West News for April 2024
- Inszone Acquires Van Oppen & Co. 2 in Wyoming
- Flow Specialty in California Emerges from Rebrand, Adds New Leadership
- Ring in California Paying $5.6M to Customers as Part of Privacy Settlement
- Freight Train Derailment, Fire Forced Interstate 40 Closure Near Arizona-New Mexico Line
- People Moves: Lara Makes Appointments to California Curriculum Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force
- ‘Buffett Got it Wrong’ on California Fire Risk: PG&E CEO
- Family of Nigerian Businessman Killed in Helicopter Crash Sues Charter Company
- Orion180 Launches Homeowners Insurance in Arizona
- Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau of California OKs Higher Pure Premium Rate Filing
- Viewpoint: Insurers Face Added Role in Curbing Workplace Violence With California Law
- PCF Insurance in Utah Secures $400M in Financing
- Jury Rules BNSF Contributed to 2 Deaths in Montana Town Exposed to Asbestos
- People Moves: Liberty Names Rubin Senior Vice President, Benefits
- AM Best Places Credit Ratings of GeoVera Insurance Group Members Under Review
- Omaha National Acquires Sutter Insurance in California
- Hawaii Lawmakers Take Aim at Vacation Rentals After Wildfire Amplifies Housing Crisis
- BNSF Says It Didn’t Know About Asbestos That’s Killed Hundreds in Montana Town
- Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Advanced Benefits in Idaho
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on Commercial Auto, Telematics and Cannabis
- GeoVera Combining Carriers with SafePort to Create GeoVera Nova Holdings
- Highlights of Reports on Deadly 2023 Hawaii Wildfire
- CRC Group in Hawaii and INSUREtrust Form Cyber Practice Group
- People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Newman Private Client Services Leader for West Region
- California Lawsuits Say Fertility Operation Destroyed Embryos
- California Sees Two More Property Insurers Withdraw From Market
- Survey Shows Majority of Florida, California Homeowners Seeing Higher Insurance Costs
- Bayer Pushes Legislation in Multiple States for Legal Shield Against Lawsuits
- Montana Asbestos Victims Want Buffett’s Railroad Company Held Responsible
- Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee Oks Higher Pure Premium Rate Filing
- Maui Fire Officials Defend Response to Deadly Lahaina Blaze
- People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer Promotes Erickson to Employee Benefits Practice Leader
- ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Water Sources Around New Mexico, Studies Find
- How California’s Huge Raises for Fast-Food Workers Will Ripple Across Industries
- Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability in Meta Addiction Suits
- California Chiropractor Sentenced to 54 Years for $150M Workers’ Comp Scheme
- Biden OK’s Major Disaster Declaration for California
- 5 California Poultry Processors Paying $3.8M in Back Wages
- California Department of Cannabis Control Recalling Mike Tyson Cannabis Product
- World Insurance Associates Acquires InterWeb Insurance in Arizona
- Washingon Commissioner Issued $255K in Fines in March
- Small Quake Shook California Desert Near Site of Coachella Music Festival
- Munich Re Specialty Launches FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap Product in California
- kWh Analytics, Aspen Raise Capacity for Property Insurance, Renewable Projects
- People Moves: SLA of California Elects New Leadership
- California Self-Insured Group Applauds Workers’ Comp Classification Changes
- Vintage Ferrari Owners’ Favorite Mechanic Charged With Theft, Fraud
- Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Vinsa Insurance Associates in California
- People Moves: IC International Appoints Kim VP; WCF Promotes Riedley to SVP and Curtis to CUO, Small Business; Island Insurance Promotes Onofrietti and Chong
- Oregon Schools Sued for $9M After Young Girl Allegedly Raped
- People Moves: BenefitMall Expands Southern California Team
- California Lawmakers Introduce Disaster Resiliency Bill to Aid State’s Insurance Issues
- Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Fines State Farm $200K
- Report: Air Ambulance Crew Administered Drug to Balloon Pilot After Arizona Crash That Killed 4
- Farmworker Who Survived Mass Shooting at California Mushroom Farm Sues Company
- Descartes Labs Acquires Geosite in California
- Hurricane-Force Winds Leave 150,000 Without Power in Colorado
- California Labor Commissioner Reaches $2M Settlement with Restaurant
- Report: $2.1B Loss if Noneconomic Damage Caps Removed in Colorado
- PURE Expanding High Value Homeowners Coverage into Western States
- Arrowhead Launching Commercial Auto Product in California
- Hub International Acquires Pollock Insurance in Washington
- People Moves: Co Named WCF COO; Spera Joins Alliant as SVP in Real Estate Specialty
- People Moves: Post Joins Alliant as SVP; Crest Adds to Tucson and Scottsdale Teams
- ALKEME in California Undergoing ‘Regional Alignment’ to Improve Efficiency
- Report: Four-in-10 California Workers’ Comp Claims from Workers with Less Than a Year of Tenure
- Phoenix Ordinance Adds Rules to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
- People Moves: USG Names Chen Associate Producer/Broker; Christensen Appointed WCF CHRO as McFarland Retires
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on ‘Fine Lines’ Cannabis Brokers and Operators Should Keep an Eye on
- California Green City Backers Advance Landowner Legal Fight
- Strippers’ Bill of Rights in Washington Includes Safer Working Conditions
- Hawaii Says 30 Lahaina Fire Survivors Are Moving Into Housing Daily But 3K Still in Hotels
- New $20 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers in California Began Monday
- Bird Flu Found in Michigan, Idaho Cows as Virus Spreads in US
- Oregon OSHA Fines Bend Contractor $103K for Repeated Fall Protection Violations
- Cryptocurrency Asset Platform Settles with Oregon over Violations
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