March 4, 2024
Hawaii officials plan to send debris and ash from the August wildfire that destroyed Lahaina town to Maui’s central landfill. Maui County officials said Wednesday that they picked the permanent disposal site in Kahului over two others that are closer …
March 4, 2024
When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable. Other times, they sprayed each other with a hose outside. But …
March 4, 2024
A California Workers’ Compensation Institute study shows nearly half of all litigated claims in the Los Angeles Basin are cumulative trauma claims that involve physical or mental injuries from repetitive stress, motion, or exposures, rather than from a specific event …
March 1, 2024
A newly released report on a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a group of cyclists last year near Phoenix, Ariona, casts doubt about the driver’s claim that the vehicle’s steering locked up. The National Transportation Safety Board released …
March 1, 2024
Alliant Insurance Services hired Frank Ross as vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Ross joins Alliant with a property/casualty insurance background encompassing risk management, cyber liability, and executive liability. Before joining Alliant, he was senior vice president at USI …
March 1, 2024
Sixteen railroad freight cars carrying corn derailed early Wednesday under a key railroad overpass in the northeast Nevada city of Elko, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities said. The Union Pacific train derailed just …
February 29, 2024
A California state judge has tentatively ruled that nearly 6,000 Black factory workers can sue Tesla as a group for the electric vehicle maker’s alleged failure to address rampant race discrimination and harassment at its Fremont plant. California Superior Court …
February 29, 2024
Insurance Office of America (IOA) named J.D. Rex to its Western division team. Based in Salt Lake City, Rex joins IOA as a risk management specialist focusing on the transportation industry. Before joining IOA, Rex was most recently president at …
February 29, 2024
FTP of California LLC has rebranded to Hinterland Insurance and moved its headquarters to the Denver Tech Center in Colorado. The rebrand is part of a larger strategy to reflect the firm’s growing business in the U.S. The company continues …
February 28, 2024
Snow was expected to pick up across portions of Oregon, Northern California and northwestern Nevada by Wednesday night, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, who are forecasting heavy snow to expand through the northern and central Sierra on Thursday. The best chance …