Jillian Anderson was planning to make fighting crime in Waikiki the top issue in her campaign for a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Then came the letter from her condo association announcing a 300% increase in insurance premiums, …
A Spokane, Washington woman who ran an adult family home while claiming she was too injured to work faces a felony charge in a $60,000 workers’ compensation fraud case. Serah Kamau, 52, reportedly operated her business, Brookhouse Adult Family Home, …
Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective equipment difficult and potentially contributed to their infections, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. The …
Firefighters have contained a wind-swept wildfire that was threatening about 200 homes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, authorities said late Monday night, and an evacuation notice for the area has been lifted. The fire burned 1.56 square miles of …
The families of two construction workers killed when an airport hangar in Idaho collapsed are suing several companies that were involved in the building process, alleging the businesses recklessly cut corners and used inappropriate materials for the build. The private …
Four Washington roofing companies are facing $1.27 million in fines from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for safety violations including allowing workers on top of homes without fall protection. L&I cited and fined Allways Roofing Inc. $345,700 …
Fischtrom Joins Altamont Capital Partners as Operating Partner Altamont Capital Partners, based in Palo Alto, California, hired Brad Fischtrom as an operating partner. Fischtrom has more than 20 years of insurance industry experience. He most recently served as chief operating …
Evacuation orders and warnings are in place for roughly 4,200 people due to a growing wildfire in southern California that is threatening 4,100 structures. The Shelly Fire in Siskiyou County is now 15,232 acres and is 3% contained. It is …
Allstate is seeking an increase in its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of 34%. According to the California Department of Insurance, the Allstate homeowners filing was received by the Department on April 14, 2023. The initial rate request …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today issued a decreased pure premium rate for workers’ compensation insurance, lowering the annual benchmark rate from $1.41 to $1.38 per $100 of payroll— representing a 2.1% percent decrease from last year. The advisory rate …
