Ag Groups Upset with Washington Governor for Farm Worker Rules May 27, 2021 By Nicholas K. Geranios Some top agriculture groups are upset with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee because farm workers were not covered in last week’s...
People Moves: Island Insurance Names Kuioka COO, The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Newman in California May 27, 2021 Island Insurance Co. has promoted Scott Kuioka to senior vice president and chief operating officer. Kuioka will continue to serve...
The Liberty Company Acquires Assets of Gray-Stone & Co. in California May 26, 2021 The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has acquired the assets of Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Gray-Stone & Co. Terms of the deal...
Ex-UCLA Doctor Indicted on 21 Sexual Abuse Counts May 26, 2021 A grand jury indicted a former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles on 21 counts of sexual abuse...
Technology Upgrades Follow Cyberattack on Alaska Courts May 26, 2021 The Alaska court system said it is taking steps aimed at avoiding future cyberattacks, such as upgrading software and “investing...
California Seeing More Wildfires as Drought Intensifies May 26, 2021 By Don Thompson As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance for Contractors a Tough Buy May 25, 2021 By Don Jergler Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across...
California Aiming to Ease Virus Rules for Workers in Mid-June May 25, 2021 By Don Thompson California workforce regulators will aim for a mid-June easing of workplace mask and social distancing requirements to conform with a...
Earthquake Hits Beneath South Flank of Hawaii Volcano May 25, 2021 A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Sunday beneath the south flank of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii, the U.S....
Former Washington Logger Charged in Nearly $300K Workers’ Comp Scam May 25, 2021 A Cowlitz County, Wash., man stands accused of faking injuries to collect nearly $300,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. James Joseph...