Auto Insurance Driver Tracking Hits Privacy Wall in California August 17, 2012 By Aaron Pressman, Ben Berkowitz and Cezary Podkul California is turning into a battleground for technology that allows auto insurers to track their customers’ driving behavior and offer...
Wildfires: Sage Grouse Habitat Loss Could Impact Nevada Insureds August 16, 2012 By Don Jergler If you’re a business in Nevada, it may not be immediately clear why you should be concered with the state’s...
Workers’ Comp Reform Could Impact WCIRB’s 12.6% Pure Premium August 16, 2012 By Don Jergler The Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee has unanimously voted to authorize the WCIRB to make a Jan.1, 2013 filing...
Price Tag For Fighting Utah Wildfires Up To $50M August 16, 2012 State officials say it’s cost $50 million to fight wildfires in Utah this season, and that number is expected to...
Board Oks $72M To Set Up Nevada Insurance Exchange August 16, 2012 A state board approved a $72 million contract Tuesday to implement a health insurance exchange in Nevada under the federal...
Hawaiian Electric To Settle Suit By One-eyed Meter Reader August 16, 2012 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Hawaiian Electric Co. will pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by...
US Teen’s Family Sues Tourist, Aloha Jet Ski August 16, 2012 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The family of a 16-year-old California girl killed in a Hawaii watercraft crash is suing an Australian tourist charged with...
Nearly 1,000 Earthquakes In Arizona From 2006-2009 August 16, 2012 Most people would think earthquakes are rare in Arizona. But a new study published by Arizona State University researchers found...
Coastal Risk Underwriters Enters Alaska Homeowners Market August 16, 2012 Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a member company of Insight Catastrophe Group, has launched a new preferred homeowners program for properties...
EPIC Adds Costamagna as Principal In Petaluma August 15, 2012 San Mateo, Calif.-based EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) named Joe Costamagna as a principal in their Petaluma office. Costamagna has...