Investigators Narrow Search for Origin of Massive Colorado Wildfire January 4, 2022 By Thomas Peipert Investigators looking for the cause of the Colorado wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes have narrowed their search to a...
New Insurance Laws for 2022 Sponsored by California Commissioner January 4, 2022 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance released a list of laws taking effect this year...
Unfinished Business Awaits California Lawmakers January 4, 2022 By Don Thompson California lawmakers are flush with money and unfinished business from last year as they returned to the state Capitol on...
Oregon Fire Damaged More Than 20 Businesses January 4, 2022 Authorities say a fire early Sunday in Hillsboro, Oregon, impacted about 20 to 25 businesses. Shortly after 3 a.m., Hillsboro...
2 Still Missing in Colorado Wildfire; Cause Under Investigation January 4, 2022 By Thomas Peipert Search teams looked for two missing people in the smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire while people who escaped...
Climate Change, New Construction Mean More Destructive Wildfires in West January 3, 2022 By Martha Bellisle The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be...
People Moves: Alliant Names Fraser Senior VP; California Workers’ Comp Institute Makes Widener-Brightwell General Counsel January 3, 2022 Alliant Insurance Services named James Fraser senior vice president in its employee benefits team in Denver, Colorado. Fraser will provide...
Nevada Maintains Mandate for Higher Ed Staff, Fires Unvaccinated January 3, 2022 By Sam Metz Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada were fired Friday, a day after state...
Officials Probing Cause of Massive Colorado Fire January 3, 2022 Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a massive fire in a suburban area near Denver that burned neighborhoods...
Top 10 West Insurance Journal Stories of 2021 December 30, 2021 By Don Jergler Wildfires dominated headlines once again in Insurance Journal’s West region. Stories on wildfires in California, as well as efforts to...