West News for June 2024
- California Workers’ Comp Med-Legal Costs up Sharply Under New Fee Schedule
- People Moves: California Earthquake Authority Governing Board Appoints New CEO
- Oregon Wildfire Growing After Active Day
- Jury Awards $700k to Seattle Protesters Jailed for Anti-Police Slogans on Barricade
- Report: Over 1,000 Properties Affected by New Mexico Wildfires to Cost $370M
- California FAIR Plan Clearinghouse Will Include Commercial Policies Starting July 1
- Containment Grows on Wildfire Near Site of Most Destructive Blaze in California History
- Report: Nearly All California Worker’s Comp IMR Filings Were Eligible for Review
- Washington Commissioner Asks Insurers to Extend Additional Living Expenses for Wildfire Victims
- Jury Awards $13M to Ultramarathon Athlete Injured on Seattle Sidewalk
- Cal/OSHA Board Adopts Workplace Standard for Indoor Heat
- Wildfire Threats Make Utilities Uninsurable in US West
- Four Minor Early Morning Earthquakes Hit Southern California
- Containment Grows on New Mexico Wildfires, as Rains and Cooler Weather Help
- Let Good Adjusters, Not Expensive Lawyers, Make the Difference on Claims, CEO Says
- Home Insurance at $10,000 a Year Shows California Buyers’ Pain
- Hawaii Agrees to ‘Groundbreaking’ Settlement of Youth Climate Change Case
- Los Angeles Will Pay $300K to Settle Lawsuit Against Journalist Over Undercover Photos
- Emerald Bay Partners with Lightspeed for California Homeowners Insurance Facility
- Growing Wildfires in New Mexico Destroyed 1,400 Structures
- Farmers Adjusters Cry Foul Over Workloads, Claims Handling in Letter to Regulators
- Northern California Wildfire at 15K-Plus Acres, Containment Grows on Fire in South
- New Mexico Wildfires Spread to 20,000 Acres, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
- California to Change Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10 Billion
- Report Says ‘Poor Maintenance’ Led to Deadly Crash of Helicopter in New Mexico
- California Labor Commissioner Cites Amazon $6M for Violating Warehouse Quotas Law
- New Mexico Town Ordered to Evacuate Due to Large, Uncontained Wildfire
- California Workers’ Comp Institute Examines Presumption for Ag Heat Injuries
- Underwater Fault Could Devastate West Coast With Major Quake and Tsunami
- Idaho Police Force Lost Millions in Gear and Vehicles in Fire
- Strong Winds Driving Southern California Wildfire
- Oregon Contractor Fined for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
- Apple Accused in Lawsuit of Underpaying Female Workers in California
- California Labor Commissioner Reaches $658K Settlement with Residential Care Facility
- People Moves: Lara Appoints New Members to California Insurance Diversity Task Force
- Overnight Fire Damaged or Destroyed 15 Boats at Nevada Marina
- California Governor Wants to Curb a Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10B
- D.A. in California Sues Farmers, Other Home Insurers Alleging Scheme to Underinsure
- Wyoming Landslide Brings Mountain-Sized Headache to Commuting Workers
- California Is Sitting on Millions That Could Boost Wage Theft Response
- Workers’ Comp Fraud Task Force Uncovers $30M Scheme in California
- Tesla Must Face Autopilot False Ad Claims by California DMV
- People Moves: CSAA Names Huebner EVP of Commercial Insurance
- Uber Loses Challenge to California Gig Work Law in Appeals Court
- ALKEME Acquires Personal and Commercial Specialist InsurePro in Utah
- Supreme Court Seeks Government Views on Honolulu Climate Suit Against Oil Companies
- California’s Capital Will See Temperatures Above 100F This Week
- Lax Oversight by California Agency Put Freeway at Risk Before 2023 Blaze, Audit Finds
- ShakeAlert Adding Satellite Capabilities for Earthquake Warnings
- Colorado Woman Handcuffed in Police Car Hit by Train Receives $8.5M Settlement
- Environmentalists Want to Sue Colorado Refinery for a Thousand Pollution Violations
- California City Awarded Grant to Study Insurance Protections from Sea Level Rise
- Emerald Bay and Arrowhead Launch Commercial Earthquake Facility in California, Pacific Northwest
- Maui Council to Study Impacts of Eliminating 7,000 Vacation Rentals
- People Moves: PCF Insurance Services Names Gray Chief Financial Officer
- PacifiCorp to Pay $178M in Latest Settlement Over Deadly 2020 Oregon Blazes
- Hub Acquires Combined HCM in California
- Oregon Report Keys in on Disabling Claims for Occupational Injuries
- Firefighters Increase Containment on California’s First Big Wildfire of the Season
- Oregon Utility Regulator Rejects PacifiCorp Request to Limit Liability in Wildfire Suits
- People Moves: IMA Financial Group Adds Hennessey as EVP, Regional Sales Leader
- AccuWeather: Year’s First Big Heatwave Raises Wildfire Risk in West
- Firefighters Battle California Wildfire With Hot Weather in the Forecast
- Utility Launches Shutoff Plan Aimed at Preventing Another Wildfire Like Lahaina
- People: PEMCO in Washington Names Strong Chief Claims Officer, Reddy Chief Data and Analytics Officer
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