West News for October 2024
- InterWest Acquires McDermott-Costa Insurance Brokers in California
- California Plans to Rev up Sales of Electric Motorcycles
- NTSB Preliminary Report Details Fiery but Safe Emergency Landing of Plane in Las Vegas
- Survey Shows California’s Insurance Crisis Is Impacting Home Sales
- Washington Drafting New Ergonomic Rules for Airline Ground Crews
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Adept Benefits in Washington
- Washington Commissioner: Most Homes in 2023 Wildfire Were Underinsured
- People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Names Carvalho to Lead San Francisco, Seattle and Portland
- Report: California Auto Sales Leveling off, Tesla Sales Slip
- Jury Hands $5.2B Verdict Against Vegas Company in Bottled Water Liver Damage Suit
- California Phlebotomy Lab and Owners to Pay $135K Over FCA Claims
- California Vocational School Owner Charged With Fraud in Workers’ Comp Scheme
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Issued Fines Totaling $302K
- McDonald’s Sued by Colorado Man Sickened in E. Coli Outbreak
- Report Shows Opioid Use in California Workers’ Comp Continues to Go Down
- Insurance Prices Threaten an Affordable Housing Oasis In Hawaii
- People Moves: USG Hires Francis As Associate Producer/Broker, Garage Division Team
- Walmart to Pay $7.5M to Resolve California Hazardous Waste Charges
- ALKEME Acquires Pinnacle Insurance Consultants in Arizona
- People Moves: Risk Strategies Appoints Clinkscales SVP, Private Client Services Leader for West Region
- Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for New Mexico Methane Emissions
- Nearly $75M in Federal Grant Funds to Help Alaska Native Communities With Climate Impacts
- California Department of Workers’ Comp Announces Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2025
- Colorado Mine Where Guide Was Killed, Tourists Trapped Ordered Closed by Regulators
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse
- California’s Cost of Treating Injured Workers 10% Below Other States in Study
- Maui Wildfire Survivors Will Get An Additional Year of Housing Help From FEMA
- Wuuii Partnering with IBHS on Wildfire Prepared Home Option for Californians
- Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12
- Man Banned From California’s Workers’ Comp System Charged for Billing Nearly $100M
- People Moves: HUB International Names Forchelli EVP for Hub California
- California City Part of Community-Based Flood Insurance Initiative
- Oregon County Adds Utility to $51B Climate Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies
- Average Weekly Wage Increase Bumps California Workers’ Comp Benefits for 2025
- Washington’s Landmark Climate Law Hangs in The Balance This Election
- Should California’s Minimum Wage Be $18? Voters Will Soon Decide
- People Moves: Galla Joins Alliant as EVP, Alliant M&A; EPIC Expands Leadership in Northern California
- Viewpoint: Landmark Workers’ Comp Subrogation Decision in Nevada
- Anaheim Marriott Cited $12.5M for Violating California Worker Recall Law
- Former California Agent Pleads Guilty to 90 Counts of Insurance Fraud
- 5 Dead After Small Plane Crashes on Island off Southern California Coast
- Amwins and Floodbase Launch Flood Insurance Program for California Municipalities
- Critical Locked Gate Overlooked in Investigation of Maui Fire Evacuation
- People Moves: Coleman to Succeed Mudge as WCIRB President and CEO
- California Household Goods Seller to Pay EPA $250K for Unregistered Disinfectants
- WCIRB: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium in 2023 Was up Slightly
- Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Serious Heat-Related Safety Violations
- Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power
- Report Examines Migraine Drugs as a Potential Cost Driver in California Workers’ Comp
- Inszone Acquires Schmoekel Insurance Agency in California
- US Supreme Court Rebuffs Uber, Lyft Bid to Avoid California Driver Suits
- Suit Filed by California Vineyard Owner Fined $120K for Giving Free Housing to Employee
- Long COVID Claims Still Impact California’s Workers Comp System, Report Shows
- California Commissioner Orders 1-Year Moratorium for Residents Affected by Boyles Fire
- WCIRB Summarizes 2024 California Workers’ Comp Legislation
- $8.7M in Whistleblower Case for California Woman Who Talked with Auditors
- Washington Paper Mill Fined Nearly $650K in Machine Operator Death
- Maui Fire Caused by Broken Power Lines, County and US Find
- Inszone Acquires Dan Davis Insurance Solutions in California
- People Moves: WCIRB Appoints Milano as EVP and Chief Actuary
- California Wildfires Have Burned 1M Acres So Far This Year. Heat Wave Poses More Risk
- University of California Purchases Sensor-Triggered Earthquake Parametric Policy
- Crest Insurance Group Acquires Alliance Insurance Agency in Colorado
- California Governor Vetoes Bill to Create First-in-Nation AI Safety Measures
- Cruise Gets More Oversight After California Robotaxi Dragging Incident
- Hawaii High Court Agrees to Weigh in on Issues Holding up $4B Wildfire Settlement
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