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People Moves: CSAA in California Names Pugh EVP and CIO; Kerfoot Joins Alliantin Hawaii

CSAA Insurance Group Promotes Pugh to EVP and CIO CSAA Insurance Group, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., promoted Todd Pugh to executive vice president and chief information officer, overseeing all aspects of the company’s information technology division. He has served …

US Home Insurance ‘Bubble’ Closer to Popping as Climate Risks Mount: Report

Home insurance costs that have soared in much of the US may get even higher. Tens of millions of properties around the country are insured at prices that haven’t caught up with the danger of hurricanes, wildfires and floods, according …

People Moves: Bundy to Lead Burns & Wilcox San Diego Office

Kendall Bundy has joined Burns & Wilcox and will lead its San Diego, Calif. office. Bundy most recently served as a vice president at RT Specialty and also worked as project manager at Fieldwork Network. Burns & Wilcox is headquartered …

Washington Proposes 4.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2024

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers will pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year. If adopted, the increase would have employers and workers jointly paying …

Environmental Groups Urge Regulators to Shut Down California Reactor Over Safety Concerns

Environmental groups called on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant until tests can be conducted on critical machinery they believe could fail and cause a catastrophe. Friends of the Earth …

Independence Pet Group to Acquire Cat Insurance Brand Felix in Arizona

Independence Pet Group completed of its acquisition of Felix Cat Insurance, a pet insurance brand for cats. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions, including various regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the second half of 2023. …

Thieves Swarm Luxury Malls in Southern California and Other Areas, Driving Retail Crime to $100B

It took just minutes for more than 20 thieves, clad in hoods and masks, to swarm the Nordstrom store in the Westfield Topanga shopping center and make off with $300,000 of handbags and other luxury items. A security guard was …

California Suit Says Oil Giants Deceived Public on Climate, Seeks Funds for Storm Damage

The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of …

People Moves: Nordholm joins Mercury as Head of Technical Product

Mercury Insurance, headquartered in Brea, Calif., named Cameron Nordholm as its head of technical product. Before joining Mercury Insurance, Nordholm was head of product and head of strategy at AgentSync and served as a product consultant at Diegetic Media, LLC.

Gas Leak Forced Evacuation of Southern California Homes

A Southern California neighborhood was evacuated for more than six hours early Thursday due to a large leak of natural gas from an underground pipe, authorities said. The leak was detected around 1:30 a.m. in unincorporated West Whittier, about 10 …

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