California Spent $1.8B Fighting 2017 Wildfires March 5, 2018 California state agencies spent nearly $1.8 billion fighting fierce wildfires that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes...
First Lawsuit Filed in Arizona Helicopter Tour Crash March 5, 2018 The parents of a British tourist who died after the Grand Canyon sightseeing helicopter he was in crashed filed the...
Alliant Acquires Hecht & Hecht’s P/C Operations in Oregon March 5, 2018 Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Portland, Ore.-based Hecht & Hecht’s property/casualty insurance services. The deal will bring Hecht &...
Colorado Firefighter Sues Employer for Bias and Harassment March 2, 2018 A Colorado firefighter has filed a lawsuit accusing her employer of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The Grand Junction Daily...
Californians Bash Trump for Bid to End Emissions-Slashing Climate Change Plan March 2, 2018 By Ellen Knickmeyer California stands in “complete opposition” to a Trump administration plan to scrap a policy slashing climate-changing emissions from power plants,...
Defendants in Oregon Pot Processing Explosion Suit Try to Turn Tables on Worker March 2, 2018 Defendants in an $8.9 million lawsuit over an explosion and fire at an Oregon marijuana processor are trying to turn...
Nevada OK’s Filings for Moderate Workers’ Comp Loss-Cost and Assigned-Risk Rate Changes March 1, 2018 Nevada Insurance Commissioner Barbara D. Richardson approved a slight decrease in workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss costs and average increase...
California Governor OKs Safety Bill Prompted by Dam Crisis March 1, 2018 California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that seeks to beef up dam inspections following a near disaster that caused...
Fire Chiefs in California Want Money to Prepare for Wildfires March 1, 2018 By Jonathan J. Cooper California fire chiefs said that reinforcements were too slow to arrive in last year’s ferocious firestorms and asked lawmakers for...
Woodruff-Sawyer Names Pasek Assistant Vice President in California February 28, 2018 Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Josh Pasek assistant vice president in the property/casualty practice of the firm’s Southern California office....