Richmond is suing Chevron for damages from a massive fire that shut down the energy giant’s refinery at the San Francisco Bay area city last year. A lawsuit filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court alleges the crude-oil pipeline leak …
A Southern California mall is being sued by a man who claims security officers racially profiled him and other black men. The Torrance Daily Breeze reported Cortes Rex claims that guards at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach called …
Denver-based Hill Program Managers, LLC has formed an agreement to underwrite design professional liability coverage in conjunction with Berkley Custom Insurance Managers, a member company of W. R. Berkley Corp. Hill Programs will underwrite professional liability for architects, engineers, surveyors, …
A federal appeals court says an Oregon longshoreman who got drunk on the job, urinated while standing on a dock and then fell 6 feet onto concrete should not get workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries. Gary Schwirse drank at …
The developers of a Hollywood skyscraper have agreed to dig a trench to determine whether an earthquake fault runs beneath the site slated for the project. The Los Angeles Times reported that New York-based Millennium Partners will dig at the …
A Maui man who uses a wheelchair says he was forced to crawl through the aisle, up and down stairs and along a tarmac during a Delta Air Lines flight last year. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Baraka Kanaan, in …
Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named John Bessenbacher vice president of new business development in its Sacramento, Calif. office. Bessenbacher will play a role in the development of marketing strategies and business development for Poms. Bessenbacher has experience assessing …
Washington’s State Supreme Court has affirmed that insurers are liable for illegal actions committed by their agents, a decision that will enable the state’s insurance commissioner to continue to go after bad actors and insurance companies they represent among any …
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance announced it signed signing of 20 new member agencies during the month of July, five of which were in the West. July’s new members in the West are: Stephen Aragon Insurance of Carlsbad, Calif. Sara …
Chris Schenk has joined Starley Leavitt Insurance Agency in Twin Falls, Idaho. Schenk will focus on home and auto, life, health and commercial insurance. Prior to insurance Schenk helped run a car detailing business. He also sold electrical supplies for …
