West News for August 2023
- Appeals Court Dismisses 14 COVID Business Insurance Claims Against Travelers
- Risk Strategies Acquires Benefit Design Group in Oregon
- Denver to Pay $4.7M to Settle Claims it Targeted George Floyd Protesters
- LP Insurance Services Acquires Wasserman & Associates in California
- Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters
- California Labor Commissioner Cites Farm Labor Contractor and Growers $1.9M
- Catastrophe Experts Discuss Maui’s Long Road to Recovery
- Jury in California Awards $3.75M to Protester Hit by Hard-Foam Projectiles
- Hawaiian Electric Calls Maui County’s Wildfire Lawsuit ‘Irresponsible’
- Farmers Insurance Laying Off 11% of Workforce, Citing Industry Challenges
- KCC Estimates Storm Hilary Caused Nearly $600M in Insured Losses
- Montana Brokerage Owner Admits to Defrauding Customers
- People Moves: Breskin Joins Insurance Office of America’s Western Division
- Uber Raises Minimum Age for Most California Drivers to 25 over Insurance Costs
- Washington Commissioner’s Orders Insurers to Extend Policyholders Protections for Wildfires
- County Of Maui Sues Hawaiian Electric for Negligence Leading to Fires
- Shareholders Sue Hawaiian Electric Over Maui Wildfires
- Former University of Southern California Star Reggie Bush Plans Defamation Suit Against NCAA
- Signers National Acquires Eclipse Risk Insurance Services in California
- United Airlines in $30 Million Settlement With Quadriplegic Man’s Family
- FEMA Has Paid Out $5.6M so far to Hawaii Wildfire Survivors
- People Moves: Pie in Colorado Names Four VPs to Leadership Team
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insurance Conditions for Cannabis
- Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5B California Settlement
- San Francisco Archdiocese Declares Bankruptcy Amid Hundreds of Sex Abuse Lawsuits
- Grant Extended to Fire-Harden Homes, Businesses Damaged by Oregon Wildfires
- Moody’s RMS Estimates $4B to $6B in Economic Losses from Hawaii Wildfires
- Police Who Fatally Shot Pregnant Woman Sued by Her Family in Colorado
- Tropical Storm Hilary Damage and Economic Loss Estimate in Western U.S. is $7B to $9B
- Gibson Acquires Brisk Advisors in Utah
- One Dead, 185 Structures Destroyed in Eastern Washington Wildfire
- Hawaii Wildfires Killed at Least 111, Burned 2K-Plus Homes and Businesses
- Potential of ‘Life-Threatening Flooding’ from Hilary in SoCal Mountains, Deserts and Southwest Nevada
- California Town of Paradise Deploys Warning Sirens as 5-Year Anniversary of Deadly Fire Approaches
- Hurricane Hilary Threatens Flooding Rain in California, Nevada and Arizona
- California-Oregon Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Orders
- Arrests Made in California ‘Family and Friend’ Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
- Hawaiian Utility Sued by Homeowner Over Lahaina Fire
- Towerstone Acquires Fortuna General Insurance Agency in California
- Hawaii Fire Deaths Exceed 100 as Scale of Disaster Continues to Come into Focus
- Risk Strategies Acquires Bisnett Insurance in Oregon
- Modeler: Insured Property Losses From Lahaina Fire $3.2B
- Cal/OSHA Issues High Heat Advisory to Employers
- Montana Clinic Files for Bankruptcy After $6M False Asbestos Claims Ruling
- People Moves: CIBA in California Names Aldorisio Head of Product Development
- Estimate of Losses From Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Increases to $14B-$16B
- Maui Fire Is Deadliest in US in 105 Years, With 93 Killed
- Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco
- People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer in California Names New VPs
- At Least 55 Died in Hawaii Fires, Thousands of Structures Exposed
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insurtechs in Cannabis
- Utah District to Pay $2M to Family of Bullied Black Girl Who Died by Suicide
- AccuWeather: Damage and Economic Loss from Wildfires in Hawaii $8B to $10B
- At Least 36 Killed, Hundreds of Properties Destroyed in Hawaii Fires
- People Moves: Insurance Office of America Hires Leland to Western Division
- Wind-Driven Hawaii Wildfire Destroying Maui Tourist Town
- Bursting Ice Dam in Alaska Highlights Risks of Glacial Flooding
- Glacial Dam Outburst in Alaska Eroded Riverbanks, Destroyed at Least 2 Buildings
- 2 Southern California Firefighters and Pilot Were Killed in Helicopter Collision
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wigmore Insurance Agency in California
- Oregon OSHA Cites Contractor for Multiple Job Safety Violations
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Operators Custom Fortifying
- 2 Killed, 3 Hurt When Pleasure Boat Catches Fire in Southern California Bay
- Compensation for New Mexico Wildfire Victims Tops $14M and is Climbing
- Washington Dollar Tree Store Fined for Worker Safety Violations
- People Moves: Frank Joins the WCF Insurance Board in Utah
- Lizzo Pushes Back After Her Former Dancers Claim Harassment in California Suit
- California Firm to Pay $1M for Selling Devices to Thwart Truck Smog Controls
- Car App Jerry in California Gets $110M in Funding, Adds Services
- Pipeline Operators to Pay $12.5M After Crude Oil Spills in Montana, North Dakota
- Viewpoint: California’s Next Steps on Cat Models, Challenges and Issues in Insurance Rate-Making
- California Lawsuit by Former Dancers Accuses Lizzo of Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment
- Amwins Report Keys on Disruption in Cannabis Space
- Investigators: Poor Track Conditions Caused Deadly 2021 Montana Amtrak Derailment
- Warrant out for Washington Man Who Filed False Claim for Scuba Gear
- Some Gains Made on 80K Acre Southern California Wildfire
- Crews Battling ‘Fire Whirls’ in California’s Mojave Desert
- California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Review Volume Rose in First Half of 2023
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