Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against PG&E Energy in Fatal California Wildfire June 2, 2023 A California judge dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to a 2020 fatal wildfire sparked by...
People Moves: PCF Insurance in Utah Names Steele SVP, Legal and Compliance June 2, 2023 PCF Insurance Services, based in Lehi, Utah, named Rocky Steele senior vice president of legal and compliance. Steele oversees PCF...
California Awards $8M for Community Resilience Projects June 2, 2023 The California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research announced $8 million in project awards through Round I of the Adaptation...
Truck Driver Indicted After Deadly Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers June 1, 2023 By Claire Rush The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left...
People Moves: Island Insurance in Hawaii Names Hokama Vice President June 1, 2023 Island Insurance named Reid Hokama vice president, personal lines and marketing. Reid has nearly three decades of financial experience and...
State Farm’s California Halt Reflects Overall Poor Underwriting Experience, Ratings Agency Says May 31, 2023 By Don Jergler State Farm’s announcement last week that the carrier was no longer writing new personal or business property/casualty policies in California...
$3.1M Settlement Reached in Fatal Shooting of Black Man in Washington May 31, 2023 Officials in Tacoma, Washington, will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by...
California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires May 31, 2023 Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They...
Pinnacol Issues $15M Dividend to 58K Colorado Employers May 31, 2023 Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, issued a general dividend of $15 million to 58,000 employers in the state....
Judge in Montana Case Says Fire Retardant Drops Polluting Streams But Allows Use to Continue May 30, 2023 By Matthew Brown A judge ruled that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice...