Oregon Wildfire Hazardous Waste Cleanup Complete December 15, 2020 The Environmental Protection Agency said it has completed the cleanup of household hazardous waste from properties burned in Oregon wildfires....
RMS Says Insured Losses from 2020 Western U.S. Wildfires $7-$13B December 15, 2020 RMS estimates insured losses from the record-breaking western U.S. wildfires this season will be between $7 and $13 billion. These...
California Seeks Court Help With Investigation of Amazon Coronavirus Policies December 15, 2020 By David Shepardson California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday petitioned a court to force Amazon.com Inc. to comply with outstanding subpoenas over...
Insurance Office of America Adds Dominguez in Western Region December 15, 2020 Insurance Office of America has added Alex Dominguez to its Western region team. Dominguez joins the San Diego, Calif., branch...
CopperPoint in Arizona Adds Fox to Lead Pay as You Go December 15, 2020 CopperPoint Insurance Cos. in Phoenix, Ariz., has named Joe Fox vice president of the company’s pay as you go business....
Washington Gym Defying Virus Orders Fined Nearly $10K a Day December 14, 2020 The state has levied a large fine against a Graham gym that is defying Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s orders meant...
California Wildfire Survivors Urged to Call FEMA Helpline by Dec. 16 December 11, 2020 People with losses due to the California wildfires in Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta,...
Analysts Say Cat Models Would Encourage Wildfire Mitigation Measures December 11, 2020 By Jim Sams Predictive modelers told California regulators on Thursday that the state’s antiquated rules for calculating wildfire risk when setting property insurance...
California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Med-Only Claims Drop December 11, 2020 Initial data on fiscal year 2019/2020 public self-insured claims experience in the California workers’ compensation system show claim volume fell...
Cruise Rolling out Fully Autonomous Cars in San Francisco December 11, 2020 By Michael Liedtke General Motors’ self-driving car company is sending vehicles without anybody behind the wheel in San Francisco as it navigates its...