Nevada Maintains Mandate for Higher Ed Staff, Fires Unvaccinated January 3, 2022 By Sam Metz Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada were fired Friday, a day after state...
Officials Probing Cause of Massive Colorado Fire January 3, 2022 Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a massive fire in a suburban area near Denver that burned neighborhoods...
Top 10 West Insurance Journal Stories of 2021 December 30, 2021 By Don Jergler Wildfires dominated headlines once again in Insurance Journal’s West region. Stories on wildfires in California, as well as efforts to...
Lawsuits, Insurance at Heart of New Mexico Archdiocese’s Bankruptcy Case December 30, 2021 The Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy efforts have plodded along for three years with no end visible in...
People Moves: United Valley Promotes Jarnagin and Kilby; ALKEME in California Names Mitilier President of Its MGA December 30, 2021 United Valley Insurance Services Inc. promoted Rubby Jarnagin and Jamie Kilby. Jarnagin has been promoted to marketing team supervisor. Rubby...
Greyhound Bus Veered off Utah Highway, 20 Injured December 29, 2021 Twenty people were injured when a Greyhound bus headed to Las Vegas veered off a highway and rolled over in...
$525K to Settle Las Vegas Suit over Man Who Was Shot While Running Away December 29, 2021 A man who dropped a gun and ran naked from police before being shot by an officer outside a church...
Video Game Maker Settles California Discrimination Case for $100M December 29, 2021 Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends,” agreed night to pay $100 million to settle a class-action...
Machine Learning Improves Lightning Prediction, Leading to Insight on a Key Wildfire Spark December 29, 2021 Lightning’s destructive potential was showcased in 2020 when it sparked the massive California Lightning Complex fires, but it remains hard...
Minimum Wage, OT And Workers’ Comp Premium Changes in Washington Starting in 2022 December 28, 2021 Changes in Washington’s minimum wage, overtime for white-collar professionals, overtime for agricultural workers, and workers’ compensation premiums are set to...