Transgender Woman in Oregon Sues Miss United States of America Pageant December 20, 2019 An Oregon transgender woman is suing Miss United States of America pageants, saying its rule that limits competition to “natural...
Insurance Protections Expanded in California Wildfire Areas December 20, 2019 More than a million California homes are now protected under a new state order that temporarily bans insurance companies from...
California Earthquake Warning App Sends 1st Public Alert December 20, 2019 California’s new earthquake early warning cellphone app issued its first public alert when a modest tremor occurred this week in...
California Department of Insurance Issues Revised Plan of Operation for FAIR Plan December 19, 2019 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comments from a FAIR Plan official. The battle between the California Department...
Massive MJBizCon in Vegas Reveals Coverage Gaps, Little Insurance Understanding December 19, 2019 By Don Jergler If gawking at tons of cannabis-churning pieces of agricultural equipment winding around a quarter-million feet of convention floor space wasn’t...
Puget Sound is an Earthquake Hot Zone, New Study Shows December 19, 2019 Puget Sound has a 75% or greater chance of being struck by a damaging earthquake in the next 100 years,...
Oregon Jury Awards Canadian Couple $9M Verdict in Bike Wreck December 19, 2019 A jury has awarded more than $9 million in damages to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who...
California Freelance Journalists Sue Over New State Law December 19, 2019 Freelance writers and photographers on Tuesday filed the second legal challenge to a broad new California labor law that they...
PG&E, Gov. Newsom Split Over State Takeover Authority December 19, 2019 By Scott Deveau and Mark Chediak A clause that would allow California to take over bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. under certain circumstances has emerged as...
Report: California Worker’s Comp Written Premium Decreases Escalated in 2019 December 18, 2019 Premium decreases in California workers’ compensation may have escalated in 2019, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...