Thousands of Californians Face Power Shutoffs Due to Wildfire Risk September 24, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak California utilities are warning that they may shut off electricity to thousands of customers across the state as hot, dry...
California Commissioner: Data Shows ‘Disturbing’ Disparities in Auto Insurance Discounts September 24, 2019 The California Department of Insurance on Tuesday released data from an investigation showing what the CDI is calling “wide socioeconomic...
Washington Dairy Bottling Plant Hit with $1.8M Fine for Safety Violations September 24, 2019 A Battle Ground, Wash., dairy bottling and distribution operation has been hit with a large fine for multiple violations after...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Orders Alaska Air Captive to Pay $2.5M September 24, 2019 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has hit another big corporation’s captive insurer with a fine. Kreidler has been going after...
Alaska Has This Year’s Most Expensive Wildfire in U.S. September 24, 2019 The nation’s most expensive wildfire this year is one that has been burning for months on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The...
Hub Acquires Assets of Colorado-Based Inter-Mountain Retirement Partners September 23, 2019 HUB International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Denver, Colo.-based Inter-Mountain Retirement Partners Inc. Terms of the deal were not...
Liberty Company in California Names Caswell Director of Information Technology September 23, 2019 Los Angeles, Calif.-based The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Roy Caswell executive vice president and director of information technology....
PG&E Attacks Plan for Paying California Wildfire Victims Before Insurers September 23, 2019 By Steven Church PG&E Corp. and a group of insurers urged a judge to reject a competing reorganization plan for the bankrupt utility...
Watchdog Asks California Attorney General to Investigate Insurance Commissioner September 23, 2019 Consumer Watchdog has written California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the District Attorneys of Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles...
2 Vaping Sellers Settle Suit in Los Angeles for $350K, Won’t Sell to Minors September 23, 2019 Two vaping companies have agreed not to promote their products to minors under a settlement with Los Angeles prosecutors. The...