Wildfire Risk Creeping Higher in Montana Parks June 29, 2021 The risk of wildfires is growing with more warm, dry weather in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. The fire...
California Workers’ Comp Insurer Losses and Expenses $12B for 2020 June 29, 2021 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its latest report on workers’ comp losses and expenses for...
Wildfire Resilience Efforts Are Improving: Triple-I Panelists June 29, 2021 Panelists convened by the Insurance Information Institute and ResilientH20 Partners agreed that resilience is building due to technological advances and...
Washington Dry-Cleaner Owner Accused of Faking Injury in Workers’ Comp Case June 28, 2021 The owner-operator of an Olympia, Wash., dry cleaning business faces a felony charge alleging he stole workers’ compensation benefits by...
Hawaii Boosting Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Oversight June 28, 2021 The Hawaii Department of Taxation has been boosting its monitoring of peer-to-peer car rentals. The industry operates with the help...
California Doctors’ Lobby Scores ‘Major Victory’ on Bill to Hold Physicians Accountable June 28, 2021 By Samantha Young The board that licenses and disciplines doctors in California is failing to hold bad actors accountable, endangering patients in the...
Severe Drought in Western U.S. Raises July 4 Fireworks Fears June 28, 2021 By Lindsay Whitehurst Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with...
San Francisco to Require Covid-19 Vaccinations for City Employees June 25, 2021 San Francisco city workers will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus when a vaccine receives full federal approval....
Uber to Pay $3.4M to Drivers in Seattle Gig Worker Leave Law Settlement June 25, 2021 By Gene Johnson Uber has agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to 15,000 drivers after making mistakes related to Seattle’s pioneering paid...
Insuring Properties a Struggle for Many in California’s Risky Fire Areas June 25, 2021 As California’s wildfire season looms, threatening once again to break records for destruction, tens of thousands of rural homeowners risk...