heard by Colorado Court
- Employers Names Hulse Vice President, Western U.S. Sales
- Idaho Techs Behind Infrastructure Protection Digital Library
- Coach’s Insurance, California City To Pay $1M In DUI Death
- Federal Grant Goes To Minimize Flood Risk in Wyoming City
- New Mexico’s Green Chile Crop Endangered by Weather
- Federal Judge Won’t Block Fracking In Nevada
- New Mexico Judge refuses to stop Uber, Lyft
- Montana Court Hears Arguments in Jury-Award Cap Case
- California’s State Fund Names Guastamachio Chief Financial Officer
- San Francisco Prosecutor Issues Warning to Lyft, Uber, Sidecar
- California Wildfire Price Tag Exceeds $53M
- Flood and Peterson in Colorado Taps O’Neill to Head Employee Benefits
- Irvin Named President of Lockton’s San Francisco Office
- Burnham Benefits Adds Garcia to Its San Francisco Team
- NFL Player’s Family Sues League in California Over His Suicide
- Flood Victims in Vegas Area Offered Free Legal Assistance
- New Mexico Inmate Sues for Not Being Allowed to Worship Satan
- Idaho Dairy Explosion Kills Worker
- Hull & Co. of California to Administer Arrowhead’s Traffic Control Program
- Experts: New Normal Creating Need for More Predictive Modeling
- Families of Nevada Helicopter Crash Victims Awarded $16M
- Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts Allowed by Colorado Judge
- California’s Immigrant License Words Approved by Feds
- Oregon Commish Says ‘Sharing Economy’ Creates Insurance Challenges
- Lawsuit Over Boeing Worker’s Death Blocked by Justices
- Insurance Lawsuit Settled by Bank of America For $31M
- Forecast Calls for More Drought Next Year Across West
- Montana Judge Approves $73M Punitive Award Against Hyundai
- Risk Strategies Names Masles COO for California Operations
- Gorst & Compass Names Bacarti Senior Personal Lines Underwriter
- California Wildfire Concerns Include Hotter Temperatures, Erratic Winds
- Franchisee Business Investments Would be Protected by California Bill
- La Porta Named Director of Sales & Marketing for CIG in California
- Wholesale Trading Names Shannon Vice President in California
- Senior VP Weaver to Retire from McGraw Group in California
- Starley-Leavitt Insurance Agency Taps Donnelley in Idaho
- Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Filed on Utah Man
- Idaho Car Crash Caused by Burned Armpit Hair?
- Explosive Growth From California Wildfire Threatens Homes
- California Governor Signs Bill Earthquake Insurance Information Bill
- Next up to Test Self-driving Cars on California Roads: Mercedes-Benz
- Parents of Colorado Theater Shooting Victims Sue Ammo Seller
- Washington’s Puget Sound Jolted by Magnitude-4.0 Quake
- Nevada Truck Firm in Amtrak Crash Could Pay $4.5M+
- California Governor Signs Ridesharing Bill
- Prop. 103 vs. Self-driving Cars Revving up in California
- ICW Group Names McAdam Western Regional Director
- Drivers in California Must Give Bikes 3-Foot Buffer
- California Fire’s Rapid Growth Draws Droves of Firefighters
- NFP in California Names Ennis Vice President
- 100 Homes Destroyed by Northern California Wildfire
- Montana Crops Besieged by Floodwaters
- Arizonans Face Second Tropical Threat in Two Weeks
- XL Launches Regional E&S Insurance Operation with Ex-Scottsdale Underwriters
- Hawaii Road Crews Prepping Lava Encroachment
- Pinnacol Names Gonzales VP of Medical Operations and Healthcare Strategy
- California Workers’ Comp Kaleidoscope Through Conference-goers Eyes
- Leavitt Group Brings on Schiff in Montana
- California Drivers Lose $44B Over Worn-Out Roads Cost, Report Says
- Washington Governor Asks Feds to Reconsider Aid for State’s Largest Wildfire
- Washington Saw 567 Square Miles Burned by Wildfires
- Southern California Fire Danger Rises Amid Heat Wave
- California Earthquake Claims First Death
- American Apparel Settles California Worker Death Suit For $1M
- Beacon Hill Names Senior Account Executive in Colorado
- Champion Risk Taps Crawford in California
- Barley Crops In Montana, Idaho Rain Damaged
- Hawaii Residents Watch Lava Creep
- EPIC Names McClellan Regional Director in Southern California
- New Mexico City Seeks Assistance After $230K In Flood Damage
- Yosemite National Park Fire Spread Slowed by Cooler Weather
- Agent Steals More Than $100K From California Businesses
- Report from California Agency Looks at Millennials, Baby Boomers
- California Chiropractor Charged In Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Montana Governor Declares Disaster From August Storms
- Residents Remain On Alert As Hawaii Lava Flow Slows
- Quake’s Main Force Directed At Napa Scientists Say
- Leavitt Group Opens Bozeman Location and adds Two Employees
- No Insurance Coverage for Idaho Homeowners After Sewers Back Up
- California San Andreas Quake Experiment Could Lose Funding
- Wildfire Spending In Oregon Triggers Lloyd’s Insurance Policy
- Concussion Went Untreated Says Former Portland State Player
- NIF Group, HDI Gerling America to offer Artisan Contractor Coverage in West
- XL Group Expands Marine Team on West Coast
- More Evacuations in Northern California Wildfire
- California Judges Recommend $1.4B Safety-related Penalty Against PG&E
- Hay Prices Soaring Thanks to California Drought
- Insured Losses From the Napa Quake Pegged at $250M or Less
- Interior Alaska Shaken by Series of Quakes
- Propel Acquires Assurety Northwest
- Report: 1-in-6 Construction Workers in California Part of ‘Informal Economy’
- Hawaii’s Post-Storm Disaster Request Denied by FEMA
- Soares Joins Woodruff-Sawyer in California as Vice President
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