A California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of claims reported to the state Division of Workers’ Compensation as of Jan. 11 shows that the number of COVID-19 claims in the California workers’ compensation system more than tripled between October and November, …
Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the company should share detailed information on sexual assault and harassment claims reported on its ridesharing platform. The California Public Utilities …
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Georgia and Utah to the list of states where the insurer offers its homeowners product. With these additions, the company now offers its personal lines products in 22 states with plans for further …
CRC Group has promoted Stewart Brown to regional director of the company’s transportation binding division for a newly created region that includes Texas and California. Brown is based in CRC’s Seattle, Wash., office, and specializes in primary liability fleet business, …
La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. has named Mark Brose chief technology officer. Brose will report to his predecessor, Chief Operating Officer Britt Morries, who assumed that role on Sept. 1, 2020. Brose most recently was vice president of engineering …
A former Washington state police chief who was fired last year is expected to collect a $125,000 settlement. Michael Campos was fired in May as Wapato police chief with cause after an internal investigation found evidence to support allegations he …
The Pacific Northwest is bracing for flooding and landslides, while the mountains will see heavy snow and possible avalanches on Wednesday as an atmospheric river collides with Washington and Oregon. The Snoqualmie River near Carnation, Washington, is expected to produce …
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to remove life insurance from the list of lines of insurance that the bill covered. That language was removed from earlier versions of the bill, and no longer applies. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike …
Former NFL player Antonio Gates and his wife, Sasha Gates, are suing their homeowners insurer, AIG Property Casualty Co., accusing them of delaying coverage and ignoring their claim for insurance policy benefits after a burglary at their California home in …
Licensed insurance agents Robert Farmer, 65, of Camarillo, Calif., and Marion Urcan, 67, of Agoura Hills, Calif., were arraigned this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court on multiple counts of grand theft after allegedly accepting over $687,000 in insurance …
