Oregon Jury: PacifiCorp Must Pay Punitive Damages for Fires, Plus Award That Could Reach Billions June 15, 2023 By Claire Rush and Gene Johnson A jury on Wednesday ordered the electric utility PacifiCorp to pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in Oregon in...
Center for Insurance and Risk Management Opening in Nevada University June 15, 2023 University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced the establishment of the Kerestesi Center for Insurance and Risk Management within the Lee...
People Moves: Mangapit Named President of Pinnacle Claims Management in California June 15, 2023 Steve Mangapit, the COO of the Western Growers Family of Cos., has assumed the duties of president of Pinnacle Claims...
PacifiCorp Could Owe Billions After Jury Verdict in Devastating Oregon Wildfires June 15, 2023 By Andrew Selsky and Gene Johnson A jury in Oregon this week found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires during Labor Day weekend...
$2M Insurance Policy in Effect for Hawaii Coral Reefs in Time for Hurricane Season June 14, 2023 An environmental group has a $2 million insurance policy on Hawaii’s coral reefs, which is in effect in time for...
California Restaurants Offered Priest to Extract Confessions of Workplace ‘Sins’ June 14, 2023 Federal wage and hour investigators say a northern California restaurant attempted to use an alleged priest to get employees to...
Washington Workshop to Address Increased Auto Insurance Complaints June 14, 2023 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is holding a workshop to hear from consumers, insurers and other parties on the reasons...
People Moves: Alera Names Dennis Northwest Managing Director June 14, 2023 Alera Group named Mark Dennis managing director for the Northwest region, which includes 16 locations across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon,...
Lawmakers in Montana, Louisiana Pass Bills to Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding June 13, 2023 By Jim Sams Lawmakers in two states passed bills this year to require disclosure of litigation funding contracts. Business groups are pushing for...
New Mexico Reaches $500M Settlement with Walgreens in Opioid Case June 13, 2023 New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers....