Report on California Workers’ Comp Looks at Medical Provider Fraud December 4, 2019 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California in a follow-up analysis to its 2018 study that evaluated the potential...
Supreme Court Justices Question Landowners’ Claims in Montana Superfund Cleanup December 4, 2019 By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to shield a unit of British oil major BP Plc from claims...
EPIC Names Marshall Principal in Northern California December 4, 2019 By Don Jergler EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Sheryl Marshall as a principal within the firm’s moving & storage practice. Marshall...
Alliant Acquires Buck & Affiliates in Washington December 3, 2019 Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Spokane, Wash-based Buck & Affiliates. Gary Buck, president and CEO, along with the entire...
A.J. Gallagher Acquires Pacific Northwest Marine Business of Brown & Brown December 3, 2019 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has completed a transaction for the Pacific Northwest marine business team of Brown & Brown...
Hub International Acquires HMBD Insurance Services in California December 3, 2019 Hub International has acquired Long Beach, Calif.-based Hamman-Miller-Beauchamp-Deeble Inc. d/b/a HMBD Insurance Services. HMBD leadership Dan Roddy, President, and Vice...
Probe Finds PG&E Failed to Inspect Transmission Lines That Caused 2018 Wildfire December 3, 2019 By Kanishka Singh Bankrupt California power producer PG&E Corp. did not properly inspect and replace transmission lines before a faulty wire sparked a...
Some Changes to California’s FAIR Plan Could Go into Effect Early Next Year December 2, 2019 By Don Jergler Note: This has been updated with FAIR Plan comments below. Changes to the insurance plan offered by California’s property insurer...
PG&E Says Blackouts Limited California Fires Despite One Likely Failure December 2, 2019 By Don Thompson The nation’s largest utility said Friday that its distribution lines haven’t sparked any major wildfires since it began shutting off...
Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Confirmed on Southern Oregon Coast December 2, 2019 A small earthquake hit Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast, shaking the small community. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed...