NSM Insurance Group acquired Shield Commercial Insurance Services in Palm Desert, California. Shield specializes in insurance solutions for the general contractor and construction liability space. Shield is focused on underwriting business for small and mid-sized contractors, offering coverages for general …
Several Acrisure Partners in California, Nevada and Hawaii will rebrand to operate as the firm’s West region led by long-time partners Jennifer Anderson and Dan Michelini. In 2023, the Acrisure kicked off efforts to align under the Acrisure brand in …
Some of the nation`s largest truck makers pledged to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade, part of an agreement with state regulators aimed at preventing lawsuits that threatened to delay or block …
Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of national forest, it was announced. The money covers damage from the Rey …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler sent out his annual Climate Risk Disclosure survey, requiring insurance companies with more than $100 million in written premiums in the United States in 2022 to respond, his office announced on Friday. The survey was …
Farmers will limit new homeowners insurance policies in California, according to a statement issued by the carrier that follows a similar decision by State Farm last month and adds to a growing list of major carriers cooling on California. “We …
The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain`s role in the opioid epidemic, the state`s top lawyer announced. The last in a series of multiyear settlements with pharmaceutical companies, retailers and others, …
Brian Keith Arteaga, 39, of Placentia, California, was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement, theft of fiduciary funds, insurance fraud, and money laundering after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly stole …
Higginbotham has acquired Cress Insurance Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Higginbotham and Cress Insurance Group will come together to enhance service to the group’s 2,500 clients and serve a broader customer base in New Mexico. Higginbotham gave the title of …
The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday sued Starbucks SBUX.O over the coffee chain’s refusal to rehire 33 workers as it reorganized three downtown Seattle stores, including its flagship store in Pike Place Market. In a petition filed in Seattle …
