California May Go Dark This Summer; Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
Washington’s New Short-Term Rental Law Requires Liability Insurance May 13, 2019 Legislation signed into law by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee requires short-term rentals to remit all taxes, maintain liability insurance and...
Unlicensed Insurance Agent in California Gets Jail Time for Theft May 13, 2019 An unlicensed insurance agent in California has been sentenced in Fresno County Superior Court to 95 days in jail and...
Fournier Group in Oregon Names Solis Vice President May 13, 2019 Portland, Ore.-based Fournier Group has named Jana Solis vice president and risk management and hospitality team leader. Solis has more...
$10B Fund for California Fire Costs May Dry Up by 2030 May 10, 2019 California has for months been weighing the idea of a fund that utilities could dip into when facing crippling costs...
Shootout with California Insurance Department Yet Another Headache for the NRA May 10, 2019 By Mark Robinson Controversy has swirled around the National Rifle Association of late. Infighting that led to the ouster of Oliver North as...
Insurance Department: Claims from Deadly California Wildfires Top $12B May 9, 2019 By Kathleen Ronayne Insurance claims have topped $12 billion for the November wildfires in California, making them the most expensive in state history....
Fidelis Group Holdings Names Knowles Senior Vice President of West Coast May 9, 2019 Fidelis Group Holdings LLC has named Peter Knowles senior vice president of West Coast operations. Knowles will also be a...
Judge Tells PG&E’s Board to Tour Wildfire-Ravaged California Town May 8, 2019 A federal judge has ordered board members of Pacific Gas & Electric to tour the Northern California town of Paradise,...
Insured Losses from November 2018 California Wildfires Top $12B May 8, 2019 Insured losses from the most destructive wildfire month in California’s history climbed $614 million in the first three months of...