March 6, 2014
Kevin Lundstrom has joined Leavitt Great West Insurance Services in Montana. Lundstrom has experience in the health care industry. He specializes in providing employee healthcare benefit solutions and will be focusing on large employers and school sponsored plans throughout Montana. …
March 6, 2014
Two bills aimed at rectifying the problems at Cover Oregon and avoiding repeats in the future advanced in the Oregon Legislature, garnering overwhelming support despite warnings from critics that they will have little effect. The Senate voted to require that …
March 5, 2014
A former Gallatin County, Mont. sheriff’s deputy who faces trial in May on charges that he mistreated a prisoner three years ago is suing the county claiming he did not receive adequate treatment for job-related mental health issues. The Bozeman …
March 5, 2014
The Nevada Division of Insurance recovered more than $3.9 million from insurance companies for Nevada Consumers in 2013, according to the division. A recovery is the amount of monetary compensation or relief received by a consumer as a result of …
March 5, 2014
The state’s Drought Task Force says two recent storms that washed over drought-stricken California were welcome, but that the state still needs a lot more rain. California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird said Tuesday that the state needs a …
March 5, 2014
Trial has begun in federal court in Las Vegas for a 49-year-old senior Clark County human resources analyst accused of conspiring with a dead former judge to steal $824,000 from an auto insurance company. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that …
March 5, 2014
Burnham Benefits Insurance Services Inc. is expanding into the Sacramento area and has named Steve Vilas as vice president. Vilas will spearhead expansion efforts in the region, he will establish a new office in Sacramento and hire employees support new …
March 4, 2014
Bellevue, Wash.-based Fulcrum Insurance Programs named Nikki Wyer vice president of underwriting and product development. Wyer’s responsibilities include management of Fulcrum’s underwriting division as well as development of new products and programs. Her career includes serving as executive vice president …
March 4, 2014
There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on at the University of Nevada, Reno. UNR’s seismic-simulation facility became the largest in the United States and second largest in the world this week with an expansion that included moving three new …
March 4, 2014
A northern Idaho jury has awarded $56,000 to an excavation crew foreman who said he was fired for reporting safety violations on the Sand Creek Byway. The Bonner County Daily Bee reported the Bonner County jury on Friday voted 9-3 …