Viewpoint: California’s Next Steps on Cat Models, Challenges and Issues in Insurance Rate-Making August 3, 2023 By Elizabeth Tosaris A recently brewing and critical California issue is the conflict between industry’s desire to file catastrophe rating models to inform...
California Lawsuit by Former Dancers Accuses Lizzo of Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment August 2, 2023 Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer...
Amwins Report Keys on Disruption in Cannabis Space August 2, 2023 By Don Jergler The disruption in the cannabis space is having an impact on that insurance specialty from coast to coast, a new...
Investigators: Poor Track Conditions Caused Deadly 2021 Montana Amtrak Derailment August 2, 2023 By Amy Beth Hanson and Sam Metz Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company’s inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak...
Warrant out for Washington Man Who Filed False Claim for Scuba Gear August 2, 2023 Santiago G. Rodriguez, of Bothell, Washington, was added to Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s most wanted list after being charged...
Some Gains Made on 80K Acre Southern California Wildfire August 1, 2023 Containment on an 80,000-plus-acre wildfire in Southern California grew to 23% on Tuesday, as firefighters made some progress against the...
Crews Battling ‘Fire Whirls’ in California’s Mojave Desert August 1, 2023 Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures...
California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Review Volume Rose in First Half of 2023 August 1, 2023 A review of the Independent Medical Review process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes shows the number of...
Three Killed When Small Plane Hits Hangar at California Airport July 31, 2023 A pilot and two passengers were killed Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed into a hangar and burst into flames...
Ex-Oregon Prison Nurse Sexually Assaulted Nine Women July 31, 2023 A federal jury found a former nurse at Oregon’s women’s prison guilty of sexually abusing nine women while they were...