Most Oregonians Applying for Disaster Aid After 2020 Wildfires Denied February 16, 2021 More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after the catastrophic 2020 wildfires and about 57% of them were...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Inland Insurance in Washington February 16, 2021 USI Insurance Services has acquired Spokane, Wash.-based Inland Insurance Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Inland Insurance is...
California Commissioner Names Morales Diversity Task Force Leader February 16, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has named Mark Morales to lead the California Department of Insurance’s Diversity Task Force, the...
California Mother, Son Arrested for Fraud Involving Aston Martin February 16, 2021 Ahmad Haris Tajyar, 45, and his mother, Malalay Tajyar, 70, both of Porter Ranch, Calif., were arrested on one felony...
Newfront in California Adds Gallagher’s Pedisich February 16, 2021 San Francisco, Calif.-based Newfront Insurance has added Nick Pedisich as a principal and commercial insurance broker. He joins Newfront from...
GM Settles With California Over Ignition Switch Statements for $5.75M February 16, 2021 By David Shepardson General Motors Co. agreed to a $5.75 million settlement to resolve allegations it made false statements to California’s largest pension...
Oil Company Paying $1.9M for Wyoming spills February 12, 2021 An oil company has agreed to pay almost $2 million for spilling crude oil and wastewater at two central Wyoming...
Montana Governor Signs Virus Lawsuit Liability Shield February 12, 2021 By Iris Samuels Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill this week intended to protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits....
CIG in California Promotes Cummins, Hepner February 12, 2021 Monterey, Calif.-based Capital Insurance Group has promoted Scott Cummins to assistant vice president in personal lines, and Pauleen Hepner to...
More Felony Charges for California Insurance Agents in Reported $748K Theft February 11, 2021 Additional charges of felony grand theft were filed this week against licensed California insurance agents Robert Farmer, 66, of Camarillo,...