West News for January 2026
- Port of Los Angeles December Imports Fell 8% From Year Earlier
- Washington Bill Granting Restitution to Insurance Consumers Passes State Senate
- Relation Insurance Acquires PT Business Solutions in California
- People Moves: EverPeak Insurance Names Kranz President; Arrowhead Intermediaries Appoints Davis as CMO; Owens Joins Alliant as SVP
- Falls Were Most Common Safety Violation in Washington for 20th Straight Year
- What A Community Foundation Learned Spending $100M After The LA Fires
- Gryphon Holdings Acquiring PrimeOne Insurance Company
- Consumer Group Got $1.4M Intervening in California Rate Filings, CDI Says
- Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Paying $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
- Appeals Court Asks Arizona Justices to Define ‘Fortuitous Loss’
- Oregon Baby Still Battling Botulism After ByHeart Formula Exposure
- Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts
- LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans
- People Moves: Cowbell Appoints Hughes as Chief Commercial Officer
- California Attorney General Issues Cease and Desist Letter to xAI
- NEXT Insurance in California Rebrands as ERGO NEXT Insurance
- Maui Fire Survivors Brace for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance
- The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think
- Proposed California Billionaires’ Tax Rattles Silicon Valley, Entangles Governor
- Musk’s xAI Faces California AG Probe Over Grok Sexual Images
- Two Big California Home Insurers to Raise Rates by 6.9%
- Viewpoint: What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation
- How Colorado Sparked a Global Push for Salary Transparency
- California Wants to Mix Hydrogen With Gas to Cut Pollution. Critics Say That Poses Risks
- Experts Wary of Privacy, Liability From AI Health Gadgets at CES in Nevada
- FAA Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash
- Rideshare Drivers Protest Robotaxis as California Considers More Regulations
- California Bill Seeks to Add ‘Transparency’ to Aerial Images Used by Insurers
- Billionaire NFL Owner Suing Over Billboards Near His LA Stadium
- Newsom Seeks $200 Million to Replace EV Tax Credits Cut by Trump
- How Trump’s Tariffs Ricochet Through A California Business Park
- Less Than a Dozen Homes Have Been Rebuilt a Year After LA Wildfires
- People Moves: Moore Named General Counsel at Aspire
- Duffy Pulls $160 Million From California Over Truck Licenses
- Newsom Plans Crackdown on Corporate Homebuying in California
- People Moves: Roxborough Named 2026 CHSWC Chair
- California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties
- Southern California Aerospace Firm to Pay $1.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
- Their Homes Survived The LA Wildfires; A Year Later They Fear Living in Them
- JPMorgan, Citi Extending Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims
- Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance
- Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood
- Appeals Panel Says California’s Open Carry Ban in Populated Counties Unconstitutional
- Insurance Payments Now at $22.4B From LA Wildfires One Year Ago
- AI Regulation Battle Looms in California Despite Trump Threats
- Washington Contractors Fined for Exposing Workers to 22-Foot Wall of Dirt
- Washington Workplace Changes for 2026 Include Higher Pay, New Tower Crane Rules
- Idaho Company Recalls Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Ground Beef for E. Coli Risk
- People Moves: Alliant Hires Johnson as EVP in M&A Specialty
- Thousands of Maui Vacation Rentals in Limbo After Council Hits Gridlock