California Utilities Weigh Power Shutdowns as Dry Winds Approach June 19, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California utilities are mulling power shutdowns as breezy dry conditions across the state raise the risk of wildfires. Pacific Gas...
Waymo Expands Robotaxi Services Into More Parts of San Francisco Bay Area June 19, 2025 Waymo will expand into more areas of the San Francisco peninsula and parts of Silicon Valley, as the sole commercial...
Inszone Insurance Services Acquires Evers Insurance LLC June 19, 2025 Inszone Insurance Services acquired Evers Insurance LLC in Cave Creek, Arizona. Evers Insurance specializes in commercial insurance, particularly in the...
LA Mayor Lifts Downtown Curfew She Imposed During Protests June 18, 2025 By Michael R. Blood and Jaimie Ding Downtown Los Angeles businesses hoped customers would return quickly after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Oregon Mutual Group Members June 18, 2025 AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings...
People Moves: California Commissioner Names Insurance Diversity Task Force Leaders June 18, 2025 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara named new leadership of the Insurance Diversity Task Force. The 15-member task force elected its...
Idaho Grocer to Pay $250K for Child Labor and Wage Violations June 18, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has reached an agreement with an Idaho grocery store requiring the employer to pay...
California FAIR Plan Extends ZestyAI Partnership June 17, 2025 ZestyAI has announced a four-year extension of its partnership with the California FAIR Plan. The Golden State’s insurer of last...
Officials Brace for Fire Season as Nevada Is ‘Abnormally Dry’ June 17, 2025 By Amy Alonzo “Don’t say this is going to be the worst fire season,” Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo jokingly told State Forester and...
People Moves: Bennett to Lead Mercury Insurance Climate Science Team June 17, 2025 Mercury Insurance, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, appointed Steve Bennett as its senior director of climate and catastrophe science. In...