The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced a 4.9% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for 2024. The increase, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2024, means employers and workers will jointly pay, on average, an additional …
The parents of a Los Angeles County deputy who was shot and killed while sitting in his patrol car plan to file a lawsuit accusing the sheriff`s department and county leaders of putting law enforcement officers at risk by making …
Oregon’s utility regulator this week said it would investigate a petition by PacifiCorp to limit its liability from future wildfire-related lawsuits, delaying a decision on the power provider’s request by as long as nine months. In October, the Berkshire Hathaway …
By most measures, California usually tops the list of the states most at risk of fires, but a new report shows the state’s residents and their desires to stay warm in chillier months may be making the state even riskier. …
A woman who was shocked in the back with a Taser while lying on the ground in Pueblo, Colorado, last year is suing the police officer who stunned her and the city`s police chief, accusing the police department of failing …
Erich Schutz has been a cannabis insurance specialist since around the time it first became legal, dropping into a competitive business with acumen, knowledge and passion. He even adopted a “cannabis ninja” nickname. Schutz, vice president and cannabis practice leader …
INSTANDA, headquartered in London, England, hired Geoff Keast as its new vice president of sales. Before joining INSTANDA, Keast held senior roles with Fiserv and ABnote North America. He spent nearly eight years with Montoux, a cloud-based automation platform for …
A thick layer of fog is believed to have caused a roughly 30-vehicle collision on an Idaho interstate, state police said. The collision occurred Monday morning on eastbound Interstate 86, near milepost 56, west of Pocatello, near the Pocatello Regional …
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., hired Martin Khalaf as senior vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Khalaf is based in San Diego, Calif. Before joining Alliant, Khalaf was senior vice president within the San Diego office of …
The University of California, Berkeley was sued on Tuesday by Jewish groups who said it has become a hotbed of “unchecked” antisemitism, including at its elite law school. According to a complaint by the nonprofit Louis D. Brandeis Center, UC …
