West News for April 2019
- University Of Alaska Reaching out to People Hit by Data Breach
- Relation Insurance Services in California Adds McKechnie and Hall
- California Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Chief’s Message to Comp Community
- Oregon Woman Who Lost Legs Sues Rail Companies
- L.A. County Sues Southern California Edison for Wildfire Damage
- Crane Collapse Casts Pall Over Seattle’s Rapid Growth
- PG&E Behind on Tree Work in California a Month from Wildfire Season
- Expert Discusses Potential Solutions to Ease the Pain of California’s Severe Wildfires
- PG&E Asks California for Higher Rates to Pay for Wildfire Safety, Profits
- Arizona City’s Pedestrian Safety Effort Fails
- Former Washington Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Theft
- California Lawmakers Advance Resilient Homes Initiative
- Arizona Becomes 48th State with Cellphone-Driving Law
- Newfront Insurance in California Names Kaneko Head of Carrier Relations
- SAIF in Oregon Names Williams Vice President Of Human Resources
- Court Rules Wyoming Killer Was Not a ‘Resident’ Under Mother’s Homeowners Policy
- Workers’ Comp Claims in Colorado’s Cannabis Industry Not as High as You Think
- California Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau Issues Report on Opioids
- PG&E Can Pay Employees $350M to Meet Safety Goals After California Wildfires
- For Specialty Insurance Firm K2, It’s Time for a New Private Equity Backer
- California State Fund Launching Utilization Review Solution
- California Wildfires Helped Drive Homeowners Premium Volume in Surplus Lines
- Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California Declares $3M Dividend for 2019
- Southern California Agent Arrested for Bogus Policy Scam
- California Insurance Commissioner Rejects Petition to Require Fossil Fuel Underwriting Disclosure
- Oregon Crash Kills Uber Passenger
- Brown & Riding Adds Katz in Colorado to Environmental Practice Group
- AAIS Gets Insurance Department Approval for CannaBOP in Colorado
- California Workers’ Comp Medical Dispute Resolution Letters Rose Last Year, Study Shows
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of ALMEA Insurance in Washington
- Montana Passes Workers’ Compensation Law for Firefighters
- City Council in Hawaii Advances Vacation Rental Bills
- California Lawsuit Claims Dispensary Sold Pesticide-Tainted Pot
- Oregon County Settles for $100K in Blue Lives Matter Flag Case
- NFP Names Wentz Plan Advisor in Utah
- Car Sharing Lobbyists Battle Car Renting Lobbyists, Driving State Lawmakers Crazy
- Island Insurance in Hawaii Names Tanoue Vice President, General Counsel
- LA Archdiocese to Pay $8M Payment in Sex Abuse Case
- PCF Insurance Services Acquires Grosslight Insurance in California
- Catastrophe Insurer Palomar Announces IPO Pricing, Shares Rise 1st Day of Trading
- Montana Senate Committee Brings Back Proposal for Tough DUI Laws
- California Regulators Skeptical of PG&E’s Promise to Improve Safety
- Washington Commissioner Fines Pet Insurer $25K
- Cal/OSHA Cites Manufacturer, Staffing Firm $300K for Amputation of Worker’s Fingers
- Insurance Office of America Adds Oliver to Western Region Team
- Sutter Health in California Settling Medicare Allegations for $30M
- Montana Regulator Warns of Bad Insurance Policies Being Peddled
- Family of Man Who Died Outside Oregon Denny’s Sues Killer, Security Firm For $10M
- Strong Tower in Arizona Names Anderson Vice President of Personal Lines
- California Earthquake Authority Board Votes to Sponsor Resilient Homes Initiative
- California State Fund Reports Increase in Net Income in 2018
- Washington Official Wants to Raise Insurance Tax to Help Fight Wildfires
- Hawaii Hit by M5.3 Earthquake: USGS
- California to Consider Allowing Small Self-Driving Delivery Trucks on Roads
- California’s Governor Proposes Wildfire Fund, Seeks PG&E Fix
- Part of Asbestos Cleanup Site in Montana Removed from Superfund List
- Jury Awards Colorado Woman $3.6M in Excessive Force Suit
- California Written Workers’ Comp Premium Down, Quarterly Report for Last Year Shows
- California State Fund Launches Telehealth Services
- Mother Sues Vegas Police Over Teen Son’s Shooting Death
- Southwestern Montana Hit with Earthquake, Aftershocks
- California Committee Passes Bill to Require Large Insurers to Report Supplier, Governing Board Diversity
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names Snelling Account Manager
- California Insurance Producer Charged with Fraud, Burglary And Grand Theft
- Months After Big Alaska Quake, Many Businesses Remain Closed
- Landslide Alerts Issued for a Large Portion of Oregon
- Progress Report on California Workers’ Comp Independent Bill Review
- Wyoming’s Opioid-Related Deaths Low, But Still A Concern
- Report Ranks California Top of Nation’s in Dog-Related Injury Claims
- Insurers Oppose Premium Tax to Fund Washington’s Wildfire Prevention
- Washington Commissioner’s ‘Insurance Fraud Most Wanted’ Suspect Extradited
- Defective Electrical Panel Caused 2017 Wildfire in California’s Butte County
- Wagner Joins Leavitt Group as Insurance Advisor in Montana
- Motel 6 Pays $12 Million to Settle Suit Over Providing Guest Lists to U.S. Immigration
- California Weighs Catastrophic Wildfire Fund as Way to Protect Utilities
- Google Will Require Contractors to Offer Benefits, Minimum Wage
- Washington Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
- Morones Promoted to Director of Claims at CompWest
- California Dam’s Spillway Gets First Use Since 2017 Flooding Crisis
- Virtus Adds Olson to Lead Expansion into Colorado
- Arizona Man Another Death Linked to Faulty Takata Air Bag
- Judge Tells PG&E to Hold Dividends to Pay to Help Reduce Wildfire Risks
- California Lawmaker Introduces Resilient Homes Initiative
- California Jury Rules Chevron Must Pay $21M for Cancer Claims
- Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Lovitt & Touché in Arizona
- Forklift Operator Killed in California Workplace Accident
- Risk Strategies Names Holden to Oversee Western Region Operations
- AAIS Expands Cannabis Businessowners Insurance Policy to Colorado
- Tokio Marine HCC Acquires Cyber Specialist NAS in California
- Montana Lawmakers Reject Recreational Marijuana
- FEMA Accused of Wrongly Releasing Data of California Wildfire Victims
- Jury Awards $700K to Man in Case Against Hawaii Hospital
- Worley Claims Services Acquires Alacrity in Oregon
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