Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler fined Molina Healthcare of Washington $100,000 on Tuesday for errors in the company’s enrollment and billing system. Kreidler’s office opened a review of Molina’s enrollment and billing system in 2021 after a significant increase in …
BenefitMall has named Don Hutchinson benefits sales executive for Southern California. Hutchinson has over a decade of industry experience. Before joining BenefitMall in February, Hutchinson most recently served as a regional sales manager at Choice Administrators. BenefitMall is headquartered in …
A landslide reduced a Los Angeles house under renovation to a jumble of lumber, pulled the pool and deck away from a second home, and left the pool at a third residence on the edge of a huge fissure. The …
Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles this week when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said he will allow catastrophe modeling to be used in rate regulation for wildfires, a move he says will help restore insurance options for Californians. It was the latest phase of Lara’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy. …
California’s property insurer of last resort told lawmakers that it’s financially unprepared to cover the costs of a major catastrophe in the state. The plan now faces $311 billion in potential losses, up from $50 billion six years ago, California …
A small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board, local authorities said. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said a 911 call around 7:40 p.m. Sunday reported the crash outside the city of Madras, …
A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal lawsuit of excessive force over a 2022 fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. The officer shot Immanueal “Manny” Clark in the back as he ran away from …
Willy Hammond joined the Alliant private client division of Alliant Insurance Services as vice president, senior loss control specialist. Hammond has 30 years of experience in the industry and previously served as national director of premier accounts at The Cincinnati …
An oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor, but the exact source still isn’t known, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. Authorities detected the 2.5-mile-long oil sheen …
