West News for May 2025
- State Farm Still Wants a 30% Rate Increase in California
- Alphabet’s Waymo Gets California Nod for Robotaxi Expansion in Bay Area
- Senate Will Try to Block California Vehicle Standards to Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars
- People Moves: O’Day Named Acting Director of Oregon DCBS, Keen as Acting Insurance Commissioner
- Idaho Police Release Names of 6 Killed in Yellowstone Tour Crash Amid Investigation
- California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
- Washington Roofing Company Fined $300K After Worker Falls From Roof
- Judge Scraps LA Sparks Player’s WNBA Suit; Can Pursue Claim Against Las Vegas Aces
- Edison Plans $6.2 Billion Fire-Prevention Plan After LA Blazes
- Asbestos Clinic in Montana Forced to Close to Pay for BNSF Jury Award
- California DoorDash Driver Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.5M in Deliveries Scam
- People Moves: Delos Insurance Solutions Names Coffman CRO; Venbrook Promotes Lang
- TIMBY Specialty Launches Warehouse Legal Liability Coverage
- LA County Wildfire Alert Mistakenly Sent to Millions Due to Tech Glitch
- Report: California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Highest in 14 Years
- People Moves: The Buckner Company Appoints Kettler as President
- Judge Recommends Approving 17% State Farm Rate Hike in California
- At Least 10 Sickened in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Prepared Foods
- 1 Killed, 32 Injured in Bus Vs. SUV Crash on LA Area Freeway
- United Security Insurance Expands Personal Lines Auto to Arizona
- Police: Truck Crossed Center Line in Crash With Tour Van That Killed 7 Near Yellowstone
- Family of Helicopter Pilot Killed in California Wildfire Reaches $15M Settlement
- Drug Companies Paying Hawaii $700 Million to Settle Plavix Blood Thinner Suit
- Tesla Driver Charged in California Attacks Arrested Again for Road Rage in Hawaii
- People Moves: Rothwell Joins Cowbell in California as Controller
- New Mexico Utilities Tell Residents to Prepare for Outages When Fire Risk is High
- People Moves: Cho Named Coalition’s Head of West; Pinnacol Names Awad to Board, Renews Terms for Absher and Oakley
- LA Mayor Credits Trump on Fire Aid, Stays Wary on Immigration
- California Labor Commissioner Fines Care Facility $40,000 in Retaliation Case
- Report: Oregon Worker’s Comp Claims Fell in 2023 From Previous Two Years
- Colorado Committee Kills Insurance Bill to Control Costs Through 1% Charge
- California Electrical Firm Pays $1.4M for Fair Labor Violations
- California Labor Commissioner Cites University and Contractors
- People Moves: Mutual of Enumclaw Hires Otis as President and CEO
- Oregon’s Compensable Worker Fatalities Down in 2024, Report Shows
- In The Wake of Devastating LA Fires, Residents Begin to Rebuild
- Driver of Tour Van Involved in Deadly Idaho Crash Was Licensed in California
- Washington Issues Citations for Warehouse Quota, Safety Violations
- Hawaii Lawmakers Pass HECO Bill to Invest in Wildfire Mitigation
- Hawaii Plans to Increase Hotel Tax to Help It With Climate Change Mitigation
- California Attorney General Suing Cleaning Company Over ‘No-Poach’ Deals
- California’s Ban on Gasoline Cars Is Overturned by US House Vote
- LA Fire Investigation Will Take a Year or More, Edison CEO Says
- California Workers’ Comp Bureau Submits Higher 2025 Pure Premium Rate Filing