California Workers’ Comp Premium Up 11% in 2014; Combined Ratio Still Exceeds 100 April 20, 2015 California written premium for calendar year 2014 was roughly $16.5 billion, 11 percent above the total in 2013 and 88...
Judge Rejects Effort to Undo California Wildfire Settlement April 20, 2015 A judge has rejected a California timber company’s attempt to undo a $47 million legal settlement for a massive 2007...
Man Who Hacked Farmers Insurance, Government Sentenced in California April 20, 2015 A hacker who helped break into the computer systems of DirecTV, Farmers Insurance and the Los Angeles Department of Public...
Higher DUI Fines OK’d by Montana Senate April 20, 2015 By Alison Noon Montana senators have endorsed a proposal to double DUI fines. Seven Democrats joined 20 Republicans Saturday to approve House Bill...
Settlement Talks Continue in Arizona Wildfire Wrongful Death Case April 20, 2015 Parties in a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire say they need more time to discuss a...
Officials Say Cooking Fire Started California Blaze That Threatened 300 Homes April 20, 2015 Firefighters are making progress on a fire that had threatened hundreds of homes near a Southern California dam. Officials said...
Ex-Daimler Engineer Files $2 Million Discrimination Suit in Oregon April 17, 2015 An Egyptian-born engineer is the latest worker to sue Portland, Ore.-based Daimler Trucks North America. The Oregonian reported the former...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Madison Risk & Insurance Services in California April 17, 2015 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Madison Risk & Insurance Services in Huntington Beach, Calif. Terms of the deal...
Bill Giving California Agents Access to Vehicle Records Passes Committee April 17, 2015 A bill that would direct the California Department of Motor Vehicles to give insurance agents and brokers better access to...
CDI: True Religion Subcontractor Underreported $78M in Payroll April 16, 2015 The owners of sewing companies subcontracted by True Religion Brand Jeans were arrested this week on 18 felony counts of...