California Commissioner and FAIR Plan Agree to up Commercial Coverage to $20M March 30, 2023 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California FAIR Plan Association agreed to more than double its existing commercial coverage...
Apex Risk & Insurance Services Launches in California March 30, 2023 Apex Risk & Insurance Services launched in the San Diego, California area. CEO Peter Katkov, a seasoned insurance professional with...
Judge Rules BNSF Intentionally Violated Agreement with Washington Tribe March 30, 2023 A judge ruled that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community...
People Moves: California Workers’ Comp Institute Elects 2023 Board March 30, 2023 Sharon Thaler, National Director of Workers’ Compensation Field Underwriting Operations at AF Group/CompWest, was reelected as chair of the California...
Washington Moves to End Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits March 29, 2023 People who were sexually abused as children in Washington state may soon be able to bring lawsuits against the state,...
People Moves: Alera Group Names Ballantyne Managing Director of West Region March 29, 2023 Alera Group has appointed Cynthia Ballantyne as managing director of the West region. The West region includes 18 offices, 36...
$1.5M for California Homeowners Overcharged Under Wildfire Risk Score March 29, 2023 Kemper Independence Insurance Co. has issued more than $1.5 million in refunds to thousands of California homeowners after the California...
North Carolina’s First Citizens Bank to Acquire Most of Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank March 28, 2023 North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank, which also offers property and other types of insurance, will acquire much of Silicon Valley...
Washington Contractor Fined $300K for Wage Violations March 28, 2023 A Vancouver, Washington contractor was found to owe $201,223 in wages and interest to 20 employees on construction projects at...
Lawsuit: Officials ‘Mocked’ Nevada Prison-Firefighter Burns March 28, 2023 By Gabe Stern A group of prison firefighters said their feet burned and their socks melded to their feet during a gruesome fire...