PG&E in California’s Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires July 22, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on Wednesday it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk...
People Moves: California Insurance Commissioner Appoints Members to CIGA, COIN Boards July 22, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made several new appointments, including naming one member to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan...
California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Benchmark July 21, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara lowered the workers’ compensation insurance benchmark rate by 5 cents to $1.41 per $100 of...
California Workers’ Comp Report: Private Self-Insured Indemnity Claim Frequency, Paid & Incurred Losses Spiked in 2020 July 21, 2021 Workers’ comp claim frequency among California’s private self-insured employers rose in 2020, fueled by a big increase in the incidence...
$5.5M Settlement Reached in Washington Nurse Lawsuit July 21, 2021 A class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of nurses who said they weren’t properly paid for lunch and other breaks has...
California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits July 21, 2021 Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits that claimed...
PG&E Says Equipment Possibly Linked to Big California Wildfire July 21, 2021 Pacific Gas & Electric reported to California utility regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the start of...
Judge Upholds California Insurance Commissioner’s Order to Expand FAIR Plan Coverage July 20, 2021 A Superior Court judge has upheld the California Insurance Commissioner’s authority to order the California FAIR Plan to offer broader...
In the Face of a Severe California Wildfire Season, is The Oft-Used ‘Mitigation’ Word Too Little Too Late? July 20, 2021 By Don Jergler It may have been around 2017 when a true sense of urgency donned on insurers, public officials, residents and regulators...
Former Oregon Medical Resident Says Settlement Deal Breached July 20, 2021 A former medical resident at Oregon Health & Science University who sued the school in 2018 alleging retaliation for her...