August 7, 2024
Crest Insurance Group has acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Provost Associates. Provosts specializes in the hospitality industry, serving more than 200 high-end hotel properties and 900 golf properties. Crest is an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, that provides property/casualty and …
August 7, 2024
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company’s Commerce City refinery in Colorado has resulted in long-lasting harm to surrounding communities. The lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of GreenLatinos, the …
August 6, 2024
The Park Fire continues to slowly grow to 647 square miles, as thousands of firefighters continue to work to gain more control over the Northern California blaze, which is now the state’s fourth largest on record. The fire runs across …
August 6, 2024
Three suspects pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in May and June after investigations by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit. The fraud cases included a suspect from Qatar who had been on a most wanted list since 2013, …
August 6, 2024
BenefitMall Appoints Bishop Benefits Sales Executive for Southern California BenefitMall hired Crystal Bishop as a benefits sales executive for Southern California. Bishop has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She most recently served as executive sales …
August 5, 2024
Firefighters have increased containment on the 627-square-mile Park Fire near Chico, California, which is now 34% contained. The fire, now the fourth largest wildfire in history, is 401,740 acres. It was 24% contained on Friday. It has destroyed 640 structures …
August 5, 2024
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of recent wildfires and flooding in Lincoln County. The spending bill includes $70 million for local governments to use as zero-interest …
August 2, 2024
The parties involved in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state of Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a global settlement of claims that will be worth a little over $4 billion, Gov. Josh Green told The Associated Press. …
August 2, 2024
Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the fourth largest wildfire in history. The fire, which covers parts of four counties—Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama—has a massive amount …
August 2, 2024
A scuba dive boat captain was ordered to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boylan’s criminal negligence as captain of the Conception …