Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Now Faces $30B Claim Demand in Oregon Wildfires May 1, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp now faces a demand for $30 billion from victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, an...
Inszone Acquires Van Oppen & Co. 2 in Wyoming April 30, 2024 Inszone Insurance Services acquired Van Oppen & Co. 2 in Wyoming. Founded in 2008 by Rick van Oppen, the firm...
Flow Specialty in California Emerges from Rebrand, Adds New Leadership April 30, 2024 Capitola Insurance in California has completed its rebranding to Flow Specialty and the specialty wholesaler has added new leadership. David...
Ring in California Paying $5.6M to Customers as Part of Privacy Settlement April 30, 2024 By Wyatte Grantham-Philips The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with...
Freight Train Derailment, Fire Forced Interstate 40 Closure Near Arizona-New Mexico Line April 29, 2024 A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of...
People Moves: Lara Makes Appointments to California Curriculum Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force April 29, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made several appointments to the state’s curriculum board and insurance diversity task force. Lara named...
‘Buffett Got it Wrong’ on California Fire Risk: PG&E CEO April 29, 2024 By Mark Chediak Warren Buffett’s warning that wildfires have turned utilities across the western US into risky investments is mistaken — at least...
Family of Nigerian Businessman Killed in Helicopter Crash Sues Charter Company April 26, 2024 The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others in...
Orion180 Launches Homeowners Insurance in Arizona April 26, 2024 Orion180 is expanding its homeowners insurance services to Arizona under a push by the company into the Western U.S. Orion180...
Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau of California OKs Higher Pure Premium Rate Filing April 26, 2024 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California submitted its Sept. 1, 2024, pure premium rate filing to the California...