California Court Denies Appeal of Closely-Watched Workers’ Comp Case August 25, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of a case many workers’ compensation insurers and businesses were hoping would...
Idaho Cities Consider Going Self-Insured for Employees August 25, 2011 By Associated Press Leaders from at least 40 Idaho cities are considering a plan to offset the rising cost of health insurance by...
Colorado Jostled with Earthquake Aftershocks August 25, 2011 By Steven K. Paulson Colorado has been jostled with 13 aftershocks after Monday night’s magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck just hours before a magnitude-5.8 temblor hit...
Calif. Court Rules on Benefit from Negotiated Rate Differential August 24, 2011 By Denise Johnson California’s highest court has ruled that accident plaintiffs may only recover economic damages equal to the amount paid by their...
Earthquake Hits Rural Colorado, Too August 24, 2011 By Steven K. Paulson Virginia’s earthquake isn’t the only notable temblor to hit the United States this week. On Monday the largest earthquake to...
Court Reinstates Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against California Cop August 24, 2011 A federal appeals court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against a Madera police officer who authorities say mistakenly pulled...
Allstate Launches Identity Theft Coverage in Calif. August 23, 2011 Approximately 9 million Americans annually are victims of identity theft, spending millions of hours resolving problems associated with having their...
California’s WCIRB Files Newly Benchmarked Rate August 23, 2011 California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has submitted its January 1, 2012 Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Department...
Mercury Hires New Property Field Adjusters August 23, 2011 Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance is hiring 63 full-time property claims employees in its California, Texas, New Jersey and New York...
Washington Auto Glass Fraud Perpetrator Ordered to Pay August 23, 2011 A Burien auto glass company owner who was sentenced for insurance fraud last week now has been ordered to pay...