West News News for August 2009
August 31, 2009
- California Wildfires Threaten Thousands of Homes
- Colorado Electricity Dam Fire Results in Indictment
- Accord Most Stolen Car in Pacific Northwest
- Farmers Gives California Fire Victims Assistance Number
- Website Offers Free Sales Leads
August 28, 2009
- California Insurance Chief Poizner Sues to Block Workers' Comp Fund Sale
- Oregon Says Workers' Comp Must Pay for Weight Loss
- Seized California Insurer Golden Eagle to Pay for Landfill Cleanup
August 27, 2009
- Farm Workers Sue New Mexico for Workers' Compensation Coverage
- California Sees Rise in Car Insurance Fraud Tied to Economy
August 26, 2009
- Employers Direct Sheds Direct Calif. Workers' Comp; Will Return with Brokers
- California's State Insurance Fund Sale Considered Unlikely
August 25, 2009
- Idaho Supreme Court Hears Propofol Malpractice Case
- Workplace Deaths Fall in Wyoming
- Arizona Sees Fewer Auto Accidents
- California Wildfires Called Contained
August 24, 2009
- Oregon Trucking Company Accused of Negligence
- U.S. Courts Rejects California Law on Insurance Claims for Armenians
- Older Arizonans Still Behind the Wheel
August 21, 2009
- Surplus Lines Group Contests Montana's Right to Stamping Fees
- Ore. Car Salesman Loses Ethics Case
- Phoenix Arson Suspect Arrested
- Nevada Hosts Insurance Industry Conference
August 20, 2009
- California Fires Expensive, But State Can Cover
- Californian Held in State Workers' Compensation Fund $1.4 Million Fraud
- California Insurance Firms Help LA Firemen Stay Fit
- Honolulu Insurance Association Wins Award
- Tahoe-Area Agent Leads Nevada
August 19, 2009
- New Mexico Court Throws Out Baseball Immunity Rule
- Facebook Sued For Privacy Violation in California
August 17, 2009
- Colorado Workers' Compensation Insurer Pinnacol Defends Agent Perks
- Insurers Pressing Oregon Landowners to Take Wildfire Prevention Measures
August 14, 2009
August 13, 2009
- Calif. Workers' Comp Rating Bureau to Recommend 22.8% Increase in Rates
- Insurer to Pay Final $800K for Toxic Cleanup of Tacoma Tide Flats
- Insurance for Homes Near Hawaii Volcano Costly, If It's Available
August 12, 2009
- New Mexico Governor Wants First-Time Drunk Drivers Jailed, Fined
- Denver Fire Department Admits Filing False Insurance Reports
- Flocks, Pearson Named to California Workers' Compensation Bureau
August 11, 2009
- Colorado Touts $188 Million in Consumer Insurance Savings
- SullivanCurtisMonroe Adds Baird as Vice President
August 10, 2009
- Oregon Bill Gives Consumers Leverage to Negotiate Vehicle Value During Loss
- Felica Weakens to Tropical Storm; Flooding Possible
- Nevada Surgeon-Politician Forced to Stop Operating
- Fireman's Fund Adds Schmickle as Music Underwriting Director
- G.S. Levine Insurance Services Names Afsahi President
August 7, 2009
- Hurricane Felicia Weakened to Category 2
- Employers Holdings Posts Q2 Net Income of $20.3 Million
- Colorado To Hold Workers' Compensation Loss Cost Hearing
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers Raises $47,000 for Avon Breast Cancer Walk
August 6, 2009
- New Earthquake Risk Models Likely To Reduce Insured Loss Estimates
- Environmental Groups Sue FEMA Over Oregon Flood Maps
- Snow Joins Pacific Wholesale Insurance Brokers
- EPIC Appoints Principal in San Francisco
August 5, 2009
- Court: Assault and Battery in Self-Defense Not An Insurance 'Accident'
- Colorado Committee Evaluates State's Workers' Comp Insurer Pinnacol
August 4, 2009
- USAA Auto Insurance Reduces Auto Rates 7% for Californians
- California Releases New Draft of Pay-As-You-Drive Regulations
- Report: California Must Adapt to Changing Climate
- Washington: Summertime Brings Extra Workplace Hazards
- Oregon Counties Plan for Aftermath of Disasters
August 3, 2009