Avalanches Kill Skier, Snowmobiler as Dangerous Snow Conditions Persist Across West February 14, 2024 A backcountry skier and a snowmobiler were killed in separate avalanches in the Rocky Mountains as dangerous snow conditions persist...
SAIF in Oregon Reports Ice Caused Most Workplace Slips, Trips, Falls in 7 Years February 14, 2024 SAIF in Oregon, which reported receiving 400-plus claims after January’s winter weather, said more Oregon workers were injured from slips,...
California Lawmakers Call for Stricter Regulation of Autonomous Vehicles February 14, 2024 By Abhirup Roy California lawmakers and labor unions rallied to call for laws to not allow autonomous trucks without human drivers, amid rising...
Nevada Jury Awards $130M to 5 People With Liver Damage After Drinking Bottled Water February 13, 2024 By Ken Ritter A Nevada jury awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who suffered liver damage...
People Moves: Burnham Benefits Names Foderaro Managing Director; Mercury Insurance Names Zhang Chief Data Analytics Officer February 13, 2024 Burnham Benefits Names Foderaro Managing Director Burnham Benefits Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named William Foderaro as managing director....
Father in Gender-Reveal That Sparked Fatal 2020 California Wildfire Pleads Guilty February 13, 2024 A man whose family’s gender reveal photo shoot sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has...
Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Struck Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii February 12, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of...
Prime Insurance Avoids $60M Judgment in Liposuction Death Case in Georgia February 12, 2024 By William Rabb Prime Insurance Co. is not liable for $60 million in damages after two patients died following liposuction at a Georgia...
People Moves: BenefitMall Adds Perea to Northern California Team February 12, 2024 BenefitMall named Carmen Perea as sales executive for Northern California. Perea has more than two decades of industry experience. Before...
APCIA Urging No to Utah’s HB 144 Bill on Right of Way February 12, 2024 The American Property Casualty Insurance Association wants Utah senators to vote no on HB 144, a bill the APCIA says...