X Prize Developing Wildfire-Fighting Contest May 14, 2019 The X Prize Foundation is developing a contest for technology that can detect and extinguish wildfires before they grow too...
California Commissioner to Hold Hearing on Auto Insurance Groups And Premiums May 14, 2019 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara plans to hold an investigatory hearing into how insurers’ use of occupational, educational, and other...
Western Growers Names Trost Vice President of Employee Benefits May 14, 2019 Western Growers has named Eric Trost to its insurance services team as vice president of employee benefits. Trost has nearly...
Woodruff Sawyer Restructures Northern California Management Liability Leadership May 14, 2019 Woodruff Sawyer announced that Seth Pfalzer and Erin Stephenson have taken new leadership roles in the Northern California management liability...
Rock Band Sues Colorado Brewery Over ‘Guns ‘N’ Rose’ Beer May 13, 2019 The rock band Guns N’ Roses is accusing a Colorado brewery of piggybacking off their fame to sell beer and...
California May Go Dark This Summer; Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
Washington’s New Short-Term Rental Law Requires Liability Insurance May 13, 2019 Legislation signed into law by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee requires short-term rentals to remit all taxes, maintain liability insurance and...
Unlicensed Insurance Agent in California Gets Jail Time for Theft May 13, 2019 An unlicensed insurance agent in California has been sentenced in Fresno County Superior Court to 95 days in jail and...
Fournier Group in Oregon Names Solis Vice President May 13, 2019 Portland, Ore.-based Fournier Group has named Jana Solis vice president and risk management and hospitality team leader. Solis has more...
$10B Fund for California Fire Costs May Dry Up by 2030 May 10, 2019 California has for months been weighing the idea of a fund that utilities could dip into when facing crippling costs...