California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara awarded $50,545,239 in grants to 34 district attorney offices representing 44 counties in the state to combat insurance fraud. The grants, funded through annual employer assessments, support law enforcement efforts in investigating and prosecuting fraud. …
Kyle Gerdts has joined Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as vice president, sales and account management. Gerdts joins from HealthComp, where he was director of sales with responsibilities for consultative sales and strategy. Before that, he worked …
A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is trying to convince a federal jury that a local clinic submitted hundreds of asbestos claims for people who weren’t sick, …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its report on workers’ compensation losses and expenses for 2022. Key findings in the report include: Medical losses paid in 2022 were $4.4 billion, or 53 percent of total loss payments. …
You can’t really know much about the cannabis industry without having at least a basic understanding of extraction. It’s a major part of the industry, but you really don’t hear about it being talked about enough. Darwin Millard, chief science …
LP Insurance Services, LLC, headquartered in Reno, Nev., added Cole Thompson to its Las Vegas commercial lines team. Thompson will work with commercial clients seeking insurance solutions and risk management services. Before joining LP Insurance, Thompson was an agent at …
NFP acquired Presidio Financial Services Corp. in Westlake Village, California. Presidio is an independent insurance brokerage that provides products tailored for physicians, doctors, healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals. Gisela Plazas, Presidio’s founder and CEO, will be joining NFP and working …
Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. Yet one year into …
California ranked first in strengthening policies to enable widespread use of electric cars, trucks, and buses, according to a national scorecard out on Wednesday that gives most states poor grades. The 2023 State Transportation Electrification Scorecard from the American Council …
Individuals from two construction companies in California’s Bay Area were arraigned on charges of conspiring to misclassify workers to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance, payroll taxes and insurance premiums. The first complaint against Candido Silva, Itamar De Morais Junior, and …
