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Cal/OSHA Cites Manufacturer, Staffing Firm $300K for Amputation of Worker’s Fingers

Cal/OSHA has cited two employers more than $300,000 after a temporary worker lost two fingers cleaning machinery at a food manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, Calif. On Oct. 2, 2018, the employee for Priority Workforce Inc. was reportedly assigned to …

Insurance Office of America Adds Oliver to Western Region Team

Insurance Office of America has named Michael Oliver to its Western region team as a commercial insurance risk manager. He works out of Las Vegas, Nev. He was previously a commercial producer at NFP Property & Casualty Services Inc. IOA …

Sutter Health in California Settling Medicare Allegations for $30M

A Northern California health care provider has agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that it overcharged the federal government for Medicare patient reimbursements. Sutter Health didn’t acknowledge any liability in the settlement announced Friday by the U.S. Department …

Montana Regulator Warns of Bad Insurance Policies Being Peddled

Montana’s insurance commissioner says a Tennessee man is peddling unauthorized car insurance policies. Commissioner Matthew Rosendale sent a cease-and-desist letter last week to Mervin Graber of Whiteville, Tenn., after about 20 people bought policies, most of them in the Flathead …

Family of Man Who Died Outside Oregon Denny’s Sues Killer, Security Firm For $10M

The family of a man shot to death by a security guard outside a Salem, Ore. restaurant is suing his attacker, and the security company that employed him, for $10 million. The Statesman Journal reported the negligence of Homefront Security …

Strong Tower in Arizona Names Anderson Vice President of Personal Lines

Strong Tower Insurance Group in Arizona has named Aaron A. Anderson vice president of personal lines. He was previously with American National as an agency development manager. He was a district sales manager for American Family Insurance before that. Strong …

California Earthquake Authority Board Votes to Sponsor Resilient Homes Initiative

The California Earthquake Authority’s governing board has voted to sponsor and support the Resilient Homes Initiative, a bill aimed at helping Californians prepare for earthquakes by restructuring the CEA to strengthen its long-term financial sustainability and increase the number and …

California State Fund Reports Increase in Net Income in 2018

California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund reported an increase of net income and written premium in its just-released annual report for 2018. Financial highlights of the 2018 annual report include: Net income of $187 million, up from $40 million the previous …

Washington Official Wants to Raise Insurance Tax to Help Fight Wildfires

With an increasing number of forest fires scorching portions of Washington each year, the Legislature is considering a proposal to create a fund dedicated to preventing and battling wildfires. In March, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz and state Senate …

Hawaii Hit by M5.3 Earthquake: USGS

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The quake hit about 5 p.m. and had an epicenter about 15 miles southwest of Kailua-Kona, a city of …

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