West News for March 2024
- Berkeley to Halt Ban on Natural Gas Piping in New Buildings
- Louisiana’s Temple Seeks Reform in Response to State Farm’s California Cuts
- Former California Insurance Agent Found Guilty of Taking $1.2M from Victims
- California Beefing up Recruitment for Inspectors to Better Enforce Workplace Laws
- Hospitality Workers Ratify New Contract with 34 Southern California Hotels
- People Moves: Liberty Names Orozco Employee Benefits Producer in Calfornia
- Subpoenas on Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Key Report into Deadly Hawaii Wildfire
- People Moves: Aspire in California Names McQuaid VP of Product; CWCI Elects 2024 Board of Directors
- Nevada Casino Settles for $500K for Incidents Involving Security Officers
- Lawsuit in New Mexico Alleges Abuse by Catholic Priest Decades Ago
- California Work Safety Board Approves Indoor Heat Rules, But Another State Agency Raises Objections
- People Moves: Aspire in California Names Daniel Director of Underwriting
- 10 Years After Washington Landslide, Climate Change Is Increasing The Danger
- Pinnacol in Colorado Issues $15M Dividend to Businesses
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines Company $100K for Operating Illegally
- Chevron to Pay Over $13M in Settlement for California Oil Spills
- People Moves: Aspire General Insurance Names DelCorso Claims Vice President
- Utah Insurance Department Warns About Fake Shipping Coverage
- State Farm Nonrenewing 30K California Homeowners, Renters
- Washington Lawsuit Says Seat Belt Saved Passenger’s Life on Alaska Air Flight
- Subpoenas on Maui Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Report Into Wildfire
- Armorer Challenges Conviction in Fatal Shooting on New Mexico Movie Set
- Maui’s Mayor Prioritizes Vows to Hire More Firefighters After Hawaii Wildfire
- People Moves: Zamora Named Chief Underwriting Officer of ICW Group
- Older Boeing Plane Found to Have Missing Panel After Flight From California to Oregon
- Washington Commissioner Fines Molina $100K for Billing Errors
- People Moves: BenefitMall Names Hutchinson Benefits Sales Executive for Southern California
- Landslide Destroys Los Angeles Home, Threatening at Least 2 Others
- Waymo’s Robotaxi Expands into Los Angeles, Starting Free Rides in Parts of City
- California Insurance Commissioner: Allow Cat Modeling in Rates for Wildfires
- California Insurer of Last Resort Is Unprepared for Big Disaster
- NTSB Investigating Small Plane Crash in Oregon That Left ‘No Survivors’
- Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Officer of Excessive Force in Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
- People Moves: Alliant Names Hammond VP, Private Client Loss Control Department
- Oil Sheen off California Possibly Caused by Natural Seepage From Ocean Floor
- $12.6M in Aid Delivered to San Diego County Communities
- People Moves: California Insurance Commissioner Lara Announces Appointments, Reappointments to Boards and Committees
- Colorado Farmers Must Pay $6.5M for Defrauding Federal Crop Insurance Programs
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on Q1 2020 in Insuring Cannabis
- HUB Acquires Assets of Bolds Risk & Insurance Services in California
- California Insurance Co. Says Judge’s Tentative Order Won’t Stop CDI Overreach
- No Recoverable Oil From Massive Spill Off Southern California Coast
- Trial of Armorer in Movie Set Shooting Gives Baldwin’s Team Window Into His Trial
- People Moves: Welch Joins Crest Arizona Offices; Neal Joins Alliant’s Value-Based Healthcare Solutions Team
- Pacificorp Ordered to Pay Oregon Wildfire Victims Another $42M
- Washington Commissioner Fined Insurers and Producers $66K
- Cannabis Sales Outlook Promising for Insuring Cannabis Specialists
- Handcuffed Colorado Man Stunned by Taser Settles Lawsuit for $1.5M
- Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing $380K in Premiums from Businesses
- Washington Commissioner Wants Insurers to Modify Claims Process for Wildfire Victims
- Resilience in California Launches Technology E&O Coverage
- Cal/OSHA Increases Civil Penalty Amounts for 2024
- S&P Says Flooding Events for California Cities and Counties May Result in Credit Risks
- Lawsuit Claims Isolation and Abuse at Wyoming Boys School
- Experts Say California to Be Drought-Free Through 2025 Following Winter Storms
- IMA Acquires RiskPoint in Pacific Northwest
- Maui County Officials Select Final Disposal Site For Debris From Lahaina Wildfire
- Plan Takes Shape in Rural California to Provide Farm Workers Shade From Heat
- Report Looks at Cumulative Trauma and Litigated Claims in California Workers’ Comp
- NTSB Report Casts Doubt Truck’s Steering Locked in Crash That Killed Arizona Cyclists
- People Moves: Alliant Hires Ross to Bay Area Brokerage Team
- Freight Train Carrying Corn Derails Near Amtrak Stop in Nevada, No Injuries Reported