General Star Management Co. has made its admitted professional liability coverage for real estate agents available in California. Underwritten by General Star’s Professional E&O Division, the new offering is provided by General Star National Insurance Co. General Star also upgraded …
A wildfire between the northwest Washington towns of Cle Elum and Ellensburg at the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains has prompted the evacuation of another 400 homes and Gov. Christine Gregoire to declare a state of emergency in two …
Four nonprofit groups say they will team up to organize and coordinate Oregon volunteers working on tsunami debris. The World of Coos Bay reports the groups plan to create a data base of people who can monitor the Oregon coast, …
Federal and state investigators are trying to determine how to safely enter the area where a fire broke out in a Chevron Corp. refinery last week so they can examine a failed pipe blamed for the blaze, which the company …
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a student who fell from a fraternity house window in 2009. The Lewiston Tribune reported that 2nd District Judge Michael Griffin tossed the suit on Friday …
A highly sheltered workers’ comp reform proposal being quietly passed around California’s capitol has the potential to make some noise when and if it ever gets introduced. The general consensus among those seeking reform is the need for roughly $700 …
San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services named Lance Daschle as senior network administrator. Daschle will oversee Atlas’ IT infrastructure. Prior to Atlas, he was the head system administrator for a large company datacenter. He also worked as a consultant …
A former Disneyland employee who says she was forbidden to wear a Muslim head scarf at work plans to sue the Walt Disney Co. for discrimination. The federal suit is expected to be filed Monday in Los Angeles on behalf …
A man has sued a security company after one of its guards pepper-sprayed him last month on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. The Albuquerque Journal reported that 26-year-old Justin LeVan filed a lawsuit on July 31 against security …
Jessica Haller has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates. Haller will work in Yates Tustin office. Haller spent the last few years at a national wholesale MGA/brokerage. She specializes in commercial transportation.
