Wildfires Likely to Boost California Surplus Lines Homeowners Share; FAIR Plan Expansion Questioned November 22, 2019 By Don Jergler Premium volume from homeowners polices written by California’s surplus lines industry, although still small, has doubled over the past four...
Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Washington November 22, 2019 The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network confirmed a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the region near Coulee City and Grand Coulee Dam...
Hospital in Washington Addresses Mold Infections, Deaths November 22, 2019 Executives at a Washington state children’s hospital have found additional patient deaths from a mold infection after taking a closer...
Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit November 22, 2019 Portland has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorneys’ fees related to a now-repealed policy that mandated warning signs on brittle...
Video Shows Lyft Driver Dragging Woman from Car in California November 22, 2019 Los Angeles police say they’ve cited a Lyft driver for misdemeanor battery after video showed him dragging a passenger out...
Elderly Washington Woman Dies After Drop by Ambulance Workers, Suit Charges November 21, 2019 The family of a 92-year-old Vancouver, Wash. woman who died after ambulance workers who were transporting her allegedly dropped her...
PG&E Cuts Power to 50K California Homes And Businesses During Wildfire Risk November 21, 2019 By Maria Caspani and Andrew Hay About 50,000 homes and businesses across Northern California were without power on Wednesday during the latest planned outage instituted by...
Lawsuit Alleges Uber ‘Cheats’ Public by Avoiding Worker Insurance Payments, Taxes November 21, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company...
The Doctors Co. in California Names Vanderlaan Chief Financial Officer November 21, 2019 By Don Jergler The Doctors Co. has promoted Marco Vanderlaan to chief financial officer and chief risk officer. Vanderlaan succeeds David Preimesberger, who...
Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows Steady Independent Medical Review Activity November 20, 2019 More than 15,400 independent medical reviews a month are issued in California’s worker’s compensation system, according to a new report...