West News for April 2008
- Huge Fire Rips through South Los Angeles Commercial Site
- Wildfire Near Los Angeles Forces 1,000 to Evacuate Homes
- Experts Say Potential for Arizona Wildfires Extreme
- Arizona Officials Nab 15 Impaired Drivers at Tucson Checkpoint
- Nevada Governor Urges Citizens to Prepare for Any Emergency
- Insurers Boost California Economy By $27.3 Billion
- Alfred Interwest To Represent PEMCO Insurance
- Auto Fraud Suspect Arrested in California
- Ramsey Joins Lawson-Hawks as Private Client Services VP
- Appeals Court Sides with Forest Service in 2000 Montana Backfires
- Nevada Insurance Regulator to Retire
- Nevada Residents Warned Bigger Earthquake Could be Coming
- 100 Homes Evacuated as Wildfire Burns Near Pasadena, Calif.
- Stroughair Joins RMS As Head of RiskMarkets Group
- Seattle Ballpark Will Still Be Safeco Field
- Nationwide Insurance Cuts 204 Jobs in Oregon
- Colorado Bill Would Boost Penalties for Poor Insurance Carrier Conduct
- A.M. Best Upgrades Physicians Insurance A Mutual Co. Rating to A-
- Faber Joins M.J. Hall in Arizona
- California Court Denies Allstate’s Request to Avoid $250 Million Rate Reduction
- Hogan Insurance Services Opens Office in Nevada
- Oregon Proposes Fingerprinting Rule
- Earthquakes Shake Reno, Nevada
- BB&T Insurance Services To Acquire Union Bank of California Brokerage
- Zenith National Insurance Reports $41.9 Million Q1 income
- Consumer Group Criticizes California’s Rate Approval Regulations
- Heffernan Insurance Appoints Olivan Fleet Transportation Practice Leader
- Agent Charged for Defrauding Businesses $2.5 Million-Plus
- West has Highest Vehicle Theft Rates
- National Advantage Adds American Modern Insurance As Personal Lines Carrier
- Firefighters Brace for Windy Conditions in New Mexico
- Survey: Majority of October’s California Wildfire Claims Settled
- NSM Insurance Group Acquires Insurex Workers’ Comp Brokerage
- Recession, Soft Market Forcing Western Agents to Refocus
- California Aims To Improve Insurance Rate Approval Process
- Risk Strategies Names Roman Senior VP
- American E&S Appoints Broker in Vacaville, California
- Colorado Motorcycle Fatalities Reach Record High
- Investigators Probing Cause of Colorado Blast
- USGS: Earthquakes Serious Threat in 46 States, Ups Risks in Washington, Oregon
- Mont. Jury Awards Woman $5.3M in Lawsuit
- Seven Arrested in Calif. for Automobile Arson, Fraud Scams
- Auto Exempted from Colorado Fair Accountable Insurance Rates Act
- Aon Hires Four Insurance Industry Veterans for Honolulu Office
- Masles Takes Helm of Commercial Lines Insurance Placement at Networked
- Cambridge General Agency Reducing Contractors Rates in California
- Grace Takes Libby Asbestos Arguments to High Court
- Appeals Court Rules Against State of Hawaii
- San Francisco Hosts 100th Earthquake Conference, Predicts What If Scenarios
- Utah To Examine Earthquake Vulnerabilities
- California Judge Approves Ford Explorer Settlement
- Another Insurance Association Joins Fight to Defeat Colorado Auto Rate Bill
- Utah Welcomes 100th Captive: AFS Security Insurance
- American E&S Insurance Brokers Adds Fabricant as Broker
- Mercury General To Report Q1 Results on May 5
- Jury Denies Property Insurance Claim
- Employers Holdings Files Definitive Proxy Statement
- California Earthquake Authority To Use New Science in Determining Rates
- Innovation Is a Necessary Step for Growth in the Insurance Industry
- California Names New Associate Insurance Commissioner and Press Secretary
- Study Shows Odds High for Big California Quakes
- Prior Named president of ICW Group Independence Casualty and Surety Subsidiary
- Union General Offers Vacant Property Market
- Mt. Diablo CPCU Elects 2008 Officers
- Wyo. County Declares Snow Disaster
- Scientists Baffled by Swarm of Quakes Off Oregon Coast
- Hub International Arizona Names Hartley President, Milne Chairman
- Builders & Tradesmen’s Offers Artisan Contractor Program in Washington
- Judge in Reno Sets Hearing Dates for Fernley Flood Cases
- Report: Magnitude 6 Quake Would Be Deadly in Salt Lake City
- California Workers’ Compensation Insurer in the Midst of Change
- FEMA Says California’s Sprinter Light Rail Dirt Changed Flood Plain
- Court Throws Out Nevada’s Insurance Agent Countersignature Law
- Consumer Advocates Criticize Allstate’s Claims Practices
- San Francisco Board of Supervisors Votes to Use General Fund for Workers’ Comp Clinic
- ICW Group Names President, Senior VP
- Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers Appoints Wells to Board
- RMS Names Manghani VP of Underwriting Solutions
- Jury Awards $3.6 Million Verdict to Marine
- Oregon Revokes Producer’s License
- NIF Pacific Growing Social Services Program
- The Harry W. Gorst Co. Hires Wicks to Head Transportation Division
- Judge OKs Class Action Pension Suit against Soda Ash Producer
- Hawaii Tattoo Industry Could be Deregulated
- Colorado Legislation Threatens Auto Insurance Savings, Insurers Say
- Study: California Workers’ Comp Claims Cost Decreasing
- Farmers Business Insurance Appoints Samalya Executive VP/President
- Hull & Co. Acquires Big Sky Underwriters
- Report: Nevada Ranks Among Worst States for Internet Crime
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Names Stoner Chief Deputy
- Wells Fargo Names Stokes Managing Director in San Francisco
- Markel Insurance Acquires Specialized Insurance
- Arizona Insurance Council Elects Officers, Names Communications Manager
- Venbrook Group Acquires Doell & Associates Insurance Agency
- Cheldin Re-Elected Chair of California Insurance Association
- Nearly Dozen Arrested for $2 Million California Insurance Fraud Scam
- Montana Republican Criticizes Bush Administration Proposal
- Utah Coal Mine Closed Over Safety Problems
- Families of 6 Dead Miners Sue Owners Over Utah Cave-In
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Powers & Co.
- Monarch E&S Hires Commercial Underwriter, Names Head of Fresno Office
- Montana Files Brief with Supreme Court in Insurance Lawsuit
- Recent Nevada Quakes May or May Not Mean Big One Coming
- Washington Governor Signs Flood Relief Measures
- Burns & Wilcox Adds Broker in San Francisco
- California Legislature Considers Changes to State Workers’ Comp Insurer
- New Agency, Timothy Gaspar Insurance Services, Formed
- San Francisco’s Worldwide Facilities Names VP, Broker
- Fire Report Warns Montana Towns Will Burn Without Changes
- Colorado Bills Call for Cracking Down on Insurance Industry
- California Appeals Court: SCIF Erred in Denying Access to PPN
- American E&S Acquires Network E&S’ Brokerage Business
- California Legislature Considers Insurance Bills
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