West News for June 2025
- AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Oregon Mutual Group Members
- People Moves: California Commissioner Names Insurance Diversity Task Force Leaders
- Idaho Grocer to Pay $250K for Child Labor and Wage Violations
- California FAIR Plan Extends ZestyAI Partnership
- Officials Brace for Fire Season as Nevada Is ‘Abnormally Dry’
- People Moves: Bennett to Lead Mercury Insurance Climate Science Team
- NWS Issues Alaska’s First Ever Heat Advisory
- AM Best Downgrades Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Members in California, Vermont
- People Moves: Dann Joins The Liberty Company in California as Vice President
- Las Vegas Drywall Contractor Must Pay $824K in Wages, Damages
- California, 10 Other States Sue to Block Trump From Killing 2035 EV Rules
- Inszone Insurance Acquires Denver West Insurance Brokers
- California Commissioner Investigating State Farm’s Handling of LA Wildfire Claims
- Oregon Wildfire Prompts Evacuations and Closes Interstate
- Washington Restaurateurs Face Felony Charges for Not Paying Employees
- People Moves: Coalition Hires Derfus as Director of Capacity
- Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Egg Recall Sickens Dozens Across 7 States
- Alliant Acquires Johnson Benefit Planning in Oregon
- Wildfire Season Preview: Rest of 2025 Is High-Risk, May Follow LA Wildfires Paradigm
- It Will Take 5 Months to Transport Hawaii Wildfire Debris to Massive Landfill
- People Moves: Campbell Joins Alliant Insurance Services as Northwest Benefits Team VP
- Waymo Halts LA Service After Cars Destroyed During Protests
- Hedge Funds Face California Rebuke Over Role in Wildfire Claims
- Jury Awards California Prosecutor $3M After She Says She Was Forced From Position
- Hub International Acquires Wycoff Insurance Agency in Washington
- Homeowners Suing USAA and AAA Insurers Over LA Wildfires
- Napa Town That Once Rode Out Emergencies With Diesel Gets Clean-Power Backup
- LA County to Pay $2.7M to Teen Attacked in ‘Gladiator Fights’
- Monarch E&S Acquires Market Finders in New Mexico
- Trump Administration May Rescind $4B for California High-Speed Rail Project
- Washington Fined 4 Construction Companies $500K in Past Three Months
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wilkins & Associates in Nevada
- Burning Cargo Ship Carrying 3,000 Vehicles Abandoned Off Alaska
- Judge Dismisses California’s Tariff Lawsuit, Teeing up Appeal
- Report: Long COVID Accounted for Nearly 74% of California Comp Virus Payments
- California Plan to Ban Plants Close to Homes Overlooks Some Truths About Flammability
- InterWest Acquires Armstrong & Associates Insurance Services
- LA City Council Passes Budget That Trims Fire, Police Spending
- Police Say Driver Had 2X Legal Blood Alcohol Level in Deadly Yellowstone Crash
- Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Excavation Safety Rules