Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Harman Agency LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pepper Harman, owner of Harman Agency, will join Hub Northwest and report to Garth Hamilton, chief sales officer of Hub Northwest. Harman …
As California’s lawmakers debated late Friday night under the statehouse capitol dome in Sacramento, the city’s utility district kept the lights on for them. But the legislators fell short for the electricity provider. Officials at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District …
Officials in Honolulu, Hawaii have agreed to a $2 million settlement to a woman who was hit by a car while crossing a street in 2014. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the city approved the payment last month to Mariah Tinay, …
Rick Wong, based in San Francisco, Calif. has been named regional executive for Hiscox’ Northwest area. Wong is one of Hiscox three recent appointments to the Hiscox U.S. field and underwriting management teams, which are dedicated to providing commercial insurance …
Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has added Barbara Galgiani. Galgiani, who has been in marine insurance for more than 20 years, will continue to focus on both recreational and commercial marine risk and coverage. Galgiani most recently led a …
California lawmakers passed legislation to help utility giant PG&E Corp. pay for billions of dollars in potential liabilities from wildfires that ravaged Northern California wine country last year. The state Assembly and Senate approved a wide-ranging plan Friday that includes …
The California Assembly on Thursday voted unanimously on a plan to address workplace sexual harassment and expand a requirement for harassment training to small businesses. Current law requires all employers with 50 or more employees to provide two hours of …
San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has named Jen Scales vice president and account executive in its employee benefits practice. Scales has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, having spent time in business development and risk consulting …
GCL New Energy Holdings Ltd. is managing the risk related to the unpredictable nature of the sun, with an insurance-like policy that will guarantee the production from solar projects it’s building in Oregon. KWh Analytics, a San Francisco-based risk-management software …
Burgers & Beer, a chain of Southern California restaurants, violated federal law when it denied males with the same employment opportunities as their female counterparts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced in lawsuit filed today. The EEOC contends that …
