West News for July 2024
- Report: 1Q 2024 California Workers’ Comp Written Premium 3% Lower Than Year Ago
- 600-Square-Mile-Plus Wildfire in California Now State’s Fifth Largest on Record
- Wildfire Smoke May Be Worse for Your Brain Than Other Air Pollution, Study Says
- People Moves: Karasaki and Grossi Leave Aon to Run New Alliant Insurance Services Honolulu Office
- Firefighters Increase Containment on California Wildfire Now at 599 Square Miles
- Fires in The West Are Becoming Ever Bigger, Consuming. Why and What Can Be Done?
- California Workers’ Comp Report Shows ‘Relatively Stable’ System Post-Pandemic
- California Wildfire Grows to 575 Square Miles, Destroying at Least 100 Structures
- Amazon Says Washington State Injury Case Has Been Dismissed
- Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit
- California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal
- California Wildfire Continues to Spread Rapidly to 164K Acres
- California Indoor Worker Heat Protections OK’d and in Effect
- Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling
- New Mexico Woman Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Gallup Insurance Agency
- Northern California Fire Becomes State’s Biggest in a Day, Evacuations Ordered
- California Homeowners Sue FAIR Plan Over Smoke Damage Coverage
- New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Takes Issue with Ruling on Living Expenses
- Jewelers Mutual Acquiring Union Life & Casualty Insurance Agency in Arizona
- Hot, Inland California Cities Face The Steepest Water Cuts With New Conservation Mandate
- How California’s Homeowners Insurance Crisis Is Affecting Brokers
- Southern California Blaze Destroys Six Homes, Other Fires Still Burning in State
- People Moves: MGIS in Utah Names Wrage VP of Sales and Distribution
- California Contractor Settles EEOC Harassment Charge
- Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms
- Allstate, State Farm Sued Over $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement
- People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Bagwell Commercial Lines Leader in West
- Tesla’s California Car Registrations Fall for Third Straight Quarter
- Intense Heat Expected to Challenge Records in Pacific Northwest Over Weekend
- Southwest Airlines, Archer Aviation to Develop Plans for Flying Air Taxis in California
- Popular California Restauranteur Fined $71K for Failing to Pay Overtime
- California Needs a Million EV Charging Stations — But That’s ‘Unlikely’ and ‘Unrealistic’
- People Moves: Intact Hires Janssens as SVP of West Coast Commercial Surety; Odiorne Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner in Washington
- High Condo Premiums a Top Issue in Hawaii Legislative Races
- Washington Adult Home Operator Facing Felony Charge in Alleged Workers’ Comp Scam
- Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear
- Hawaiian Residents Return Home After Crews Contain Wind-Swept Wildfire
- Families of Workers Killed in Idaho Hangar Collapse Sue Construction Company
- Washington Roofers Fined $1.27M for Putting Workers at Risk of Falling
- People Moves: Fischtrom Joins Altamont Capital Partners as Operating Partner; Williamson Joins Alliant in Denver
- Growing Southern California Wildfire Threatening 4,100 Structures
- Allstate Seeking 34% Rate Hike on California Homeowners Insurance
- California Insurance Commissioner OKs Lower Workers’ Comp Benchmark Rate
- Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Sued for Wrongful Death in Alleged Fatal Collision
- Heffernan Acquires Costello Insurance Associates in Arizona
- California Insurance Commissioner Orders Insurance Preserved for 46K Residents Following Fire
- Wildfire Risk Rises as Western States Dry Out Amid Ongoing Heat Wave
- Deaths, Injuries, Billions of Dollars Are Costs of Extreme Heat in California
- Vitol, SK Settle California Fuel Rigging Probe for $50 Million
- Senate Hopeful Pushes Insurance Revamp During California ‘Gouging’
- Montana To Ask State Top Court To Overturn Landmark Climate Ruling
- California Company Recalling 1M Power Adapters Sold with Baby Sound Machines Due to Shock Hazard
- Southern California Wildfire Has Now Burned Nearly 27,000 Acres
- Report: Fewer Claims but Higher Losses for California Workers’ Comp Private Self-Insureds
- Review of Prescribed Fires Following Record New Mexico Blaze Finds Gaps
- California Earthquake Authority Selling Debt to Avoid Paying More for Coverage
- Growing Fire in Southern California Prompts Evacuations
- California Lawmakers to Ask Voters for Permission Borrow $20B for Climate, Schools
- Lightning Strike Started New Mexico Wildfire That Damaged 1,400 Structures
- $21M to Settle Claims Over Botched Fireworks Detonation in Los Angeles
- California Warehouse, Logistics Companies Fined Nearly $840K After Worker Pay Probe
- California Commissioner’s Analysis Shows $7.7B in Losses From Extreme Heat Events
- State Farm Seeking Large Rate Increases in Wildfire-Prone California
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines Unite Health, Others $500K for Violations
- Containment on Large California Fire Increased, but Temps Are Expected to Soar
- PG&E Cut Power to 2,000 as Extreme Heat Bakes California
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cornerstone in California
- Report Keys on Impacts of Economic Changes on California Workers’ Comp
- California Wildfire Outlook: ‘A Challenging Season for Firefighters’
- Maui Officials Highlight Steps Toward Rebuilding a Year After Deadly Wildfire
- Are Employers Prepared for California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law?
- Report: Combined California Workers’ Comp Losses and Expenses Down in 2023
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