October 13, 2023
A jury has delivered a $135 million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, determining that negligence by a Southern California school district allowed the abuse of two students during the 1990s. Jurors in Riverside County Superior …
October 13, 2023
Mark Racunas has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as senior vice president, Alliant Specialty. Based in Los Angeles, Calif., Racunas has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry. He most recently served as …
October 12, 2023
PG&E Corp. will pay a $45 million penalty for its role in starting the second-largest wildfire in California history under a settlement proposal issued by state regulators. The California utility giant agreed to the shareholder-funded penalty proposed by the California …
October 12, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S. …
October 12, 2023
A jury has awarded more than $228 million in damages to several plaintiffs who sued a Las Vegas-based bottled water company after its product was linked to liver illnesses, a newspaper reported. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that jurors determined …
October 12, 2023
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., named Greg Barnes executive vice president, managing director, Alliant Specialty. Barnes is based in Los Angeles, Calif. He most recently served as president at Lockton Companies and previously served as a capital markets …
October 12, 2023
Wildfire has become an increasingly challenging threat in many Western States. With an ever-increasing frequency and intensity, this continues to pose a serious threat to lives and properties across the exposed area. Wildfires are occurring earlier in the season and …
October 11, 2023
U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Sept. 4, 2022, crash, said Thursday that a …
October 11, 2023
Insurance Office of America (IOA) named Paul Sullivan western division president. Sullivan joined IOA in 2009. He was previously IOA’s regional president of the Northwest region. Former roles include vice president at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., California Insurance Center …
October 11, 2023
Bobby Levell Gilbert, Jr., 66 of Santa Ana, California, and owner of B & J Tree Service, has been charged with 96 felony counts for alleged wage theft, denial of workers’ compensation benefits to employees, workers’ compensation fraud, failure to …