March 12, 2021
Joe Biden’s election as President of the United States and the Democrats’ reclamation of control of the U.S. Senate may well have far-reaching effects on the U.S. cannabis industry, including, but not limited to, ultimately impacting what insurance coverage is …
March 12, 2021
Two new lawsuits filed in Marion County, Ore., seek more than $1 billion in damages from Pacific Power, claiming the utility’s negligence led to wildfires in the Santiam Canyon last year. The two lawsuits filed Wednesday represent over 100 people …
March 12, 2021
Daniel Clampitt, 41, of Denair, Calif., was arraigned on four felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury for allegedly claiming to be too injured to work and simultaneously collecting $94,788 in workers’ compensation benefits while also working for …
March 11, 2021
Alera Group has acquired Behling Insurance Agency Inc. in Utah. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Behling provides personal and commercial property/casualty insurance solutions across three locations in Utah and Montana. Behling also specializes in creating insurance solutions for …
March 11, 2021
State Farm is returning $400 million to California mutual auto insurance customers due to better than anticipated claim results, the company announced this week. The announcement comes as the California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday said insurers in California …
March 11, 2021
Insurers in California continued to overcharge drivers despite reduced risk of accidents during the pandemic, according to a report released today by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Lara ordered auto insurance companies to return a percentage of paid premiums in April, …
March 11, 2021
Dozens of residents who are suing the city of Reno over the flooding of their homes in 2017 are moving to federal court in a complex case that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. The move comes as the city’s …
March 11, 2021
Three of the five largest counties in California could reopen as early as this weekend for indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms at limited capacity under a new metric aimed at getting more shots to those most vulnerable. For Los …
March 11, 2021
Former Washington attorney Patrick Kim was charged in King County Superior Court with three counts of first-degree theft and 10 counts of second-degree theft, all felonies, involving clients’ insurance settlements. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit investigated the …
March 10, 2021
Oregon’s nonprofit State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. (SAIF) on Wednesday declared a $210 million dividend for its policyholders and acknowledged the financial toll the pandemic has taken on Oregon businesses. “Oregon businesses continue to face tremendous uncertainty,” SAIF President and …