California Comp Insurers Won’t See Insurance Guarantee Assessment, a First in 20 Years January 14, 2019 By Don Jergler California worker’s compensation insurers and their customers are getting a bit of a break this year. The California Insurance Guarantee...
Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Overbay COO, Allen Chief Revenue Officer January 14, 2019 San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has promoted Zac Overbay to the position of chief operating officer, and Norman Allen has...
Fatalities on Nevada Roads Reached 10-Year High Last Year January 14, 2019 Fatalities on Nevada roads hit a 10-year high last year. Preliminary data from the Department of Public Safety show 331...
‘Goat Fund Me’ Campaign Launched by California Town to Prevent Wildfires January 14, 2019 The threat of catastrophic wildfires has driven a California town to launch a “Goat Fund Me” campaign to bring herds...
PG&E Bankruptcy Looms With $30B in Potential Liabilities from California Wildfires; CEO to Exit January 14, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Kiel Porter PG&E Corp. said it will file for bankruptcy in California after the cost of wildfires left it with potential liabilities...
More Than 1,000 Properties Still Not Inspected After Alaska Quake January 11, 2019 About 1,200 properties in the Anchorage area are waiting for damage inspections more than a month after the magnitude 7.0...
Trump, California in Battle Over Wildfire Relief Funds January 11, 2019 President Donald Trump threatened this week to withhold money to help California cope with wildfires after Gov. Gavin Newsom asked...
Suit Says Lloyd’s “Steered” Hawaii Homeowners, Many Were Left with Lava Exclusions January 11, 2019 A federal class action lawsuit alleges that Lloyd’s of London and its affiliated insurance brokers “steered” Hawaiian homeowners throughout the...
Judge Wants PG&E Power Restrictions for Next California Wildfire Season January 10, 2019 By Dan Levine A U.S. judge has proposed restricting utility PG&E Corp from using power lines deemed to be unsafe during high winds...
Los Angeles to Pay $1.8M in Police Sexual Assault Suit January 10, 2019 Los Angeles has agreed to pay $1.8 million to a woman who was sexually assaulted by two police officers. The...