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Montana Accounting Firm Settles Lawsuit Over Investments

A Montana accounting firm has reached settlements with six current and former farm and ranch owners who said they lost millions of dollars in real estate investments they say the firm advised them to make. The lawsuits filed against Anderson …

Workers’ Comp Deal in the Works for California

In a hush-hush environment over the last several months it appears that those who seek workers’ compensation reform have been given hope, despite the looming close to California’s legislative session. And that hope may come in the form of a …

Lawsuits Claim Hawaii Homeowners Lost Millions

Lawsuits allege hundreds of Hawaii residents should have received higher prices when selling their homes through nonjudicial foreclosure auctions. Lawyers say the amount of losses in five lawsuits is in the millions. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday the lawsuits claim …

FEMA Denies Expanded Aid To Fire Victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected a request from Gov. John Hickenlooper for expanded aid to uninsured and underinsured property owners who suffered losses in the High Park Fire. Larimer County Manager Linda Hoffmann said Tuesday the federal government …

Groups Sue EPA Over Oil Spill Dispersants

Environmental groups in five states are suing the federal government, claiming Environmental Protection Agency rules on chemical dispersants used in oil spills do not meet clean water requirements. The lawsuit filed Monday in Washington, D.C., claims EPA has not published …

Chevron Response To No. Calif. Refinery Fire Under Criticism

Investigators were looking at how a small, seemingly insignificant leak at one of the country’s biggest oil refineries quickly unraveled into an intense fire that sent acrid black smoke into the sky and hundreds of people to hospitals with health …

Survey: Small Business Optimism Drops, But Remains In Positive Territory

The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index fell six points to positive 17 in a survey conducted in July that reflects on the third quarter, but one economist who worked on the poll is taking the positive view that following the …

Yates Adds Cullinan in Northern California

Dan Cullinan has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates in their Roseville office. Having spent the last nine years at a national wholesale MGA/brokerage, Cullinan specializes in property and casualty.

EPIC Adds Yoo, Choi in Los Angeles

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center added Ryan Yoo and Ricky Choi in EPIC’s Los Angeles office. Yoo and Choi are focused on growing EPIC’s presence in the Korean business community and they have a combined 40 years of industry experience. Yoo …

Series Of Small Earthquakes Strikes Southern California

A series of small earthquakes and aftershocks hit Southern California on Tuesday and Wednesday. A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Yorba Linda, Calif. at 11:23 p.m. on Tuesday, with several small aftershocks following. Then a 4.1 earthquake hit near Yorba Linda …

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