Independent wholesaler All Risks Ltd. named Rick McDonough and his West Coast production team to All Risks’ San Francisco location. In addition to McDonough, the brokerage team leader, joining the office are brokers Shawn Chummar, Yvonne McNamara, Teresa Muston and …
The three-alarm fire in Pullman, Wash. destroyed four apartment buildings and a club house that would have been worth about $13 million when completed this summer. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported the fire early Sunday destroyed 88 units at the …
Bags of pistachios made by a Hilo company are being recalled for possible salmonella contamination. Hawaii News Now reported the Food and Drug Administration says batches of Hilo Products Roasted & Salted Natural Pistachios may carry the bacteria. The bags …
Ten California cities and counties are suing leading paint manufacturers, seeking to force them to remove lead paint from millions of homes at a cost of $1 billion. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the trial starting Monday in …
A new report shows an Arizona wildfire that began with a lightning strike and caused little immediate concern because of its remote location and small size quickly grew into an inferno, leading officials to rapidly order more resources in the …
IMA Inc. named Brian Bovasso director of the its public company and large risk practice. This is a new practice that will be part of IMA’s Executive Risk Solutions. Bovasso will lead the continued development and expansion of IMA’s executive …
The University of Washington will pay $15.2 million in a medical malpractice judgment after a mistake caused a debilitating brain damage to a girl in 2008. The sum ordered a King County judge is one of the largest medical malpractice …
Washoe County in Nevada has paid $75,000 to settle a civil case involving a college student who claimed a sheriff’s deputy “manhandled” her and used excessive force during an arrest at Lake Tahoe. Lauren Kettell, a student at the University …
Hub International Insurance Services named Viesha Treadwell senior vice president of their San Francisco Commercial Division. Treadwell will be responsible for business development and sales. Treadwell and her team will be based at one of Hub’s newest locations in San …
The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history caused $292.8 million in insured losses, according to a preliminary report issued on Monday by the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. The estimates include roughly 3,630 homeowner and auto insurance claims being filed …
