Report: California Independent Medical Review Overturns 10.2% of Treatment Requests May 21, 2026 More than one-in-10 workers’ compensation treatment request denials in California were overturned by independent medical review, a new report shows....
New Mexico Politicians Grapple With Oil Windfall From Iran War May 21, 2026 By Morgan Lee The global oil bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz has generated an enviable—and politically sensitive—financial windfall on the other side...
Hawaii’s Worst Flooding in 20 Years Leaves Farmers Struggling May 20, 2026 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan’s Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun. Irrigation tubes lie in a...
WCIRB: California Comp Written Premiums ‘Relatively Stable’ Compared to Pandemic May 20, 2026 California workers’ compensation written premiums in calendar years 2022 through 2025 were relatively stable compared to the large swings that...
People Moves: Mutual of Enumclaw Names Peterson Chief Claims Officer May 20, 2026 Mutual of Enumclaw named Joe Peterson vice president of claims and chief claims officer. Peterson has more than 20 years...
California Fire Spread Slows But Dangerous Conditions Linger May 19, 2026 By Michelle Ma, Joe Wertz, Emily Forgash and Mary Hui Winds that drove a fast-moving brush fire across Southern California’s Simi Valley eased overnight, slowing the blaze’s spread, but dangerous...
Washington Commissioner Issued $167K in Fines in 2Q May 19, 2026 A Yakima insurance agent and an unauthorized insurance company are barred from doing business in Washington after Insurance Commissioner Patty...
Volvo Group Agrees to $197M Settlement With California Over Excess Truck Emissions May 19, 2026 By Essi Lehto and David Shepardson Truckmaker Volvo Group on Monday agreed to a $197 million settlement with the California Air Resources Board over alleged violations...
Denver Runway Fatality Reveals a Weakness in Airport Security May 18, 2026 By Matthew Brown In less than three minutes, an intruder exploited a security gap at one of the nation’s busiest airports and stepped...
34,000 PG&E Customers Without Power on California Fire Risk May 18, 2026 By Mary Hui More than 34,000 homes and businesses remain without power across PG&E Corp.’s service area after a weekend outage due in...