West News for January 2025
- Hawaii Wildfire Victims Spared From Testifying After Deal Over $4B Settlement
- People Moves: Newfront Names Maisonet Chief People Officer; BenefitMall Adds Kealamakia in Mountain West
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Stern Insurance Group in Arizona
- Insurance Payouts at $4 Billion and Counting for LA Wildfires
- Exposed Utility Wires May Have Contributed To LA’s Eaton Fire, Law Firm Says
- As Small Businesses Try to Recover from LA Fire Devastation, A Variety of Aid Exists
- Pimco Warns LA City Utility Faces Steep Liabilities After Fires
- People Moves: Brooks Insurance Adds Garabedian as Underwriting SVP
- Climate Change Made LA 35% More Primed to Burn, Scientists Say
- Washington Man on Workers’ Comp for 3 Years Caught on Video Carrying 48lb Table
- Trump Asserts Federal Government Power Over California Water
- Southern California Edison: Details on Transmission Lines in Eaton Amid Wildfire Probe
- New Mexico P.I. First to Admit Guilt in Bribe Scheme to Get Drunk Drivers off Hook
- Southern California Edison Asked by Investigators to Preserve Gear at LA’s Eaton Blaze
- California Storm Raises Mudslide Risk, Closes Interstate
- Sky Zone in Washington Fined for Overworking Teens
- LA Wildfires by the Numbers: Insured Losses, Total Losses, Ratings, Rates
- Fitch Revises Mercury’s Outlook to Negative
- People Moves: CIWA Names New Executive Board and Incoming Members
- Insurance Commissioner Orders Advance Payments on Claims for LA Wildfire Survivors
- Moody’s Expects LA Wildfires to Increase Property Insurance Costs Across State
- KCC Estimates Losses From Palisades and Eaton Wildfires to Be Near $28B
- New Wildfires Erupt in California, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
- People Moves: Washington Insurance Commissioner Kuderer Adds to Executive Staff
- Ash Left Behind by LA Wildfires Might Be Toxic, Experts Warn
- Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Palisades and Eaton Fires at $28B to $35B
- Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires
- Hawaii Fireworks Injuries Comparable to Those Seen on Battlefield, Doctor Says
- Washington House Flippers Fined $116K Over Asbestos Removal Rules
- LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag
- Rainbow Gets $8M Series A Funding to Expand Small Business Offerings
- Poll: Two-Thirds of Northwest Drivers Feel Comfortable Driving in Snow And Ice
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Business Contractors Insurance in California
- Los Angeles Pushes to Rebuild Homes Fast, Despite Wildfire Danger
- California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Losses Rise Despite Claim Volume Decline
- MGIS Extends Specialized Disability Insurance to Advanced Practice Clinicians
- Moody’s Says LA Fire May Pose Risk to Southern California Edison
- Will California’s FAIR Plan Have Enough Cash for Its Wildfire Claims?
- A Los Angeles Actuary on Lessons From the Palisades Fire
- Fire-Ravaged LA to See Respite But Danger ‘Not Yet Passed’
- Kuderer Sworn in as Washington Insurance Commissioner
- Trucordia Acquires Insurance Business of Boulder Insurance in Colorado
- California Expands Moratorium on Homeowners Insurance Cancellations, Non-Renewals
- Los Angeles Is on Edge as Strong Winds Keep Fire Danger Elevated
- Dermatologicals Now the Costliest Drug Group in California Workers Comp
- Lincoln-Leavitt Acquiring Pyorre Insurance Agency in California
- Los Angeles Faces Another Day of Extreme Fire Risk as Winds Rise
- Navion Acquiring Pegasus Capital & Insurance Services in California
- Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire
- Lincoln-Leavitt Acquiring Pyorre Insurance Agency in California
- Los Angeles Fires Rage as High Winds Set to Return This Week
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers Acquires Green Financial in Washington
- People Moves: Film Broker Baratta Joins Front Row Insurance in Los Angeles
- Private Hospital Owner Prospect Medical Files for Bankruptcy
- The Most Important LA Wildfire Stories to Know About
- Edison Denies LA Wildfire Involvement as Insurers Ask It to Preserve Evidence
- Cal/OSHA Says Safeway Exposed Workers to Serious Hazards at Largest Warehouse
- AM Best Upgrades Financial Strength Ratings for Employers Holding Subsidiaries
- Nevada Division of Insurance Recovered $9.4M in 2024
- Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B
- Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer
- Businesses Sue State Over New California Workplace Law
- Hub Acquires Woods Insurance Services in New Mexico
- Oregon’s New Rules for Homeowners Living in Certain High-Risk Wildfire Areas
- California Wildfires Will Likely Lead to Large Economic and Insured Losses
- Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near Los Angeles
- Mercury Insurance to Return to Fire-Ravaged Paradise, California
- People Moves: Baum to Succeed Swedlow as President of CWCI
- Exxon Sues California AG, Environmental Groups Over ‘Smear’
- 1 Killed in Large Avalanche in Western Wyoming
- Former California Insurance Agent Convicted After Stealing $3.7M
- California Winds Drive Severe Fire Danger in Rain-Starved LA
- Denver Lands NWSL Team for $110M Fee; Owners Include IMA and Parsyl Execs
- Deadly Accident Has Hawaii Officials Asking to End Amateur Fireworks Shows
- Colorado Governor Wants to Privatize State’s Workers’ Comp Carrier
- Rescuers Describe Scene at a Hawaii Home After Deadly Fireworks Blast
- FBI Says New Orleans, Vegas Attacks Don’t Appear Coordinated
- SageSure Closes Acquisition of GeoVera Advantage Insurance Services in California
- Verisk to Get First Cat Model Under Review for Insurance Ratemaking in California
- New Orleans Attack, Cybertruck Blast Raise US Security Fears
- Wildfire Smoke Health Risks Can Linger in Homes That Escape Burning
- California State Fund Declaring 15% Dividend for 2024 Policy Year
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