Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre has signed a local disaster emergency declaration due to the unseasonably heavy rains that have flooded many homes and roads. KSRM reports that the declaration signed Tuesday has been sent to the Alaska Department …
The mother of a young Oregon girl who died after choking on a meatball at her preschool is seeking $7.6 million in a lawsuit against the suburban Portland school and its owner. The Oregonian reported that the lawsuit filed Monday …
The owners and operators of a Reno, Nev. apartment complex have agreed to pay $167,000 to settle a housing discrimination lawsuit over illegal restrictions on service dogs used by the disabled. The Justice Department says Rosewood Parks Apartments used illegal …
Brookdale Lodge owner Sanjiv Kakkar, 52, was sentenced to 364 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest for two felony counts including insurance premium fraud and failing to maintain workers’ compensation insurance. Kakkar paid restitution …
A jury has awarded more than $150 million in damages to a 13-year-old girl who watched her family burn to death in a fiery crash on a Southern California freeway. “It’s hard for her to comprehend” the scope of the …
Todd Hergesell has joined Barney & Barney LLC in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Hergesell will work with a team of professionals offering commercial property/casualty insurance, employee benefits, workers compensation, compensation consulting, executive liability, personal lines and surety. Barney & Barney’s Orange …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, will be featured on the Katie Couric Show as part of a Halloween special on Thursday. IICF and Sesame Workshop have paired to promote the goal …
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the “A” rating on California Earthquake Authority’s outstanding fixed-rate revenue bonds, which mature on July 1, 2016. Fitch has also affirmed CEA’s Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at “A.” The Rating Outlook is Stable. “The ratings reflect …
The Division of Workers’ Compensation announced a carve-out agreement between seven Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local unions, Vons and Super A Foods. The agreement covers an estimated 20,000 workers in the region. These workers increase the …
ISU Francis-Pinney Insurance Services Inc. named Tom Bone to the title of risk insurance advisor. Bone will continue to work with his existing clients and develop new relationships with employers, and he will lead a team of specialists in various …
