West News for September 2026
- Tesla Faces Major Trial in California for Alleged Bias Against Black Workers
- Screwworm Reappears in New Mexico Ahead of Port Reopening
- California Governor Issues Executive Order to Implement AI Guardrails
- Heat Sears Central US This Weekend as Hawaii on Flood Watch
- Driver Arrested in Bus Collision Occurring Before Deadly News Chopper Crash in LA
- Hawai’i Employers’ Mutual Giving $5M Divided to Policyholders
- People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Promotes Carvalho to Regional Vice President
- California Insurance Commissioner Proposes End to Marital Status Use in Auto Rates
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Innovise Business Consultants
- TV News Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles Kills Three People
- Keystone Enters California With Acquisition of Infinity
- Labor Commissioner Says California Crop Lien Law Helped Recover Farmworker Wages
- California Governor Signs Act to Create Smoke Damage Presumption
- Drug Maker Paying $32M to Resolve Kickbacks Law Violations in California
- People Moves: Richardson Named California DWC Administrative Director
- Bamboo Insurance Targets $3.24 Billion Valuation in IPO
- Viewpoint: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country
- Arizona Accuses L’Oreal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
- Northern California Braces for Power Shutoffs Amid Fire Risk
- People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds New West Coast Associate Managing Directors
- Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027
- Viewpoint: After 3 Years of Retreat, Insurance Capacity Is Returning to California
- Intense Los Angeles Heat to Send State’s Power Demand Soaring
- Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner
- Hurricane Lowell Brings Heavy Rains as It Passes West of Hawaii
- People Moves: Vivace Names Fenig CEO; Murray Joins Alliant’s Southern California Benefits Team; DUAL North America Adds Fowler as SVP
- Arizona Group Home Provider in Scandal Escapes Penalties for Boy’s Death
- Viewpoint: How Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk, Coverage
- Pabst Offers $20K Reward for Missing Beer in California Truck Heist
- SAIF in Oregon Declares $50 Million Dividend
- Judge Bars EPA Effort to Send California Vehicle Emissions Rules to Congress
- Insurance Again Dominates Number of Complaints to Oregon Consumer Advocates
- PG&E to Defer $2 Billion of Work After California Shelved Fire Bill
- California Lawmakers Adjourn Without Voting on Wildfire Bill
- Report: Medical Service Costs in California Comp Rising With Payments, Utilization
- Crest Acquiring Tegeler & Associates in Wyoming
- State Farm Sued by LA County for Delays, Denials to Fire Victims
- California Lawmakers File Wildfire Plan, Without Newsom Asks