Hawaii Employers Mutual Declares $3.5M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders September 12, 2019 The board of Hawai`i Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. has declared a $3.5 million dividend payable to qualifying policyholders. HEMIC...
Canadian Insurtech Apollo to Offer Educators Liability Coverage in California September 12, 2019 Apollo Insurance Solutions, a Canadian insurance marketplace, has entered the American market with a liability insurance product tailored for educators...
Bill to Tighten “Gig” Worker Rule Passed by California Senate September 11, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein The California State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for gig...
Tornado Touched Down Near Portland, NWS Confirms September 11, 2019 A storm cell that passed over Portland, Ore., prompted two tornado warnings after trained storm spotters saw funnel clouds north...
Criminal Investigation Underway in California Dive Boat Fire September 11, 2019 By Stefanie Dazio and Brian Melley U.S. authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into the fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 people off the coast...
Oregon Workers’ Compensation Costs to Drop in 2020 September 10, 2019 Oregon businesses will another drop in workers’ compensation costs in 2020. Employers in the state next year will pay an...
Consumer Group Wants AG to Probe California Insurance Regulator Over 2nd Home September 10, 2019 Consumer Watchdog is calling on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the district attorneys for Sacramento, Los Angeles and San...
Reliance Global Completes Transfer of Southwestern Montana Insurance September 10, 2019 Reliance Global Group Inc. has transferred into RELI both Southwestern Montana Insurance, as well as Fortman Insurance Agency LLC in...
Oregon Pot Racketeering Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed September 10, 2019 By Gillian Flaccus A judge has ruled that a racketeering lawsuit brought by a vineyard against a neighboring marijuana operation can go forward...
Outrage over PG&E’s Plan to Cap California Wildfire Liabilities at $18B September 10, 2019 By Steven Church and Mark Chediak California utility giant PG&E Corp. has issued its long-awaited plan for emerging from the largest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history:...