West News for March 2012
- Arizona Oks Paperless Option on Insurance Proof
- Colorado Wildfire Nearing Full Containment
- Settlement Reached In Web Libel Lawsuit
- Alert Level Raised For Remote Alaska Volcano
- Some Progress Made On Colorado Wildfire
- Field and Ross Retire from CompWest
- Oregon Company Sues Columbia Sportswear
- New Mexico Governor Urges Wildfire Prevention
- Alaskan Village Declares Disaster After Wind Storm
- Chubb’s Petrosino Joins IICF National Board of Governors
- Colorado Blaze Still At 0 Percent Containment
- Idaho Governor Signs Electronic Proof of Coverage Law
- Vegas Police OK $100k For Videographer In Beating
- Nuclear Plant Problems in California
- Arbitron To Pay $400,000 In Lawsuit Over Ratings
- Battle Over Building In Puget Sound Flood Plains
- It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy
- Another Spectator Injured In Reno Air Races Crash Sues
- EPA Says Montana Plants Need $90M in Upgrades
- Philadelphia Insurance Taps Three for Leadership Positions in the West
- Idaho Among 9 States Cited For Big Insurance Hikes
- Southern California Marijuana Dispensary Workers Join Labor Union
- Washington Governor Signs Insurance Exchange Bill Into Law
- Salcedo, Anderson Join Sullivan Brokers
- Arizona Bill to Tow Vehicles of Drivers Without Liability Defeated
- Poll Shows Oregon Parents Want Stricter Guidelines for Teen Drivers
- Socius: Rizzo to Retire, Hook Director of Operations in San Francisco
- Hawaii Reaches $15.4M Settlement In Hikers’ Deaths
- Airport Security Guard In Southern California Settles Suit For $200K
- Calif. Commissioner Jones Gets ‘D’ From Insurance Industry
- COIN Board Named
- Idaho House Lawmakers Pass Texting-While-Driving Ban
- Family of Los Angeles Gang Member Awarded $3M In Lawsuit
- Jury Awards Northern California Woman $22M in Medical Suit
- Washington Lawmakers Vow To Push Abortion Insurance Bill
- Measure Limiting Asbestos Liability Clears Idaho Senate
- Willis North America Adds to Personal Lines in Northern California
- Ascension Names De La Rosa Senior Vice President
- $1.29M For Fired Deputy Chief Who Sued Socal City Of Burbank
- Families, GE Await Verdict in Oregon Helicopter Suit
- Irwin Siegel Opens Office In Idaho, Names Business Development Director
- Arizona Insurance Group Worried Bill May Lead to Towing Innocents’ Vehicles
- Triwest in Arizona Loses Military Health Benefits Contract
- Los Angeles Fire Agency to Fix Emergency Dispatch Glitches
- Long Joins Champion in Southern California
- Poms Acquires Stone, Harris & Stone in California
- Fire Captain in California Convicted Of DUI Made Alcohol in Jail
- Stoned Driving Epidemic In Colorado, Washington Puts Wrinkle In Pot Debate
- First Big Piece Of West’s ‘Electric Highway’ Gets Juice
- Judge in California Oks Honda Mileage Settlement
- Auto Insurance Discount Initiative May be Gaining Bipartisan Endorsement
- Colorado Settles Lawsuit Against Westwood College
- PG&E, Subcontractors Agree To Settlement In Fires
- Jury Makes $432,000 Judgment Against Oregon DHS
- Alaska Bill Bans Teens On Cellphones While Driving
- California Workers’ Comp Premium Grows But Claim Severity Continues to Rise
- Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths In New Mexico Slightly Up
- $350K Added For Hawaii Electric Vehicle Rebates
- Federal Aid Likely For Hawaii Wild Weather Damage
- Idaho Senate Votes to Ease Workers Comp For Firefighters
- Vicarious Liability Ruling May Impact Education Insureds in California
- Northern California Strongwood’s Humes Retires
- Bell-Anderson in Washington Acquires Michael J. Girias
- Suit: NASA Specialist in Southern California Axed Over Intelligent Design
- Idaho House: Private Insurers Should Set Up Exchange
- Chief: California Wildfires May Signal Busy Season
- Family Sues UDOT Over Teen’s Death At Sinkhole
- Resort Firm Faces Second Lawsuit Over Ski Accidents
- Magnitude-3.1 Earthquake Off Oregon Coast
- Confie Seguros Acquires Power Auto in California
- Union General Offers Homeowners Coverage
- Report: Increasing Workers’ Comp Losses For California Public Self-Insureds
- Poms Names Flannery VP of Property/Casualty in Southern California
- XL Group’s Construction Business Expands West
- Los Angeles Fire Department Says Data On Response Times Is Misleading
- Feds Announce Charges in Deadly Utah Mine Collapse
- ARCO to Pay $1 Million to EPA At Montana Superfund Site
- Former Agent in Washington Sentenced For Stealing $1 Million-Plus From Clients
- Jenkins Names French VP of Construction and Real Estate
- Wyoming House Sends Workplace Safety Bill To Governor
- Insurance Company Asks: Do Powell Siblings Get Money?
- Arrowhead Names McIntosh AVP of Workers Compensation in Northern California
- Farmers Names Pratt Head of Distribution for California
- Medical Malpractice Rates Lowered For Three Companies in California
- Hawaii Governor Declares Disaster After Rain, Flooding
- Portland Sues Former Insurance Company Over Claims
- 11 Washington Counties to Get Federal Disaster Aid
- Utah Replacing 73 State Vehicles With Hybrids
- Wyoming Bill Would Pay For Voluntary Work Inspections
- Border Patrol Agents’ Widows File Suit in Airzona Crash
- Hawaii Governor Declares Disaster After Rain, Flooding
- $1M Available For Pacific Islands Coastal Storm Preparedness
- $362K Settlement Approved For Ex-Assistant Sheriff In Southern California
- Judge Urges Los Angeles Dodgers, Beaten Fan to Reach Settlement
- Lawyer Claims Highest Known Workers’ Comp Settlement in California History
- Oregon Senate Approves Health Insurance Exchange
- Portland Sues Former Insurance Company Over Claims
- Immigrant Files $1M Claim Against Arizona Sheriff
- Study: California Cell Phone Restrictions Reduce Deaths
- California Department of Insurance Takes Action Over Claims Handling
- Lava Flow Destroys Hawaii Neighborhood’s Last Home
- Risk Analysis Firm IHS Completes 3 Acquisitions For A Total Of $45M
- Back-to-Back Quakes Shake San Francisco Bay Area
- Brown Named VP of Claims Management for PowerGuard in Southern California
- Yates Taps Louie for Northern California Office
- Golden Bear Opens First Office in Pacific Northwest
- Montana Department of Labor Loses Lawsuit Over Firing
- Shell Files Pre-Emptive Offshore Drilling Lawsuit
- Montana Reaches $1.6 Million Settlement with Exxon over Pipeline Spill
- Another Bad Year For Arizona Wildfires Could Return
- Nevada Approves Regulations for Self-Driving Cars
- Agency Blames Lack Of Control For Alaska Mine Accident
- Oregon To Pay $1.5M In Torture Death Lawsuit
- Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to See 1% Increase
- Report: Arizona P/C Insurers See Premiums Written Fall and Losses Rise
- EPIC Names Brown Vice President of Claims Management
- Utah Justices: Doctors Should Consider Impact On Family
- Carriers Settle Lawsuit Vs. OC Register For $30M
- PG&E Says New Gas Safety Plan Will Cost $5B
- Leavitt Group Taps Somers
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